PRIORITY BOX EXCHANGE -- 2ND ANNUAL SANTA EDITION

[mooseheadm5]

BMW belly ring? earring? Fishhook? haven't quite figured this one out. May have to get a prince albert.

It's a keyring. It may not be hypo allergenic, but what you do with it is your business


And now, my box from Indiana:


Lots of fun stuff!
2 XBOX games
GNR CD
Video golf game
Iphone case
M30 filter
Head mounted light
Toy Mini
Small metric drill bit set
Super bright LED light
Pens, post its, zip ties, BMW roundel football, inflatable squeaky mallet (the cats just love being bonked on the head with it), stickers, UUC coupon, and a butterfly bottle opener.

One of my personal favorites is the stick on emblem with some of the best Engrish I've ever seen.

[mooseheadm5]

it contained a mini laptop computer (my tech savvy kids tell me it's a "netbook")

I have a little netbook that I added a Solid State Drive to (that's a hard drive that doesn't spin.) It uses way less battery, boots super fast, and makes the little guy run so much better. It's a perfect computer to grab for a trip. Lucky guy!

[LandCruzer94]

BMW belly ring? earring? Fishhook? haven't quite figured this one out. May have to get a prince albert.

It's a keyring. It may not be hypo allergenic, but what you do with it is your business


And now, my box from Indiana:


Lots of fun stuff!
2 XBOX games
GNR CD
Video golf game
Iphone case
M30 filter
Head mounted light
Toy Mini
Small metric drill bit set
Super bright LED light
Pens, post its, zip ties, BMW roundel football, inflatable squeaky mallet (the cats just love being bonked on the head with it), stickers, UUC coupon, and a butterfly bottle opener.

One of my personal favorites is the stick on emblem with some of the best Engrish I've ever seen.

Glad you like it! That emblem makes me lol everytime I read it.

The Golden Tee Golf is pretty fun, especially when you play for shots, lol

[cvillebimmer]

Ferrari + Rolex = Pure 80s Awesome!

Feeling like I'm going to have to step up my game next year...







Additional awesomeness includes:
- Laser pointer
- Multipurpose Tool
- Vintage BMW emblem
- Cool mags
- Set of metric rivers
- SirMixaLot CD which will be sent to Rodney to listen to exclusively in his 750.
- Days of Thunder cassette
- NIB One Direction journal
- HotHands
- Super glue

THANK YOU PAUL!

[OcCoupe]

Mine arrived today in the form of a text message from Oldskool.


He says his sister in law likes to flash him when she drinks his sour mash. Thanks Oldskool! You know how to make Christmas special!!!

[spinedocab]

Whoops...there was one left in there. Hiding in the mound of wrapping paper>>>



What a pile of random booty:


A dentist office tube of toothpaste
A dentist office refrig magnet with calendar (2014)
A grey T-shirt with a Speedo logo/painting on it.
A very cool Summit Racing cap
A (genuine) Jimmie Johnson"official fan" ID card hanging on a toyo tires lanyard

A talking monkey keyring with a GMC truck key on it.
Two Stihl mini screwdrivers
A baggie with some mexican candies in side and a decent looking mexican cigar

A champagne cork
A big scallop shell complete with organic material AND sand (surprisingly doesn't smell bad)

Two intact sand dollars and one that didn't survive the journey
A large caliber shell casing recovered from a lot of years in the outdoors/sand.

An all-plastic badminton birdie
A "rocket-man" pen
A CRUSHED beer can
A babies binky/pacifier (hope I get no use out of this)
A Bimbo (bakeries?) DC United fabric key fob
A golf ball and a pitch-mark repair tool
A (hopefully unused) CVS pharmacy disposable syringe
A "wooden nickel" chip redeemable for a Dairy Queen in Sioux Falls, South Dakota

A 1/2 inch setscrew collet (very timely, I need one of these)
A beer coozy from some random wedding
A golden lapel pin from a Baptist church in Sioux Falls
A really nice little skeleton handle pocket knife
5 magazines of various ilk
3 large size bottle rockets/fireworks (which we WILL shoot tonight)

A tazer looking device. Not sure exactly, but after I fix the broken battery wires and try it on the neighbor...

A DVD looking disc from RollsRoyce all about the Ghost
A home-burned CD which just says "bob" on it. (scared)

A BIG BLACK LUMP OF COAL. ACTUAL COAL. Could prolly heat the house for 6 hours on that thing. Big.

A narrow ring of copper pipe with "sipes" cut in it all the way around. Looks like a crown of thorns.

