Fruh-Gee-Lee; Must Be Italian

I got a package today. It didn’t do so well in the deliverysphere. All I can figure is it has a really smart mouth and all of the other packages ganged up on it; or one really big bully box sat on him for no good reason. Either way, his corregation is irreperably harmed. He looks more like an accordion now. Good thing the contents weren’t FRAGILE; or, Fruh-Gee-Lee like Ralphie’s dad likes to say. No, it isn’t a leg lamp and, no, it isn’t a major award. It’s Nukeboy1′s new face-mask. Good thing, too. A face-mask is one of the few things I can imagine surviving this journey. What if it had been Aunt Mabels’ ashes, or Nukeboy2′s ant farm? Well; the packing job would have been better, of that I am sure. When I opened up the box the only thing in there was the face-mask. No evidence of bubble wrap; not a single stinking packing peanut. Just one face-mask and a whole lot of airspace. Maybe that’s how they test your face-mask for strength and durability. If so, then next time they should just send it in a big envelope, or better yet, just slap some postage on it and send it au naturale. I’ll call them. They could save millions on boxes next year.

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Mike

I had a box of cigars delivered the same way. What should have been long churchills ended up being petit coronas. Not a pretty sight.

(NukeDad) Makes you wonder who the UPS guy is mad at, doesn’t it?

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Sep 26, 2008 @ 2:01 pm

Melisa

That is totally annoying. I hope you do call them. And I hope that they care, but they probably won’t. Imagine:

“It got there, right?”

“Yes.”

“Safely? Not damaged?”

“And you’re calling WHY?”

“Never mind.”

But still annoying nonetheless!

(NukeDad) I’m hoping they’ll pay me for a testimonial on the durability of their facemask! “I survived the UPS shipping system.”

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Sep 26, 2008 @ 3:52 pm

Audubon Ron

Lucky they sent it to you. MEEE??? I wudda called the post office general and said I’m fix’in to show up there, I want everyone lined up and I want to see blood on the carpet when I get there.

(NukeDad) You would have gone postal on the postals? It was UPS-they can afford to care less.

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Sep 26, 2008 @ 4:54 pm

Karen

Damnit, I didn’t take a picture of it. A few weeks ago we had a delivery for the lab, the box looked a little less sat on than your box but it happen to be covered with warning labels informing the shippers that it contained flammable chemicals… I wasn’t sure what it was so left it for the person who ordered it. It ended up being fine, thankfully it was packed in a good way and really would have only been a problem if the truck were on fire or something but still you’d think stickers like that box had on it they would have delivered it in pristine condition!

(NukeDad) Sounds like each person that handled it must have looked at it and yelled; “AHHHHH!” and then thrown it to the ground.

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Sep 26, 2008 @ 11:23 pm