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I got friendly mail from you after reaching a quarter million rep, sending me to a Google form where I am promised "something very special created for you". No spoilers about that please.

You also kindly offer "anything else" and I wonder what the options are? An email reply got lost somehow. Is there a list of available SO swag somewhere?

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    congratulations
    – Suraj Rao
    Commented May 14, 2017 at 12:02
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    If you get [spoiler] or [spoiler], I will be very jelly!
    – Braiam
    Commented May 14, 2017 at 15:17
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    I'm also waiting for my 0.000064 million swag.
    – Maroun
    Commented May 14, 2017 at 15:31
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    @MarounMaroun I think you meant 0.064 million swag :-) Commented May 15, 2017 at 1:03
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    Only another 150 years to go before I qualify!
    – Ken Y-N
    Commented May 15, 2017 at 1:36
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    Something very special? Hm, I was promised "a little something for a loved one or friend who's been patient while I was giving so much".
    – Bergi
    Commented May 15, 2017 at 3:02
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    @TimBiegeleisen I'm embarrassed now.
    – Maroun
    Commented May 15, 2017 at 6:36
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    @MarounMaroun stop using floats. ;)
    – maxshuty
    Commented May 15, 2017 at 13:00

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No, there's not. There's not an easy way of accessing a list of everything in our inventory from the service we use, so maintaining a public list of everything we have would be very manual work that no one wants to do.

But aside from that, the text box isn't meant as a "pick out the exact item from our inventory" type of thing. It's meant to be a free form thing where hey, maybe we just happen to have something like that. But also gives us an idea of what our high-reputation users might like to see. If a bunch of people are requesting a USB flash drive, then maybe that's something we'd be interested in producing in the future. Creating random new things to send out to users for a while is fun, but creating things the users actually want is even more fun.

Most users leave it blank, and some use it to request swag for other sites they participate at, have seen their swag, and just like it a lot.

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    Yes, I'd love to get an overflow-themed USB drive!
    – Bergi
    Commented May 15, 2017 at 2:58
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    @Bergi Maybe sized at 7GB, 15GB or 31GB for good measure. Commented May 15, 2017 at 9:21
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    superyacht with an SO logo would be a great incentive Commented May 15, 2017 at 9:43
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    I want a 1TB SO hard drive. Commented May 15, 2017 at 12:28
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    I have a red Red Hat hat. You need to think of something as cool and meta as that! Commented May 15, 2017 at 12:29
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    @OgrePsalm33 Like a StackOverflow themed Jenga game?
    – Lithium
    Commented May 15, 2017 at 12:42
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    @Lithium Oooh, not bad. But I think we can do better. StackOverflow playing cards? StackOverflow blackjack dealing shoe? StackOverflow magazine rack? StackOverflow stack rack? Hmm..... Commented May 15, 2017 at 13:50
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    StackOverflow themed Operation.
    – Joe
    Commented May 15, 2017 at 15:43
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    I've got it... StackOverflow stacking cups! When you feel like being meta, you can always fill them with a beverage until they overflow! Commented May 15, 2017 at 17:42
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    @OgrePsalm33 But don't stacking cups usually have holes in the bottom so the air doesn't prevent them from ... wait, that actually makes them perfect to send to people to fill with liquid, never mind. I didn't say a thing.
    – user50049
    Commented May 15, 2017 at 19:10
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    While we're doing a wish list - I'd love a SO mug without the corny if coffee drink coffee else fill coffee. It would be super elegant. Also, thanks for giving things!
    – Kobi
    Commented May 16, 2017 at 5:27
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    I demand all swag be unicorn-themed! Commented May 16, 2017 at 10:15
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    So if enough people fill in "unicorn paintings" yer going to send out unicorn paintings? Commented May 16, 2017 at 15:22
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    @Lithium "A Stack Overflow themed Jenga game" is a pretty good metaphor for how most software development works 😜 Commented May 16, 2017 at 16:28
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    Would you consider SO-themed underwear with the logo on the backside? I'm asking for someone else...
    – Lobsterman
    Commented May 16, 2017 at 16:58

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