A BMW center logo for a mtech I steering wheel
A screwdriver/bottle opener thingy
A little purple bottle of bubbles
A square block of wood, very dense, maybe teak or similar
A unknown blue plug with o-ring for some sort of vessel
A "NO" button (says no in a variety of ways) WITH battery. I def need this for my kids various requests.

A new, unused handle/throttle/kill switch for a weedwhacker or similar machine

An unknown black plastic "spike" sort of thing with a nipple on the side. I suspect a small sprinkler device or spray nozzle of some variety, but I really don't know.

And the crown jewel...a new, unopened, unused Heinz mayonnaise packet. Perhaps from ChickFilA (one of my favorites.

[OcCoupe]

Haha, that Ghost DVD was part of my product training package! I hope you gain a lot of knowledge from it. I believe i am featured in the video.

[TheE28Ranch]

This morning, after the gift frenzy, I took a little quiet time to myself to open David's gift package. I was all smiles.

The image of the contents:

The content list:
-zip ties
-red test diagnostic port cap (!)
-golfers money clip/ball marker/divot fixer
-speaker covers
-OBC
-speaker fade switch
-a CD full of seemingly endless content relating to upkeep and general info/photos of our cars (priceless!)
-exterior door handle
-Borat movie
-air gun pellets
-jock strap, new - thankfully (thanks for looking out for my well-being )
-car computer mouse
-interior door latch surrounds (5ea)
-2002 Hot Wheels BMW - green
-Maplewood Porsche license plate frame (gonna go on my GT )
-Swiss Army style pocket knife
-pocket knife with serrated blade
-4 Corners sticker
-note pad
-pen
-BMW wheel keychain
-Led Zeppelin "In Through the Out Door" CD
-Fists of Vengeance martial arts movie collection (over 23 hours! I WILL learn Karate yet!)
-Java Juice coffee extract (2 packs)
-BMW Glove box flashlight
-locking wheel lug keys (2ea)
-gold skull-and-crossbones valve stem caps (so going on my M5 )
-BMW magazine which includes an Alpina B9 vs. M535i article
-LED interior light bulbs
-antennae power supply adaptor
-fuel pressure regulator
-BMW caps that I don't recognize (2ea)
-beer bottle caps (used) that read " '88"on the outside and "Bravely Done" on the inside.
-BMW M5 t-shirt, size M
-bottle of Carolus 11% alcohol content liquor (should be enough to start me on the way where I need to be)

Nicely done, David! Thank you! I can tell you put some thought into this package, and I very much appreciate the goods and the fun you have shared with / spearheaded for all of us.

Some real cool and awesome gifts all you guys have been sharing around here. I hope the recipient of the package I sent is as happy as myself and others. And for the guys still waiting on their package - hang in there!

Merry Christmas to all!

[tig]

Well, I didn't get my priority box but the extended family (18 of us here) do a present exchange and while they may not understand my sickness, they are at least supportive.



I'm willing to bet the seatbelt covers will be in SOMEONE'S priority box next year, but the valve stem covers are going on Vlad.

Merry Christmas everyone!! Melekelikimaka.

[m4ximusprim3]

Opened my box box from Max this morning. I felt like Jason Bourne or some other secret agent: it contained a mini laptop computer (my tech savvy kids tell me it's a "netbook"), a German made gas mask and a bottle of blue chalkline chalk. I powered up the computer and it works great! Max had left me a post it note with the passwords to get into it. I am convinced it contains some files that give me the mission that I need to complete that will require the use of a gas mask and blue chalkline chalk. A very cool box! I am typing this post on the very computer that I received from Max this morning, how cool is that! I have an ipad that I usually use but there are times when I have to borrow one of my kids laptops to order parts from websites that aren't too ipad friendly. Thanks Max and Merry Christmas to all![/img]

you're welcome, glad you like it! I used that computer in the shop a lot to have the forum or a how-to site up to have the pics handy while I was working- it's a great little machine! It actually has both windows xp and ubuntu on it- you can probably just use windows if you like, but if you're the adventurous sort, it's a good linux learning machine.

The gas mask is awesome! I found it on craigslist while looking for a white elephant gift and ended up buying four of them because I wanted a couple and I figured it would be a good box item. Supposedly it meets all the requirements to actually work in a poison gas attack, but I hope we never get to test them

The chalkline chalk was just in there because it felt like a shame to use paper to pad the other stuff when the post office lets you make it as heavy as you want Hopefully you can find a good use for it, I know I use it a lot on the farm for marking out projects on the ground.

