Buzzstuff: Be careful what you wish for, someone might buy it for you!

November 11, 2003

Be careful what you wish for, someone might buy it for you!

I've seen some bloggers get gifts from their wishlist from readers and have always thought that that was really nice. What a wonderful way to show appreciation. I never imagined that I would be a recipient of something like that.

Wrong again, Buzz.

I got home yesterday afternoon and found a copy of Holidays on Ice, by David Sedaris, waiting for me. "What the...?", I asked myself. Well upon opening it up, I found a very nice note from a very nice person. It was from Sherri over at formyselfandothers. How cool is that?

"So now what?", I asked again of myself. "Get off my freakin' back!", I replied, obviously bothered by my constant badgering of myself. "A-ha!", I thought quietly to myself so as not to perturb me any further, "I will put my money where my mouth is and pay it forward".

So that's what I'm going to do. Today, someone on my blogroll gets a gift from their wishlist from the Buzzman. No no, quit yer begging. I'm picking this one out myself. And maybe we can start a chain of gift giving that will circumnavigate the entire blogisphere. A sort of a pre-holiday wish list chain of love and admiration.

Or maybe I'll get something for someone and it stops there. At least I'll have given it a shot, eh?

So here we go. Who's it to be?

And Sherri, thanks again. You truly made my day!

Posted by Buzz at November 11, 2003 07:15 AM

Comments

Hey Buzz!

Thank you just for being Buzz ;)

Have a great day!!!!

And no, this is not a ploy for a free gift~you're just a really great guy and I felt like saying it.

Posted by: judi at November 11, 2003 07:25 AM

Hey, good idea. Random kindness - what a concept! Suddenly, I’d like to buy the world a coke. ** thinks to himself** “I wonder if the would settle for one of those store brands. I’m a little short this week.”

Posted by: JJJJB at November 11, 2003 07:44 AM

You have just made me wanna make someones day too :)

Posted by: Sonia at November 11, 2003 08:12 AM

i hope it's me, the only thing on my wishlist is a 52" plasma widescreen HDTV television!

Posted by: tj at November 11, 2003 08:15 AM

That's a great idea Buzz! And I'm not just sucking up.

Posted by: Alexia at November 11, 2003 08:39 AM

Dontcha love getting real mail that is not only not a bill, but an actual prezzie? That totally kicks ass.

Posted by: kat at November 11, 2003 08:40 AM

If I don't start collecting snail-mail addies from folks, I'll just have to stick with PayPal presents for my friends. Now, if I could only send a bottle of 18-year-old single-malt Scotch whisky via PayPal!!

Posted by: keith at November 11, 2003 08:43 AM

receiving gifts = good
hookin others up with gifts = better
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i feel the need to pay it forward!!!

Posted by: chad at November 11, 2003 09:25 AM

NO wait, I took my wishlist down for awhile. :-D

Posted by: Jeff A at November 11, 2003 09:39 AM

Ah Buzz, you're the bestest. (And I don't even have my wishlist linked - I really mean it!)

Posted by: Natalie Unpickled at November 11, 2003 10:01 AM

*runs to add mini cooper to wishlist*

Posted by: Kathy Howe at November 11, 2003 10:43 AM

You know, that's a great idea. Someone bought mea present off my wish list a couple of weeks ago and I should send someone something too. :D

Posted by: emily at November 11, 2003 11:08 AM

I like that. If the chain reaction comes this way I'll be doing the same. Or maybe I'll do it anyway. :-) Random kindness, what a concept.

Posted by: Cornelia at November 11, 2003 11:52 AM

If anyone ever wants to buy me a gift, please take that money and give it to your local animal shelter. I'd rather that money were used to save the life of a puppy or kitten than buy me anything material. Thanks! :)

Posted by: JenBen at November 11, 2003 12:29 PM

What a great idea! You sound like a truly wonderful person!

Posted by: K at November 11, 2003 01:16 PM

this is a great idea!!! i've thought about doing this for awhile, but didn't want to seem weird. like, i'm stalking people or something. whichi 'm not........

Posted by: smg at November 11, 2003 01:56 PM

That's a really great idea. I love the spirit of giving. Hubby and I start the xmas shopping next week - we're avid online shoppers - so I might just do the same. :-)

Posted by: etherian at November 11, 2003 04:47 PM