Before talking about the gifts, I said in the general likes and dislikes I like contact, and even on the Secret Santa subreddit.

My Santa sent me a message and we continued chatting, we had similar interests in Harry Potter and gaming, with a little bit of football banter thrown in, with other personal things. This already Meant a lot to me and I thought it was excellent.

When he told me he had shipped my gift, I was a little surprised! But I told him that I've never had a Santa or someone I was giving a gift to so I don't know the procedure but he we got on well so I'd like to keep in touch.

Well a parcel came today, I opened it and as an Arsenal fan my eyes burned, I saw blue and the frilly ends and I knew what it was: a Chelsea scarf (my Santas team) so I donned some rubber gloves, moved it out of the box and had 10 showers I saw other gifts.

first of all I saw the Harry Potter Hogwarts library set, which I don't know if I said I didn't have it on Reddit but I had only just found out a couple weeks ago that it existed, and it was on my Christmas list so I was really happy and can't wait to start reading them.

Then there was the other package with the note (another awesome touch!) which I opened and I was sitting with my mum at the table and straight away said he had spent too much and he had spoilt me, it was the new Call of Duty game, another thing on my Christmas list.

Seriously he was too kind and awesome through the whole experience and I can't thank him enough. I have to rate my gift and it's private but it's very obviously a 10!

If you are looking for a guide on great Santaing 101 then this was a perfect example, and to other Santas looking for advice I valued and still do value the communication and chats we had just as much, if not more than the gifts themselves!

Like I said I want to keep in contact with him, and the scarf just guarantees that as I will get my revenge!