Merry christmas to you and yours!

[tsmall07]

Here is the contents from my box:

Vintage AZ license plate - awsome
Bag of rubber bands, which will likely become a rubber band ball
Hemorrhoid ointment - How did you know?!? This is new, I think... I hope...
2 airplane bottles of JD -
Stool softener
SeaFoam
Large File, new
Slim Jim (beef stick) - love those
HD paint stirring stick - funny because our local HDs have all been out of these for weeks
Condoms, Magnum of course
misc pens
Tabasco tie
Test light
Sweet keychain multi-tool
Personal lubricating gel
LED headlamp
Set of cloisonné roundels!!!1 - I think there are 4 for the wheels and 1 for the steering wheel. Very cool!
LED utility light
Baby making mix CD - "Play in order 1-12, Baby in 9 months LOL" This is contradictory with the condoms listed above
Set of work gloves
Last, but not least, a portrait of the man himself!















Thanks, Tim!

[wkohler]

Saw the plate and knew it was MacNeil's bocks. Haha.

Those plates are actually a piece of copper. Not just plated, but actual copper. I'm afraid that once they get to the end of this series, they're going to go away. The plate I got for the 528i started with a V, so I think we're getting there. When the state mails you a regular plate, it's a bit under $2. When they send that one, it's $6.50 (you do get two).

[PhillyM5]

Opened my box today and I pleased. My son really loved the respect your elders sticker. The 2013 E28 calendar is missing from the picture but it was a delight to add to my collection of calendars. I now have some really good idea's for next year's priority box exchange.
Much love and respect to 1st 5er

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[Devinder]

I went straight for the road and track at the bottom and started reading it. My wife was looking through the rest of the box and asked how I could tell it wasn't the same stuff I sent out?

Thanks Andrew -- most of the parts will go to good use locally. The VDO senders are very timely since I need to fix the gauges in the Lemons car.

[davintosh]

-beer bottle caps (used) that read " '88"on the outside and "Bravely Done" on the inside.

From one of my favorite beverages; Obsidian Stout. Sorry; the bottles didn't (hic) make the cut.

-BMW M5 t-shirt, size M

And sorry about the shirt size; that was one I bought for my youngest son back when he fit into it. He grew like a weed last year and now is 6'1" and outweighs me. But just a couple of weeks ago he was ready to head for school with that on. We had to send him back to his room for a shirt that fit, then my wife put it in the thrift store bag, and I rescued it. Thought you'd appreciate it more, even if it doesn't fit.

-bottle of Carolus 11% alcohol content liquor (should be enough to start me on the way where I need to be)

That's my absolute favorite beer, Cuvée Van De Keizer Blauw from Brouwerij Het Anker. A Belgian strong dark ale. Excellent stuff. Hope you enjoy it; sorry I couldn't send more, but the rest of the four-pack just disappeared.

Nicely done, David! Thank you! I can tell you put some thought into this package, and I very much appreciate the goods and the fun you have shared with / spearheaded for all of us.

My pleasure. Still waiting on pins & needles with the missing packages. Having had such a good track record the last couple of years makes this especially disappointing.

I opened mine from lv600 this morning, but we had to rush off to the in-laws' house soon after so I didn't have time to inventory or photograph the contents. Will do that later tonight. Pretty impressive package though; thanks Jon!

[tsmall07]

-BMW M5 t-shirt, size M

And sorry about the shirt size; that was one I bought for my youngest son back when he fit into it. He grew like a weed last year and now is 6'1" and outweighs me. But just a couple of weeks ago he was ready to head for school with that on. We had to send him back to his room for a shirt that fit, then my wife put it in the thrift store bag, and I rescued it. Thought you'd appreciate it more, even if it doesn't fit.

It might fit.

[lv600]

Saw the plate and knew it was MacNeil's bocks. Haha.

Those plates are actually a piece of copper. Not just plated, but actual copper. I'm afraid that once they get to the end of this series, they're going to go away. The plate I got for the 528i started with a V, so I think we're getting there. When the state mails you a regular plate, it's a bit under $2. When they send that one, it's $6.50 (you do get two).

Who do you need to know/bribe to get one of those? This is next on my list. I have old plates from CA and NV, so one of these will complete the tri-state area! Lol!

[1st 5er]

Opened my box today and I pleased. My son really loved the respect your elders sticker. The 2013 E28 calendar is missing from the picture but it was a delight to add to my collection of calendars. I now have some really good idea's for next year's priority box exchange.
Much love and respect to 1st 5er

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My rookie year.
Tried to keep it clean and useful.

