My sister came over last night, and she knew about the box, and didn’t want to be near it. She made me show her the contents one by one… but she was too freaked out to come in contact with the box.
The box looked like it had been around the world. It had three return addresses. One was in Chinese, and two were addresses from the USA. It had a letter stuck to the outside and inside the letter was written in Chinese.
One of the addresses turned out to be the lady who sent me wedding invites a fortnight ago {I made them and had them printed in the States}. I emailed her and asked if the jackets were hers. She replied with, “I had to read your email twice, I was so confused. I have no idea what you’re talking about. They’re not my jackets.”
One of the other return addresses belonged to Dianne Fox so I attempted to stalk her on Facebook but do you know how many Dianne Fox’s there are in the world? Too many! The last address was in Chinese, so unless I planned on learning Mandarin in a hurry… it was a no go (Please tell me they speak Mandarin in China, geography and culture I am no good at).
So I grabbed the huge box and took it to my post office. And after a few giggles my friend Phil informed me that there is a place for these things, and it’s called the Dead Letter Office. Doesn’t that sound dark and depressing?
But that’s where the poor box is headed. Phil marked it with a DLO and sent it on it’s way.
Poor box.
Anyways, after all that I’m feeling a little ‘meh’ so I’m off to my mecca {aka Officeworks} to cheer myself up.
P.S. If you haven’t signed up yet, there’s still time to join the Kris Kringle fun. Almost 100 people have signed up already, so throw your name in the ring too. x
that is a case for the no.1 ladies detective agency! my favourite tv show!
that is just so weird, I love getting parcels but that is weird!
corrie:)
At least you don't have to keep looking at the box but I am sure it will provide entertainment for years to come as you wonder who it was destined for and how it landed up in your home !!
Have a great Thursday.
Nawwww, R.I.P at the D.L.O box
Is this like the snail mail version of email fraud? Like some Nigerian scam involving ski jackets and spot cleaner?
Totally bizarre Chantelle! Though I'm kinda pleased to hear the box has been buried somewhere other than in your place. It is all a bit 'meh' really :o/
Really weird but so interesting at the same time. It would be interesting to see what other things end up at the Dead Letter Office!!
phil is a genius!!!
poor rejected wee box.
I actually feel sorry for the box! It definately wasnt a kris Kringle gift sent early?? From China?!!
I would give anything to be able to go through the Dead Letter Office! Could you imagine the things that would be in there? Each a little mystery <3
Not all things at the DLO are interesting.
Whole situation is a bit freaky!
During my first job I was waiting on a package just coming from several suburbs away. It never arrived. I knew what day it was sent, as it was a co-worker who sent it. In the end I phoned Australia Post and the parcel had ended up at the Dead Letter Office. I have no idea why because it was addressed correctly, my name, correct PO Box.
Yes, Mandarin is one of the many Chinese languages/dialects! 🙂
I popped back to see if you found out anything more about the box – how bizarre.
Elizabeth Saxe Coburg-Gotha is an evil woman, why do we slave away at work our whole lives for money with her face on
Ha ha… I was just surfing around and took a look at these remarks. I can’t believe that there’s still this much attention. Thanks for writing about this.