Snacks from St. John's Newfoundland!! Wow! This has been an amazing exchange! I've been pretty lucky with my Reddit Santas but I was beyond thrilled when the tracking info was posted and I saw that my Santa lives in St. John's Newfoundland. I live 20 miles from the Canadian border and since my Giftee was in Canada I was expecting a Canadian Santa - but, wow. oh wow. I was so not expecting a Santa in St. John's.

I don't think I've ever watched the tracking on a package as much as I did this one. My Santa mailed the package on March 29th and it arrived today, April 10th. It made a stop in Montreal and had to have the mailing label corrected which I thought was really interesting. I was thrilled when I found out that the package was delivered today - I picked it at lunch.

I opened the package at work and my coworkers got to marvel at snacks that none of us had ever heard of. You see I told my Santa that I would prefer both savory and sweet treats, healthy and unhealthy, AND, I would prefer snacks that I couldn't find in the United States. -- And, boy did my Santa come thru.

All of the treats are from Purity Factories Limited, headquartered in St. John's Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. My Santa sent a wide assortment and included a very nice letter that describes each treat and even which ones are Santa's favorites. My co-workers enjoyed the Purity Kisses as I couldn't resist opening a bag and sharing a taste of Newfoundland.

The snacks include: Two different kinds of crackers: Cream Crackers and Milk Lunch Crackers. Both of these sound intriguing. Santa told me that "cream crackers with a bit of butter and your favorite jam....yum...and pretty much a staple here" -- so guess what? That's exactly how I will eat them.

One package of cookies: "Jam Jams" which are Purity's most famous cookie. Santa suggest pairing the Jam Jams with a cup of sweet tea. :)

Three bags of candy: A bag of "Peppermint Knobs" Purity's most famous candy. I love peppermint candies so I'm sure I'll enjoy these. Two bags of "Purity Kisses" - we opened one of these bags already. Santa says the candy is like taffy and my co-workers and I agree. One of my co-workers mentioned that he liked them because they weren't super sweet.

Thank you Santa. I am beyond thrilled and I really appreciate you sharing a bit of your world with me. I feel like I received a quintessential slice of Newfoundland hospitality. Tersalita