Originally Posted By Inspector 57 Okay, Bashers -- let's start by turning the tables to let YOU give YOUR Secret Pal a present FIRST! Use this thread to give 'em some helpful (and much-appreciated!) gift-giving guidance! List specific items, general interests, personal quirks, whatever, that would assist your Secret Pal in selecting things just for you. As you think about your Wish List, remember: -- It is NOT greedy to give a LOT of ideas for things you'd love to receive! We all understand that you don't really expect to get everything you list. Being expansive here is being generous, not stingy! -- This thread is kind of free-form. Your "list" may not look like other Bashers'. That's okay! -- The final/reveal gift is suggested to be about $15. But go nuts here! Give ideas from across the price spectrum. You're not going to GET that diamond-encrusted Ariel clutch purse, but listing it here will give your SP some ideas (and a laugh!). -- You can make multiple posts on this thread. Let's try to index this thread once per page. Okay! HAVE AT IT! And HAVE FUN!!!
Originally Posted By christiemarsh88 Yay! I'll get us started! I'm not real big on wearing obvious Disney or decorating in Disney. But I LOVE Disney CDs and movies. There are a ton of Disney movies that I still need to get on DVD, so any of those would be greatly appreciated! In fact, pretty much any movie would be awesome. I love the parks, but don't get to go very often. So a park CD, or other park memento would be awesome. I love jewelry, purses, and pretty much all things girly. My friends all say I'm pretty easy to buy for, so that's good news for whoever becomes my pal!
Originally Posted By tiggerdis_ I have to confess, I looked up my list from last year, because my former pal (Miss Candice) did such a wonderful job, it must have been a good list. Okay, I love EVERYTHING Christmas, especially snowmen. I don't think it's possible to have too many decorations, I think last year I only had to put away 23 rubbermaid totes with Christmas ornaments and doo dads. We have plenty more room in the crawl space. I'm a teacher, I love stickers and stampers. I'm a Learning Assistance Teacher this year, so anything to do with phonics would be greatly appreciated. I love,....Tigger! I've started a tigger earring collection. I FINALLY bought a charm bracelet and don't have any charms on it. (one of the add a link charm bracelets), so I'd love that. We're practicing "low fat" eating options, and here in Canada, we don't have some of the wonderful things you have down there, so anything like that would be great. This year I managed to lose 40 pounds, and am working hard at keeping it off. I'm an avid reader. I love Stephen King. I love playing games on my computer, so anything new would be great. I'm not much of an internet surfer, so whatever I play someone else has found for me. I especially enjoy Literati (on Yahoo) and Roller Coaster Tycoon... My favourite TV shows are CSI and anything like Trading Spaces (hey could you get me on the show???? tee hee)either that, or What not to Wear. My favourite place to shop is the Dollar Store. They have such neat stuff in there. I could spend hours. I also adore fabric stores, and have just started scrapbooking. Okay, so the truth is I did a scrap book of our trip this summer for my son's friend who accompanied us, and I loved it. I love the colour green - any shade. I do like earrings. I don't care for candles or perfume. AI enjoy plants and planting so seeds would be wonderful. I enjoy craft, especially counted cross stitch. I have my own desk at work this year, so anything organizational would be nice. I'm not a big pin collector, but I do like pins. This is the hardest part of the bash, and I'm done, now I can enjoy. Hope this helps for my future bash pal, and thanks!
Originally Posted By tiggerdis_ Oh yes, and I love Josh Groban and Barry Manilow, I just bought Josh Groban's Christmas CD, but am restraining myself until November 1 to listen to it...it's killing me.
Originally Posted By tiggerdis_ <<AI enjoy plants and planting so seeds would be wonderful. I enjoy craft, especially counted cross stitch.>> EDIT function please, it just will not do to have we school teachers look like uneducated oafs. That should read I enjoy plants and planting so seeds would be wonderful. I enjoy crafts, especially counted cross stitch.
Originally Posted By ophellia well I just signed up , so I'm not even on the list yet...BUT I love Disneyland...not just Disney stuff, but DISNEYLAND...living out of state now I only get to The Park maybe twice a year, usually just once after YEARS of being an AP and going once or twice a week...I miss DL very much...I am not a pin trader, but a pin collector...getting pins that relate to my fave things at DL...I am an avid birder, gardener and I believe in being 'green'...I drive a Prius and do beach clean-ups all the time...I am a retired teacher(and former CM), but still do local theatre and sing at weddings and memorials or parties...I love blue and adore candles...I am a Christian and do celebrate Christmas, and the Winter solstice...I have a tiny manchester terrier named Mulan and take her almost everywhere I go...I never miss Jepordy and try to get to LP 5 or 6 times a week...