Guess my naughtiness has caught up with me.

[mooseheadm5]

Set of cloisonné roundels!!!1 - I think there are 4 for the wheels and 1 for the steering wheel. Very cool!

Super cool. Hit me up for mounting tips. You don't want these going astray!

[oldskool]

A dentist office tube of toothpaste
A dentist office refrig magnet with calendar (2014)
A grey T-shirt with a Speedo logo/painting on it.
A very cool Summit Racing cap
A (genuine) Jimmie Johnson"official fan" ID card hanging on a toyo tires lanyard

A talking monkey keyring with a GMC truck key on it.
Two Stihl mini screwdrivers
A baggie with some mexican candies in side and a decent looking mexican cigar

A champagne cork
A big scallop shell complete with organic material AND sand (surprisingly doesn't smell bad)

Two intact sand dollars and one that didn't survive the journey
A large caliber shell casing recovered from a lot of years in the outdoors/sand.

An all-plastic badminton birdie
A "rocket-man" pen
A CRUSHED beer can
A babies binky/pacifier (hope I get no use out of this)
A Bimbo (bakeries?) DC United fabric key fob
A golf ball and a pitch-mark repair tool
A (hopefully unused) CVS pharmacy disposable syringe
A "wooden nickel" chip redeemable for a Dairy Queen in Sioux Falls, South Dakota

A 1/2 inch setscrew collet (very timely, I need one of these)
A beer coozy from some random wedding
A golden lapel pin from a Baptist church in Sioux Falls
A really nice little skeleton handle pocket knife
5 magazines of various ilk
3 large size bottle rockets/fireworks (which we WILL shoot tonight)

A tazer looking device. Not sure exactly, but after I fix the broken battery wires and try it on the neighbor...

A DVD looking disc from RollsRoyce all about the Ghost
A home-burned CD which just says "bob" on it. (scared)

A BIG BLACK LUMP OF COAL. ACTUAL COAL. Could prolly heat the house for 6 hours on that thing. Big.

A narrow ring of copper pipe with "sipes" cut in it all the way around. Looks like a crown of thorns.

A BMW center logo for a mtech I steering wheel
A screwdriver/bottle opener thingy
A little purple bottle of bubbles
A square block of wood, very dense, maybe teak or similar
A unknown blue plug with o-ring for some sort of vessel
A "NO" button (says no in a variety of ways) WITH battery. I def need this for my kids various requests.

A new, unused handle/throttle/kill switch for a weedwhacker or similar machine

An unknown black plastic "spike" sort of thing with a nipple on the side. I suspect a small sprinkler device or spray nozzle of some variety, but I really don't know.

And the crown jewel...a new, unopened, unused Heinz mayonnaise packet. Perhaps from ChickFilA (one of my favorites.

Glad you liked it all. The Mayo is fresh so don't throw it out.
Be sure to point those hell-fire missles at a friend's house and then run inside. It will be a spectacular light and noise show bouncing around all their patio furniture. They will be impressed. Oh yeah, that copper ring with the sharp raised edges is called a "fighting ring". It is for show and go. Enjoy!

[PhillyM5]

Opened my box today and I pleased. My son really loved the respect your elders sticker. The 2013 E28 calendar is missing from the picture but it was a delight to add to my collection of calendars. I now have some really good idea's for next year's priority box exchange.
Much love and respect to 1st 5er

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My rookie year.
Tried to keep it clean and useful.

Guess my naughtiness has caught up with me.

Very clean and useful. You gave me some great idea's for next year. Looking forward to doing it again.

[tsmall07]

Set of cloisonné roundels!!!1 - I think there are 4 for the wheels and 1 for the steering wheel. Very cool!

Super cool. Hit me up for mounting tips. You don't want these going astray!

Definitely was planning to. Thanks!

[TSMacNeil]

Set of cloisonné roundels!!!1 - I think there are 4 for the wheels and 1 for the steering wheel. Very cool!

Super cool. Hit me up for mounting tips. You don't want these going astray!

Definitely was planning to. Thanks!

Glad you guys approve...It's a really nice ( NIB) set I bought a few years ago during the group buy. Never installed them, but refused to sell them with the 533 I sold last year. I think a Beamter home is appropriate.
As for the condoms, if they are too small I can return them.

*This is a great tradition that I really enjoy.

[tsmall07]

As for the condoms, if they are too small I can return them.

That's ok, I've never used them.

[TSMacNeil]

As for the condoms, if they are too small I can return them.

