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Sundae · 09-21-2010, 05:05 AM

I ordered two cardboard boxes for transporting of cupcakes.
The lady selling said she would post 1st Class on Monday, therefore they would be with me today.
This morning I got a standard PayPal receipt to tell me the goods were on their way, and had been sent 1st Class, Signed-For. Well I've had the post today, so I can only assume she posted them THIS MORNING instead. Note - today is Tuesday.
This means that the post will come tomorrow, when there is no-one in, and will be taken back to the sorting office in town awaiting collection and signature.
ARRRGH!
If she'd been honest about posting them, I would have said, "Don't send it Signed-For, I'll leave a note for the postman to drop it over the gate."
But no, I've waited in all morning for something that can't possibly arrive today (okay, I didn't really have any other plans!) but now I have to leave school on Weds, come home (approx 1 mile), collect the card, walk into town (another mile) and then walk home carrying a light but awkward sized packet.

Why can't people just tell the bloody truth?

Sigh.
I know it's minor. But it is mildly irritating.

09-21-2010, 05:05 AM	#2838
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	I ordered two cardboard boxes for transporting of cupcakes. The lady selling said she would post 1st Class on Monday, therefore they would be with me today. This morning I got a standard PayPal receipt to tell me the goods were on their way, and had been sent 1st Class, Signed-For. Well I've had the post today, so I can only assume she posted them THIS MORNING instead. Note - today is Tuesday. This means that the post will come tomorrow, when there is no-one in, and will be taken back to the sorting office in town awaiting collection and signature. ARRRGH! If she'd been honest about posting them, I would have said, "Don't send it Signed-For, I'll leave a note for the postman to drop it over the gate." But no, I've waited in all morning for something that can't possibly arrive today (okay, I didn't really have any other plans!) but now I have to leave school on Weds, come home (approx 1 mile), collect the card, walk into town (another mile) and then walk home carrying a light but awkward sized packet. Why can't people just tell the bloody truth? Sigh. I know it's minor. But it is mildly irritating.