Originally Posted By x Pirate_Princess x After thinking about it, here's my wish list. Actually, here's my interests list. Disney and Disneyland (DUH LOL). I go often, and the girls and I have started pin collecting and trading (I am collecting, they trade). Board games. It's been hard for me the last few years to find someone who will play games with me, but now that my girls are older, we can play games other than Candy Land! I'm big on trivia. Cooking. I love to cook, but have a hard time finding recipes for 2 that my kids will eat. It's usually gourmet food that I find, which contains "green things." So I love looking for healthy food that aren't obviously healthy that are great for "couples" (since my kids don't eat a lot). Pirates and Tinkerbell. I love collecting "stuff" having to do with Disney's Pirates and Tinkerbell. Reading. I love to read. I have all the HP books, which I consider my "favorite books," but I also enjoy reading other fiction. Dean Koontz, Stephen King, women's lit (like Jennifer Cruisie or the Shopaholic Books). Hockey. The SJ Sharks are my favorite team. I actually subscribed to Center Ice this year so I could watch them on TV, since I'm so far away to go to games. My true wish list item for the Sharks is a jersey, but it's in PINK for Hockey Fights Cancer. PINK. I love the color pink. Any shade is good, but the "breast cancer" pink is my favorite (which is why I love October). I think that's about it for now.
Originally Posted By goodgirl 999HAUNTS ajnhollysmommy beamerdog christiemarsh88 - 2 dlkozy goodgirl LacyBelle lesmisfan Liberty Belle Lisann22 LPFan22 LVBelle melekalikimaka Mickeymeg ophellia - 5 piratebrittany SeanYoda & smeeeko sherrytodd tapdancemom tiggerdis_ - 3, 4 TiggerPooh1973 x Pirate_Princess x - 7
Originally Posted By goodgirl Oops I made a mistake. Ophellia, eventually there wills be many, many posts. This list makes for a quick resource. For example, if your Bash Pal wants to find your wish list but we are already up to post 387, they can look at this list (which is carried forward and updated about every 10 posts) and know right where to go. 999HAUNTS ajnhollysmommy beamerdog christiemarsh88 - 2 dlkozy goodgirl LacyBelle lesmisfan Liberty Belle Lisann22 LPFan22 LVBelle melekalikimaka Mickeymeg ophellia - 6 piratebrittany SeanYoda & smeeeko sherrytodd tapdancemom tiggerdis_ - 3, 4, 5 TiggerPooh1973 x Pirate_Princess x - 7
Originally Posted By Inspector 57 <<But I LOVE Disney CDs and movies. There are a ton of Disney movies that I still need to get on DVD, so any of those would be greatly appreciated!>> <<Oh yes, and I love Josh Groban and Barry Manilow>> <<Board games>> GREAT info and suggestions! Thank you! But be more specific, please! Which do you already have? Which are still in the "gift-able" category?
Originally Posted By x Pirate_Princess x The board games I have are: Trivial Pursuit 1990's edition Friends Trivia Game Disney Trivia Game Candyland I like: Clue Monopoly any trivia games (especially Disney & Movies)
Originally Posted By dlkozy Likes: Cinnamon and Peppermint smells CHRISTMAS in a big way-I put up 8 full sized trees, Josh Groban, jewelry, fav colors are jewel toned colors fav Christmas color is red scrapbooking Dislikes: Coffee, Tea, sweets, floral scents,Disney T shirts, knick-knacks, I will add more as I dwell on it!