That's ok, I've never used them.

[pldlnr]

Here are the contents of the box I received from mab1957:

1. Moosehead Cap with a Vintage Pin attached
2. Moosehead XL T-shirt
3. Moosehead LED work light
4. Moosehead Screwdriver with assorted bits ( I love the fact that the bits are small)
5.Moosehead sticker
6. Moosehead Multi Tool
7. CCA Beer Cozy
8. Washington Nationals Ball Cap
9.Shop Towels
10.Set of Test Leads
11. Livestrong Bracelet
12. Coors Light Flash Drive
13. Floating Fly case
14. Orvis Floatant with Vest attachment
15. Magnetic Parts Trays
16. Hose Clamp 11531717091
17. M Spaten Key chain
18. Capital One Sticky Notes
19. 5 feathers (appear to be Hawk)
10. Assorted Magazines

This was a great gift box and I am very appreciative. I will definitely be participating next year.

Thanks!

[Mike in Seattle]

Here is what I got from Cactus.

Kenwood deck & wire harness
Repco Metal Master brake pads
Korman license plate frame
BMW CCA lunch cooler
BMW CCA/Spaten beer mug
Spaten beer Oktoberfest 101 mini CD
2 rolls of LifeSavers
Beer Koozy
Book of Secrets
BMW Sunglasses case
4 BMW Wheel Caps
3 key rings (2 of them are bottle openers! )
2 BMW tail light bulb holders
VIR Sticker
Jegs Sticker
The Hire DVD
2 small wires w/ spade connectors
4 new Bosch Silber WR9LS plugs
BMW overhead check panel

Thank you Cactus! Lots of great items. Can't wait to watch "The Hire".

Funny thing though. The Repco brake pads I sent to Cactus 2 years ago in an Exchange box. Maybe the Kenwood deck too. I can't quite remember what model deck I sent, but I know I sent a car deck out in a PBE a few years ago.

[mooseheadm5]

I hope the shirt fits, Paul. Matt had me stalk you to find out your size.

[LandCruzer94]

Got my box and opened it up yesterday:

Used work gloves(should come in handy, I don't have a pair and I'm sure these have history)

Zip ties(to replace the ones I sent out to moosehead lol)

Two very cool garage signs! I'm in the process of building my garage up, so these will be wonderful!

Broken beanie? I'll turn it into a neck warmer lol

Microfiber spa towel, excellent you can never have too many

Bmw bumper insert! VERY COOL, I've been on the fence about doing it and this might just convince me to try it out

Thanks so much!

[davintosh]

A "wooden nickel" chip redeemable for a Dairy Queen in Sioux Falls, South Dakota

I'm really hurt, oldskool; I was holding out hope you'd show up at my door someday and we'd stroll on over to the DQ to redeem that token & enjoy a cold one. My dreams are shattered. I guess my offer goes to Andrew instead. I hope you're happy.






Here's what I got from lv600, aka Jon:



• A pile of car magazines,
• a CEMB nylon bag (very nice for holding all the loot),
• a Spray Sock balaclava-type thing,
• Slinky Jr.,
• Silly Straw,
• two Merciless Mings oval stickers and two Merciless Mings key fobs. No idea who this Mings is or why he's so merciless.
• an "I Bleed Purple" coozie,
• a Lexus key fob in a gift box,
• a cloud-rider.com heavy-duty bottle opener that will become one of my faves,
• A trial pack of Grease Bully Black Nitrile Gloves,
• a Red Kap bottle opener,
• a sample roll of ScotchGard Door Edge Guard Film,
• a Perryton Community Development Jelly Sticky Pad for keeping a phone in place on the dash,
• a Cen-Tech 7-function DVM along with a personal note from Jon about the importance of having one (since I already have one and my 20 year-old son doesn't, this one will be heading his way!),
• a combination bottle opener/pen knife/mini flashlight from the Craftsman Club; very heavy duty, and may compete with the cloud-rider.com opener That makes 3 bottle openers from Jon. Hmmmm...
• two mini flashlights,
• a Hankook Tires lanyard,
• a couple of rubber wristbands,
• a USB LED light on a flexible stalk,
• a cool Welcome to Las Vegas SEMA Data Co-op hat pin that flashes four little LEDs pretty obnoxiously when you turn it on,
• a bag with some fireworks (the bottle popper got pulled when we finished opening gifts this morning, which scared the crap out of my youngest )
• and a bar of Lava soap.

Many thanks, Jon. It's a box that might have easily come from my house!