PH Secret Santa 2025: Remains sure & steadfast!

[Captain Raymond Holt]

PH Secret Santa 2025: The world is going to the dogs, but PHSS remains sure and steadfast!

Thanks to geeks for handling the last year or two

It s time for me to harvest your personal details and take out credit in your name again

2025 will go down in the books for many things: Starmer still having not bought Rachel a calculator, Trump being trump, Europe having won the golf (pretty sure as I type ), Dickie Bird passing, floods and wild fires seeming everywhere, and finally my dog knocking the wine over while chasing a fly tonight

An important note which remains from previous years: Brexit is still rather bothersome for the PHSS. One thing to be mindful of now is the potential for duty costs when receiving internationally (ohhh er). So a question remains from last year: whether you are happy to receive from an international PH er. When it comes to matching I ll aim not to match someone from say Germany with someone from Rotherham if a French PH er is available.


As it seems is traditional, I'll copy & paste parts of last years thread opener + rules, robbed from previous threads as it worked well.

Basic Format:

• Starting from right now, RIGHT NOW!!!, register your interest by sending me a PM with your details on (summary of required details is in the rules below)
• At the same time, add your name to the Wiki. DON T BREAK THE TABLE like the Cap someone manages to on almost every previous occasion he has they attempted to use it
• Closing date for entry is 10pm on Sunday 2nd November 2025
• Within short order you'll receive an email with your victim "gift recipient's" details
• Start stalking your victim recipient. Checking through post history, getting to know your target, learning about them, researching Facebook, disguising yourself to follow closely etc are all part of the fun. Use your newly gained info wisely to decide on the perfect gift for your target, perhaps open up a line of credit in their name
• Once purchased, wrap your gift and post to your target. Target spend is £10 plus P&P (Feel free to spend more if you wish but there is no pressure here!)
• Update the Wiki to say you ve sent their parcel bomb.
• Sit back and wait until Christmas Day when you can open your gift!
• If you need to get a message to either your Secret Santa or victim giftee (got to stop doing that!), send me a PM.
• Don't be a bellend.

Every now and again I will type out a list of anonymous messages and list who they are for. This will save people giving away their identity and revealing themselves to their SS. I will endeavour to do this on a daily basis, rest assured I will post up messages wherever and whenever possible!

PH Secret Santa 2025 Rules:

• Secret Santa, add your name to the list and then pop me a PM with your username, real name, address, a small list of likes/dislikes and whether NSFW things are acceptable (apparently nobody wants to open a box containing a dildo in front of little Johnny on Xmas morning). If you don't supply information, it'll be assumed you're happy with whatever you get!
• Anybody with allergies or things, please mention in the email
• Target spend is £10 + postage (Spending more is at the senders discretion)
• There will likely be a few international PH'ers involved. If you don't want to pay that little extra for postage please say in your email. If you are a kind hearted soul and actually want an international PH'er then please say this (there is, I believe, one or two PHers around the 'Ring/Spa etc). Any secret Santas without a preference will be used in the case there are not enough people volunteering to do it
• Closing date for entry is 10pm on 2nd November 2025. During the following few days I will issue everyone an email with the details of your Secret Santa. This is a strict cut off date - if you snooze you lose I'm afraid.
• Non-senders of gifts will be named and shamed & potentially suffer VBRJ - anyone have a can of red bull or some frozen sausages handy?
• If a person has specifically requested NOT to receive a certain gift (a common example being a dildo), please do not send them it - that's just not cricket
• Also, if you haven't received a gift near to Christmas let me know. Christmas mail is busy and some of the post to international PH'ers may take longer
• All record of addresses will be destroyed after secret santa is completed
• Photographs of received gifts must be posted on this thread upon opening

Use this template when emailing me your details

PH nom de plume:
Real name:
Address:
Likes:
Dislikes:
NSFW Allowed? (Y/N):
Ok to send to our International PH'ers? (Y/N):
Ok to receive from our International PH ers? (Y/N):

There may be occasional updates to the rules above, please keep an eye on them - I will update this post if needed.

The Santae's decision is final. If you don't play ball, I will find you.

If there are any issues, PM me and I'll do my best to sort it out.

Let the games begin!





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Bear-n said:

ETA: 50% ink saving version

The Wiki, UPDATE THE WIKI!!, can be found here

Edited by Captain Raymond Holt on Sunday 28th September 20:42

[thetapeworm]

Woohoo, thank you for looking after us this year and thanks again Geeks for the previous.

[Ambleton]

Ah go on then.

My recipient got stung with import/duty fees last year. I dont know what the damage was but I hope not too bad.... at least my recipient seemed to like their gift. Stalking was tricky as they didnt have much of an online presence!

Looking forward to it again this year!

[Tango13]

I'm in, nothing can be worse than last years fermented fish landmine.














Can it?

[Ambleton]

Tango13 said:

I'm in, nothing can be worse than last years fermented fish landmine.


Can it?

I forgot about that

Now you've reminded everyone, I cant help but feel like you've painted a big target on yer back!

[Tango13]

Ambleton said:

Tango13 said:

I'm in, nothing can be worse than last years fermented fish landmine.


Can it?

I forgot about that

Now you've reminded everyone, I cant help but feel like you've painted a big target on yer back!

If I get one for a second year then last years melt down by Master Bean will be but a minor blip compared to the VBRJ I'd unleash

[Captain Raymond Holt]

Yeah, who would buy you really smelly fish, from a specialist online retailer.


Sheesh…

[geeks]

Cap, I doff my ... er.. cap, well done for once again stepping into the fray, I would have volunteered again but it's going to be a busy year and sadly I just don't have the time to do it justice.

I do however have stalking time, so no worries there.

[miniman]

Good man Cap, an institution continues in your capable hands!

[The Moose]

I’m in! Thanks for taking this on again.

Where’s the list?!

[Jules Sunley]

Well done Cap' and I'm in again. A highlight for me now after the last couple of years as adds something extra to the C word season

[w1bbles]

After a break resulting from some stalking that left me a little freaked out, I'm back in again.

[Benni]

Salute to the Captain, cadet Benni enrolls on board again !
Yes, I know I am hard to stalk because no social media presence ( exept here )
but a simple Takegawa Desmo head for the MiniBike will look great under my tree...

[Bullett]

Of course I'm in.

[bristolbaron]

Yeeeeeeeah! I’m ready!

[Pot Bellied Fool]

Splendid! I'm in - good luck to my stalker, I've not been posting that much for one reason & another this year.

But let the mince pies begin!

[Tango13]

bristolbaron said:

Yeeeeeeeah! I m ready!

Bungle has really let himself go since Rainbow finished on TV

[andburg]

All aboard the good ship PHSS

[andburg]

w1bbles said:

After a break resulting from some stalking that left me a little freaked out, I'm back in again.

strange, i never had you as a victim

[Liamjrhodes]

I'm in again, last year was my first one and I've got to say they were some of the best secret Santa presents I've ever actually got! Makes the effort from the work colleagues look appalling!