Originally Posted By Liberty Belle Hi Bash Pal, I’ll tell you a bit about myself and hope it helps! Well, I love Disney. Surprise! My favourites are Mickey, Pocahontas, Maleficent, Eeyore, Pluto, Jack Sparrow and Stitch. Since I don’t get to the Disney parks as often as I’d like, I’d love any keepsake from there – I collect park maps and pressed pennies, and would also love any postcards, pencils, used entry tickets, anything that brings the Disney parks to me! My favourite rides are (in this order) Haunted Mansion, Pirates, Space Mountain and Tower of Terror. My favourite land is New Orleans Square, actually, I’m a little obsessed with both NOS and the city itself. I also love Tiki stuff, and anything to do with Walt. I love Disney both in general and in terms of the theme parks. I’m obsessed with Pirates: the ride, the movie, and pirates in general. It’s a little sick. My second biggest hobby is scrapbooking. My secret pal last year gave me some great scrapbooking stickers and frames and I just loved them! I'm a big game and board games fan. I used to be addicted to solitaire (on my computer), but I haven’t let myself play it for the last year or so cos once I started I couldn’t stop. Unfortunately, I’ve just got myself a BlackBerry and it has this really cool “brick breaker†game on it, and I just can’t stop playing it and trying to beat my own high score! So, yeah – any sort of links to games like that on the net would be great. I’m really just a big kid. I also love Smelly Bath Stuff – I have four little shelves full of bath gel and I keep collecting. I know I should stop, but eh. Don’t want to. Although I love bath gels and candles that smell (and look) pretty, I can’t handle perfume, it gives me a headache. I suppose I’m a little odd in that regard! I’m a fan of vintage-style prints and cards – if you’re familiar with Benefit cosmetics, I love the little retro-girl style of the packaging (I think it’s half the reason I buy the cosmetics!) I’ve been really wanting a little print in that style to hang in my bathroom, even if it’s a postcard or something that I could frame. (I don’t know if that description makes any sense to anyone other than me?) I’m a huge reader and Borders is one of my favourite shops in the world, I can spend hours there even if I don’t walk out with anything. If you like reading, I’d really appreciate some links to websites of your favourite authors / books that you’ve liked – my sister did that once with online friends and said it really opened her eyes to new authors. I’ve nearly finished most of the books by my favourite authors, so I’m always looking for new ones. I love to eat, really, as you can tell by looking at me. I love any American candy that I can’t get my greedy mits on. My favourite is double stuf Oreos, and also M-Azing Bars, Peanut Butter M&Ms and Milk Duds. I’m drooling just thinking about it, actually. I love Christmas stuff! Snowmen and Reindeers are my favourite. I like cute stuff like that (I’m such a girl). Favourite colours? Purple, silver, pink, blue, anything colourful really. I’m addicted to stripes and polka-dots. I love animals and have two mini poodles, Ebony and Jasmine, so I collect anything I can find with poodles on it. (I’m getting the idea, reading this, that I have to stop collecting!) Okay, that’s all I can think of (everyone sighs in relief). I know I’ve gone on for a while, but I’m not trying to be greedy, just to provide inspiration so you can pick and choose what you’re interested in! I’m just happy hearing from my pal in whatever form
Originally Posted By Liberty Belle >>Cinnamon and Peppermint smells<< Ooh! Yes! Just because I thought my list wasn't long enough (hahaha) I love the scents of cinnamon and cranberry. I always say cranberry smells "like Christmas" to me.
Originally Posted By TiggerPooh1973 I am cheating....I found my post from last year so here it is. With one addition... I have a new member of the family this year with the baby. A little boy, he's 4 1/2 months old now. So he'll be 6 months at Christmas time. Any little baby stuff would be cool. Clothes wise I would say go with 12 months as the size. He's outgrowing a lot of his stuff now and we don't have much past the 9 months size. Well first off, I love Christmas! That and Halloween are my favorite holidays. I go crazy with decorations and stuff for both and could never have enough, lol. I am a girly girl and like all that fru-fru stuff....you know, lotions, soaps, scented lip gloss, that sort of thing. I LOVE Bath & Body Works and the Body Shop. Living in the VI it's hard to find this kind of stuff and I stock up whenever I am in the states. Favorite Disney characters other than the obvious Pooh and Tigger are Tink, Maleficent, Lilo, Stitch, Dopey, Jack & Sally. I collect Maleficent stuff and Haunted Mansion stuff. I do collect Disney pins. I love getting ones from the parks other than WDW because I do not get to those often....or ever when it comes to the ones outside the US. I also collect HM, Maleficent, Lilo & Stitch and Disney Villain pins. I love Lilo stuff and it's hard to find, most things are Stitch, not Lilo. I love chocolate. Anything chocolate. Chocolate and peanut butter together, even better. I drink coffee, not tea, but I have plenty of mugs. Favorite Disney movies are Sleeping Beauty, Snow White, Toy Story. Probably easier to just name the ones I don't like which is pretty much Home on the Range. LOVE the POTC movies and Orlando Bloom!! I have just about every movie on DVD already though. I also collect shot glasses from different places. I use antenna toppers all the time. Any toys for Lilo are good, just remember she's tiny, only about 7 or 8 pounds. The only sport I watch is football. I am a big Dallas Cowboys fan and any Dallas stuff is cool with me. I love candles of all sorts. Christmas tree scented, vanilla, lavender. I have an Italian charm bracelet with only Disney stuff on it. I like little desk things too, like pens, highlighters, cool little post-its. I love to cook and bake and collect recipes to try all the time. Also any little cooking gadgets or things for entertaining are cool too. Like the wine charms, little dip spreaders, cocktail plates. I love baking supplies too, like the different little sprinkles and stuff like that, it's hard to find here. When I am in the states I go to party stores all the time and pick up all different kinds of little things. I love that stuff and we do not have a party store here. Napkins, plates, cocktail toothpicks, drink stirrers. I love it all. I read alot when I have time. Two of my favorite authors are Dean Koontz and Stephen King. I also love the Harry Potter books. I do read some "girly" stuff too like Jennifer Crusie and the Shopaholic books. You can never have too many purses in my book! My favorite color is purple. I have a Mr. Potato Head that I love getting different parts for. I love to play Sudoko. My favorite TV shows are Grey's Anatomy (McDreamy!), Smallville (Tom Welling!), 24, Lost, House, Bones, Heroes and Supernatural. I loved the X-Files and miss that show. I do have pierced ears and love jewelry. I like dangly chandelier type earrings. One of the biggest parts of the Bash to me though is the online spoiling too. I love getting e-cards or games or just a post from my Pal.
