So first year of RedditSanta. I did the international option, thinking you know, why not?

The retrieval day came, and I waited for my Santa to pull up my information. They didn't. A few days later, I checked my email and saw something from RedditSanta, addressed "You have a new message!". I thought it was the person I was gifting to. Fear not, it wasn't, it was the person who got me. Yay! Basically, my notes were bland, I said I'm a techy guy who loves electronics and Apple. My person messaged and said, I can't send that stuff, a little out of my price range. I was completely fine, I mean it is their choice and also it's my first time doing this so I might as well get used to what happens! We exchanged messages for a few days and then came the "Your item shipped" email. My Santa had messaged and said I'm sending you American Food, and a home made gift. I was like okay, something different, I'm from Australia and never really had much American food (I've only been twice - but never got to taste much!)

So I kept checking my tracking everyday, it got to the point where it just stopped in Chicago. I saw nothing since. Just "Arrived at USPS Facility" CHICAGO, IL. I thought okay, I will wait. Few days passed, saw no update. Got worried. Maybe Customs thought of something else? So I rang USPS. Boy, their Automated Service sucks. Australia's post here, you get ahold of someone without doing much (although it does take longer to get ahold of them). I did track item blah blah spoke out my Tracking - "sorry that isn't trackable." So I said Customer Service "no you cannot do this". Hung up, messaged on Twitter, a rep messaged back a few minutes later and said hang tight.

So, today, I was sitting at home. Mum said there's a parcel coming for her, okay. The contractor came to the door had 2 big boxes and a small one. I was like, okay one is for me (the small box) "nope there's two for you". I knew it was my Secret Santa. (The tracking still by the way says Chicago - nothing about delivered.)

Eager to open. I got into it. When i opened everything was bubble wrapped. A few food items and something home made.

Thank you Santa, even though I only know your real name and not your reddit name, thank you! I'll be eating it all over Christmas, well the food that is. Here's everything in pictures. The homemade gift, rather peculiar, I don't mind at all! I'll (hopefully) do this again next year!