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Gift idea

#1 Post by Bunnylump » Wed Jul 15, 2020 12:42 pm

One of Dibble's best friends has made a puzzle which can be posted to someone as a gift - it's one of those where they receive a bunch of clues in different guises , solve them, then enter them online to see a video message from the sender. They've put a lot of effort into it and we've had a go and enjoyed it. He asked me if I would help them to spread the word with any puzzling pals. Scurra - you might get a very early Christmas present! :lol:

Take a look if you fancy it!
www.puzzlepost.uk
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Re: Gift idea

#2 Post by LAT » Wed Jul 15, 2020 12:50 pm

That link isn't working for me, it seems to take me to a puzzlebrains information page. :?

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#3 Post by Bunnylump » Wed Jul 15, 2020 12:55 pm

OK I've edited it now. For some bizarre reason I didn't need to put the hyperlink tags on it, apparently. So try www.puzzlepost.uk
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#4 Post by LAT » Wed Jul 15, 2020 2:35 pm

Thanks, that's better.
I could well be ordering that at an appropriate time. :D

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#5 Post by Scurra » Wed Jul 15, 2020 3:17 pm

I'm clearly doing this all wrong. :)

Actually, it's part of the problem with having been at this for so long; I've got a format that works but has been overtaken by other presentational methods, and I'm not really geared to them.
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Re: Gift idea

#6 Post by Bunnylump » Wed Jul 15, 2020 4:05 pm

Well, I wouldn't have had a clue why it did or didn't do that! Will and Bobbie (who made this) claim to not be technical, but I'm really not sure I believe them! :lol: As I was saying to Scurra, Will has had an interesting career so far - got a Masters in maths, then spent several years being a professional basketball player! :o Since then he's started a compression wear company (which he designed himself) and has a full time career-type job too. He's now having a little diversion into puzzle making, obviously! :lol: Very nice lad, but improbably tall - he actually had to duck coming in my front door! :shock:
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#7 Post by Bunnylump » Tue Nov 17, 2020 9:08 pm

My word. Apparently they are now selling 100 of these per day! :shock: :o
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Re: Gift idea

#8 Post by Scurra » Tue Nov 17, 2020 11:26 pm

Hey, look, there's no need to make me feel bad. :lol:
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Re: Gift idea

#9 Post by Bunnylump » Tue Nov 17, 2020 11:44 pm

:lol: We should make some!!
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