Originally Posted By Ursula I like dark chocolate and other such gifts that are great, pretty, usable, enjoyable, and then they are gone! We are running out of space! So, candles (not holders, just the wax part), candy, small baubles from Tiffany, restaurant gift cards, movie gift certificates, travel miles (ha!), note cards (I am a note-card writer), red wine, and the best gift ever: Charity things! As in you donate time or money, or you go through your closets and give your gently used blankets/clothing/small appliances, etc. to a guild or service then tell me you did such and such!!!! BEST.GIFT.EVER. Even if you have a ratty old blanket...give it to your animal shelter. Animals who need chemo/radiation need blankets that are used once then tossed away.
Originally Posted By 999HAUNTS Well, Hello my soon-to-be Basher! (Whoever you may be…) Let me start by stating the obvious: I absolutely love the Haunted Mansion. Big duh there! However, I don’t really collect any HM things other than the stretch portraits and such, and HM type decorations for my bedroom. Maybe you can email me a great vintage article or something regarding the ride?? Or maybe there’s a website on how to decorate via HM style? I would love a Xmas ornament with the jack-o-lantern angel from HMH. Yes! My favorite holiday is Halloween. I would love some creepy looking decorations. I would love those HM tombstones. Yahoo! Right about now these things should be on clearance. That’s the best time to get them! I love horror movies. Some folks think that liking these films makes me a serial killer. Not so - really – I swear! I just love being grossed out and scared. I’m always at the video store rummaging through the previously viewed bins looking for B-movies that I haven’t seen since I was a teen. I would love you to send me some of your favorites! Used is definitely okey dokey by me. I know after reading this you all will run away screaming, but I have been looking for “Microwave Massacre†on DVD forever. I can’t find it anywhere! It was first released on video in the 1980’s so I’m not sure if it has reached DVD yet. I’ve also been looking for “Oldboy†from 2003 and a foreign horror type film called “Little Otek†from 2000. Again, rest assured, really, I’m not a serial killer. I do watch A LOT of movies, and other than horror, I like action flicks. Indy films are great, too! I also need seasons 2, 3 and 4 of The Sopranos. So if you know someone who has watched them to no end and wants to unload them, I’m your gal! If you’ve seen a strange, need to scratch your head type film then I’ll probably like it. Send it over! Send me a link to any website that’s different. I would like to know more about the horror movie business, film screenings, and directors. How about medium difficulty puzzles. Those are fun! I like those websites where they give you a picture and you have to find the little objects inside of the picture. The one that M&Ms published last year about the horror movies was outstanding. Disney dollars would be appreciated. We’re at DL all the time and this would come in handy.. Mad-libs are also fun! I love See’s Bordeaux and Twix. I also like pretzels and flavored microwave popcorn. Yum! (no Jalapeno please) I collect porcelain DL souvenirs, like the old salt and peppershakers and gift shop plates. You know, the ones with the turquoise triangle on the back? If there were a book out there that lists all that was made, that would be the handiest thing ever!! Disney music on CD would be awesome. Make me one, or two or three!! If you have that soundtrack from the WDW Halloween parade this year, that would rock. Gift cards! Ebay, Ticketmaster, restaurants, whatever! Not a big fan of seafood restaurants, though. I’m not a big pin collector. Don’t like coconut or perfumed things. Unfortunately my allergies flare up. Not from the pins, but from the perfume LOL! I’m sure I’ll think of more things, but this should keep you busy for now. Thanks for looking!
Originally Posted By 999HAUNTS 999HAUNTS - 19 ajnhollysmommy beamerdog christiemarsh88 - 2 dlkozy - 13 goodgirl LacyBelle lesmisfan Liberty Belle - 15,16 Lisann22 LPFan22 LVBelle melekalikimaka Mickeymeg ophellia - 6 piratebrittany SeanYoda & smeeeko sherrytodd tapdancemom tiggerdis_ - 3, 4, 5 TiggerPooh1973 - 17 x Pirate_Princess x - 7,12 Ursula - 18
