Tears for a Softie

To say I feel sick is an understatement. I feel sick, mad, and most of all sad.

It appears that my Back-tack softie has fallen into the abyss called "The U.S. Postal Service." When I went to mail it last Saturday, I told the man at the counter that I wanted to send my box "express". He asked why and I told him that I wanted the box to get to its destination quickly. He then told me "no,just send it priority...it will get there in three days...tops." Oh, I should have know better and gone with my gut, but no I went ahead and took his advice and mailed the package "priority." I even got the confirmation service to make sure I could tell when it reached Ari.

And now it is missing.

And the worst thing is when I went to the post office today,they wouldn't even help me track it. Now you would think with it having a confirmation number they would be able to tell me if it even got to California or not. The postman handed me a form and told me to send it in to file a complaint.  Yeah, I bet I would get an answer...it three days...tops.

I practically had tears in my eyes as I put the Bean back in the car. When she asked me what was wrong, I told her that the bunny had not yet reached its new home and it might be lost. She said "don't worry Mommy, we'll go back to the fabric store and you can just make another one!"

She always makes things sound so simple. In a world where everything can become just so complicated, sometimes it is nice to hear a little, tiny voice of reason.

Comments

[Emy]

Yeah, so. I recently ordered some yarn from Scout (www.scoutj.com). That was May 5. She mailed it on May 6th (a Saturday), we had the confirmation # from the online Click-N-Ship dealie. She's in NM, and you figure with Priority, it ought to take 2 days, tops. HA! May 9th, no pkg. 10th, no pkg. This continues for quite a while, and I think the package was delivered on May 24th. I still didn't see it for a couple of days - our mailbox is a door slot, and they just leave packages on the front porch. It's not visible from the street, so they're safe there, but we get in and out of the house through the garage, and if I don't know to expect something, I rarely open the front door. Still...2.5 weeks? From New Mexico to California? Dude.

I mean, I get that they deliver millions of pieces of mail every day, so some are bound to get lost or whatever...but why did we bother to pay for Priority again? Hmph.

[Mom]

That's just awful!!!!! I don't understand why they wouldn't help you track it. I feel bad because I know how much thought and work went into it. Hopefully it will turn up soon.

[diana]

Oh no, that's terrible news. Thank goodness your Bean made you feel better :)

[Rachel]

Oh no! =(
I hope that it gets to it's destination soon.You're Bean is a sweety pie!