Secret Santa: Bill Gates Style!

An online community (Reddit) does a Secret Santa exchange every year, and one lucky lady received the best Christmas present from Mr. Bill Gates !

Alicia, who goes by ‘Aerrix’ on Reddit, describes herself as someone who loves the Legend of Zelda series, anything Mario or Nintendo,  The Little Mermaid, and Harry Potter.

Last year, she got snubbed by a ‘no show’ Secret Santa, but nevertheless decided to sign up again for this Christmas.

To her surprise and delight, Mr. Bill Gates came through for her this year, shipping her a massive box with 12 individually wrapped gifts!

Here is how the box arrived (pets for scale):

One-by-one Alicia took the gifts out of the box:

A personalized letter from Bill Gates was enclosed, and read the following:

“I can’t believe your Secret Santa left you hanging last year. To ensure you don’t lose faith in the Reddit Community I’ve enclosed several gifts that I hope you enjoy. There are a few video games for you to play, some things to keep you warm, and three of my favorite movies to watch over the holidays.

“I’ve also made a donation in your name to Code.org to help give more students the chance to learn computer science.

“With Best Wishes from Seattle, Bill Gates.

“P.S. I won’t be able to consult with the Sorting Hat but I can tell that you are quite clever — so I got a pair of Ravenclaw slippers from Hot Topic.”

How awesome is that?! 

She received Zelda mittens, Xbox One Minecraft edition, with special edition controllers, a Cajun cookbook (for her Southern Louisiana roots), a Zelda tie blanket, Ravenclaw slippers, and so much more!

He even photoshopped himself into this personal picture!

Alicia was over the moon! She posted a long note on Reddit, saying “I’m just speechless…I’m just blown away by his generosity, which went even further than all these gifts because he submitted a donation to code.org in my name to give more students the chance to learn computer science, which is AWESOME because it’s something near and dear to my heart.” 

You can read Alicia’s full post HERE.