Originally Posted by TheScorpion
Haven't had a chance to post in here before now but my Secret Santa was none other than fotze himself, who ended up going far above and beyond anything I ever anticipated.
Over the course of three or so weeks, fotze surreptitiously befriended me under the guise of expressing interest in a car from the dealership where I work. As he later explained, he was trying to "get to know me" after I admittedly put rather little thought into answering my questionnaire. He invited me out with a couple others — including good old Locke, who slipped me his own business card — for a nice little outing at Schanks. And all of this, unbeknownst to me, was a stealth recon exercise.
In any event, I ended up getting a big ol' gift certificate to Mercato on 4th, which, unbeknownst to fotze, I actually spent a summer working at in my school years. Perfect. I also got a huge case of imported Cherry Dr. Pepper, a box of candy canes, and, inexplicably, a DeWalt work light that looked like it had already been opened. This, to me, is truly an unimpeachable assortment of holiday gifts.
But here's the thing. Fotze had slid into my DMs on his recon assignment in a bid to figure out what I'd like for Christmas. But in the process, one of the vehicles on my lot genuinely did catch his eye ... and as it turns out, he'll be the one driving away in a gorgeous, nearly-new 4x4 later this week. Absolutely a thing of beauty.
So in the end, I'd say we both got quite a lot out of these past few weeks. And I think the biggest thing of all is a legit connection between two posters and people who, prior to this year's Secret Santa, had never crossed paths in more than a decade of our shared time on this site. It's been a wonderful December and I'd say the best gift I got was a new pal.
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