The ornaments arrived, gift-wrapped, before the end of the game.
For instance, one ad, depicting a polar bear with a fish encased in a block of ice, carries the headline "Opportunity doesn't always arrive gift wrapped".
Then the hose carriage arrived, a gift from the New York Firemen's Association that merited mention in Harper's Weekly and The New York Times.
NEARLY 20 years ago, on a gloriously sunny September afternoon on Cape Cod, waves sparkled, fishing boats bobbed and guests arrived bearing gifts.
When I arrived with gifts and money, they said that Allah had sent me, and I just left it at that".
Some students arrived with gifts for their significant others.
A few days later the orders arrive in gift boxes bearing slogans like "you are fabulous," "hello gorgeous" and "you've got smarts and style".
'Sport-in-a-Box' kits are also arriving, a gift from FIFA, the world soccer body.
Whether your note gives a simple acknowledgment that the gift arrived, or gushes over how it was the most perfect gift ever, if the note isn't received in a timely fashion, the giver is left wondering.
A day after the "gift" arrived, an Amazon employee called.
In this climate, the rise of Comrade Donald arrived like a gift from heaven.
