<p>It was worth waiting till Christmas, it was basiclly a test of willpower, which can be fun. My email spam filter is unbelievably overzealous (about 1/5 of my emails are marked as or actually are spam) and I never see the letters, ill have my brother check the mail for me from late march until my birthday. </p>
<p>I HIGHLY recommend waiting in some form or another, it provides some perspective.</p>