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created Secret Santa troubles
on 12-06-2008 04:59 AM
Hey guys,
I've been roped into doing secret santa this year. I got someone that works on the other side of the office, I didn't even know he existed until yesterday. But, I have to get him something that costs roughly $20. All I know is he is a senior programmer.
Does anyone know what senior programmers like or have any ideas that they have done for a secret santa. It can't be anything offensive or pornographic unfortunately.
I know this is a longshot but I'm outta ideas.
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, line,
72 Posts,
Join Date Nov 2004,
Location Melbourne, Australia
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our senior programmers like plush toys and raving rabbids, dunno if that helps
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, MoP,
11,603 Posts,
Join Date Oct 2004,
Location London, UK
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Could you not ask the guy that sits beside him?
(no porn? It's PC gone mad)
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, veteran polycounter,
4,218 Posts,
Join Date Oct 2004,
Location Edinburgh, Scotland
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I didn't think programmers were interested in anything other than porn.
You could try some cheapy usb device, like a usb coffee cup heater.
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, card carrying polycounter,
1,990 Posts,
Join Date Jun 2005,
Location UK
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Isn't the objective of Secret Santa to get something completely useless and ideally impractical to carry around to after work drinks that they then have to thank you for?
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, insane polycounter,
5,646 Posts,
Join Date Oct 2004,
Location Melbourne, Australia
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http://www.thinkgeek.com/caffeine/accessories/5a65/
Morning after soap for programmers. Ain't crunch a bitch?
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, polygon,
739 Posts,
Join Date Mar 2005,
Location UK
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A polycount shirt?
draw without greed
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Quote:
Originally Posted by killingpeople
A polycount shirt?
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Do programmers even hang out on Polycount?
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, polygon,
739 Posts,
Join Date Mar 2005,
Location UK
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draw without greed
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Someone at my last job got me a small preserved crab in a solid, plastic cube....yeaaaaaah. :S
When in doubt, personally, I find a gift-voucher from a popular music/electronics store is a good bet.
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, polygon,
662 Posts,
Join Date Feb 2006,
Location Melbourne, Victoria
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mister Sentient
Do programmers even hang out on Polycount?
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*waves hand*
As for ideas... thnkgeek was a good suggestion. Otherwise get him a cool movie, like Ironman or Dark Knight.
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get him one of those wine glasses that hold an entire bottle
generic catch-all present that never fails. Even if they don't drink wine they can use it to keep shiny pebbles in
all you guys out there, you're gonna wish you were Al Green
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, card carrying polycounter,
2,382 Posts,
Join Date Oct 2004,
Location york
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If you hurry over to the Thread of Awesomeness, you can still get your hands on a drawing of a spider valued at $233.95. Sure it's worth more than $20, but he might not know its true worth. Other than that, how about finger paints or maybe stuff for sock puppets?
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, spline,
219 Posts,
Join Date Nov 2007,
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Think-geek gift voucher?
Or, if you really want to be as open-ended as possible, you can get Visa gift-cards that are accepted pretty much everywhere as vouchers; much better than limiting it to any one store. We actually started doing that at work when we do contests.
Currently out of the game industry, trying to find my way back...
Live to drive!
Get snailed! : Green with Envy : Mog Rod
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, veteran polycounter,
3,164 Posts,
Join Date Oct 2004,
Location Cupertino, CA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by WhiteEagle
Someone at my last job got me a small preserved crab in a solid, plastic cube
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hot shit! sounds fucking awesome.
we do the whole "yankee swap" deal at work. people bring small children to the party and let them choose, which makes wrapping up porn a little awkward. but it's cool, 'cause they can exchange it...
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, veteran polycounter,
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, spline,
107 Posts,
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Location Los Angeles, CA
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what about some neat little system-of-perfection toy, like those hanging steel balls, or something like that?
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, dedicated polycounter,
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Money would be a good item, they're for sale you know.
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, card carrying polycounter,
2,094 Posts,
Join Date May 2006,
Location Canada
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Best Buy gift card...lol
Or just walk by the dudes desk. Who knows maybe he collects action figures or something. Just walk by or go with a gift card or something. Who doesn't like best buy?
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A local guy started selling these: http://www.8776shipit.com/
It's around $20
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Buy him something that costs 2.00 and move the decimal yourself, dude your an artist you can at least do that. Then go have a good time with the 18.00 you have left... Well as far as that will get you anyway...
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, Polycount.com Editor,
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Thanks for your suggestions guys. I was going to resort to money : / I think a voucher of some sort is do-able. The Xmas party isn't far away so maybe something I can get him online that won't take long to deliver. I might throw in that spider pic too 
Thanks again for the help.
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, line,
72 Posts,
Join Date Nov 2004,
Location Melbourne, Australia
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Quote:
Originally Posted by WhiteEagle
Someone at my last job got me a small preserved crab in a solid, plastic cube....yeaaaaaah. :S
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...ahhhhhh...... Colobus he gave us hours of joy.
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, polycounter,
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Location melbourne australia..
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LOL. Talk about an awkward christmas present...
http://www.popularprick.com/smalltalk.htm
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, polygon,
739 Posts,
Join Date Mar 2005,
Location UK
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