Ross Ulbricht's group purchased Xmas gift ideas megathread.

So since I was pretty much lead on this last year I'll run it again. Feel free to toss out any ideas you may have. Already had quite a few people give input about it so here's the list so far..

• 3 dozen yoga mats

• cash credit towards his commissary

• donation to his favorite charity

• sewing machine for his cell

• donation to his legal fund

• gift for his parents generosity

• pet hamster

• cash towards his release day fund

The sewing machine is definitely not gonna fly and neither will the hamster.

The yoga mats sound pretty good since everyone in his yoga group would appreciate them too!

Keep the ideas coming.

Cheers


Comments


[13 Points] None:

A compilation of /r/DNM messages from the last year. He'll weep when he sees what it has become.


[5 Points] None:

I honestly and truly want to start a fund for people to donate to his commissary. I saw that you have it on your list, but in all seriousness I would donate to that. I have not been able to find an official fund for this but I have found many MANY scams; I would be curious if there are any out there that have been vetted.

My youngest stepbrother made a few mistakes in his late teens and ended up spending two years in a counry jail for a non-violent drug offence and subsequent probation fuckup (not prison, fortunately.) My stepbrother, his dad, was an attorney in that county and was able to arrange it so that he was able to serve his time there, and most of the CO's treated him well. Many of them were family friends so he was protected and they kept him company as well as allowed my dad to visit daily so the loneliness didn't destroy him, but I asked him what most helped him out.

Yoga mat is a really good idea if they're actually allowed.

Also some prisons allow for people to get their own toiletries and not have to buy from commissary. Prison toothbrushes and toothpaste is hideous according to my brother. My present to him on release was take him to get a full cleaning as well as get a couple cavities filled that the jail dentist thought could wait. The poor kid had an abscess that required him getting a tooth pulled. My brother was a really, really low-level pot dealer, not some messed up junkie who never brushed his teeth. He was a neat freak with better hygiene than most surgeons I know.


[4 Points] None:

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[5 Points] fuuuuckckckckck:

You can't just give him a hamster and no lube!


[2 Points] derechoprivado:

I am very interested, how can we know what he is allowed to have and what he isnt? And another newbie question (i'm not from US) how can I write to him? I would like to write to him for Xmas


[2 Points] None:

It'd be really nice to get his parents a present. I <3 Mrs. U - such a lovely woman. I know though that she'd say she wants BTC for the defence fund.


[2 Points] impost_r:

STAMPS


[1 Points] None:

Can't go wrong with a hamster.


[1 Points] nowitasshole:

Cigarettes & porn.


[1 Points] fuuuuckckckckck:

A book dunked in lsd solution


[1 Points] None:

How do you send him a book? I would love to send him my favorite books


[0 Points] Axaq:

Should we just break him out?

Edit: of course I didn't mean prison, I meant break him out of his indefinite depressed state by means of fan mail and praise, possibly some novels with uplifting storylines.


[1 Points] DrQuarters_:

A large bottle of lube


[-1 Points] cautious_cumface:

I'm a dnm noob and I don't wanna upset anyone as I gather this lad is something of a hero. But didn't he turn informant and assist authorities in imprisoning others?