Christmas Appeal Thank You thread - 2013

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Another year of spreadsheets and carols.
You wonderful lot you, gorn and done it again.

It's always lovely for the donator to know their parcel has arrived, so if you've had a Christmas Appeal gift this year and you'd like to use your unique MNcode to pop on this thread to say thank you, now's your chance.

We'd like to start you all off by being the first to say a massive THANK YOU to everyone who's taken part. You're all brilliant!

If anyone has any questions about anything to do with the Mumsnet Christmas Appeal then do please email [email protected].

Merry Christmas!

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Hi Xmas2013MN2739, I posted your gift yesterday so should be with you soon. Merry christmas!

It's not often I'm rendered speechless but this whole Christmas Appeal thing has done just that. Firstly when I was nominated and again today when I received the most incredible gift.

Xmas2013Santa6900 (I hope that's your correct name, not sure you put it on the gift) I can't tell you how stunned I am at your generosity. DD and I happen to have had one of the toughest months we've experienced and I've cried most days (can you hear those violins?!) The tears I shed today came when I read your card and realised quite what I was looking at. DD, being 3, was desperate to open everything NOW so it was great to have the shiny red one to get started on and such a great gift! I've promised her she can open one of her silver presents each day for the next 10 days.

The voucher in the first envelope will be so so handy, thank you. I could gush so much more but feel it's probably best to stop now before I well up even more!

Thank you my wonderful Santa from the bottom of my heart. I wish you and your DS a very very Happy Christmas

Xmas2013MN1764- your parcel will be posted tomorrow, hope you like it and everything is ok as was given very little details about your family xxx

Hello MN2310
I have posted your parcel, it is large, ignore the card where it says there should be two, we posted them together! The post office say it should be with you by Monday.
Merry Christmas!

to Xmas2013SantaA1135 I am just waving to say I have seen your post earlier, and am keeping an eye out, I promise I will let you know when it arrives

thank you so much in advance. i feel very lucky!

Thank you so much Xmas2013santaA4906 I just got your parcel, me and ds are fighting over who gets the bath first!
We're going to use the gift card to make Christmas dinner extra special so thank you again and I wish you could have seen te utter joy you gave to ds as they were the perfect presents for him.
Merry Christmas and god bless to you and your family.

Dear SantaA1539

Your gift arrived today and I wanted you to know how touched I am at your kindness and generosity. What a lovely person you are to do this for a stranger (especially when you must be so busy yourself with the new arrival!) I've come over all misty-eyed and Christmassy.

This year has been a challenge in many ways but things are getting better. Frivolity has been somewhat lacking recently but I'm going to treat all of us at Casa 1539 to something lovely and frivolous with your fabulous voucher.

Happy Christmas to you and your family, have a wonderful 2014 and thank you (plus my nominator and the MN elves) again. I'm looking forward to next year when I can be in a position to do this for someone else.

Hello SantaC7819 :) We collected your parcelfromthe sorting office today - thankyou so, so much! DS1 absolutely loves his books, as does DS2 - we've read Stick Man at least three times already

the chocs went down a treat too (theirs and mine). DS1 (6) is fascinated by the idea that a stranger whom we've never met would be so kind and generous as to send us Christmas presents through the post. Thankyou, you are wonderful x

I just wanted to say to Xmas2013santaA4906, ds had a brilliant time in the bath tonight, although I did get squirted rather a lot.
Now it's my turn in the bath.

Xmas2013MN5660
Just to say I posted this week so hopefully with you shortly. Sorry if you have a big trek to the post office to pick it up!

Xmas2013MN6474 I finally posted your gift today so should arrive at your c/o address tomorrow :)

I posted earlier about the lovely selection box from Organix I received but had to come back to thank my lovely nominator. It was the best thing that has happened to me during this Annus Horriblis.

This time last year I was watching the thread hoping to see that the two MNers I had bought for had received their parcels and when the first message came in I can honestly say that it was the best feeling in the world! I even punched the air Then the second came in and I cried, I was so happy.

It made my Christmas, it really did. I'm on the other side this year, but it is just as magical.

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To santa5660 your parcel has arrived! Thank you so much! I have been very very good and not opened anything yet- hope that's ok? (May have had a cheeky squidge tho )

I can't explain properly what this whole experience has meant to me. To my nominater and secret Santa, thank you.

So amazing to have a massive parcel arrive this morning with two wonderful presents for my new DS, due in April: a play gym and baby bjorn. Thank you, thank you, thank you for nominating and to sponsor Play.com from the bottom of my heart!

Xmas2013SantaC2739 thank you so much for your gift, it arrived this morning. My girls will be very excited and I'm very grateful for your thoughtfulness. I hope you have a wonderful Christmas.

NC'd as I've lost my Santa number too

Anyway, just wanted to say THANK YOU to the lovely people at Rakuten Play.com - received a huge parcel packed full of fab bath goodies -towels and sponges and the cutest little duck flannel and a v cool dummy steriliser from them today with a lovely note wishing me a very happy Christmas.

This will really come in handy when I give birth in the next few weeks
Massively appreciated.
Was overwhelmed to be nominated and so thank you to whoever nominated me.

Merry Christmas Everyone

I am Xmas2013MN3743 and would like to thank my gifter from the bottom of my heart, your gift arrived this morning.

I was so touched to receive my very very generous gift of JL vouchers, I cried when I got them! Money wasnt going to stretch to a gift for me this year, and this is beyond my wildest dreams! We will have a fabulous day now with lots of extras we otherwise wouldnt have had! Crying again now :o

I cant thank you, or the person who nominated me, enough.

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Hello MN4975

Two packages are on their way to you.

One (primarily for you) was despatched yesterday; it's small and will drop through your letterbox soon.

The second should be with you by next Tue/Wed and will need signing for (despite smallness...) I somehow missed the opportunity to add a message to say which tiny, tiny (unwrapped, stocking -y) thing is for whom - the one with "many" is for DS and the one with "few" for DD.

I hope everything arrives - and I hope you have a wonderful Christmas!

Hello to the sender of MN1308

I received the vouchers today, and was so delighted. I am not sure what I will use them for, perhaps a fun game for the whole family. Thank you so much for sending them, it is really so much appreciated.

xx

Hoping my gift has arrived. It should have been delivered earlier this week, and the website says it has been delivered, but no response on here...

Fingers crossed!

Hi. Xmas2013MN4936, I have sent a package to you today Recorded Delivery, so should be with you soon xx