Today's Episode - "The Purloined Packages"

Day, Mar 1, 2005, the time: 10:30am. The UPS guy had just dropped off a package. What is it? I don't remember ordering anything from ACME products? A quick look at the package revealed that there was no packing slip on the outside of the box, but there was a sticker claiming it was inside. I cut the straps and sliced the tap holding the lid closed and delicately opened the top.

As the top rose my eyes were confronted by more boxes and cyan envelope with the phrase INVOICE ENCLOSED printed across it. I opened it and found the packing slip and could finally identify the contents. I've been waiting for this stuff for weeks now and finally my ship had come in. But wait, there are only two of the four items listed. A quick check of the UPS bill of lad said that there were originally 3 packages and this was mearly one of three.

Where are my other two packages? I always wonder what shipments or luggage would say about their journey if they could talk. "I don't know what happened, one minute our brother was right there and then a man in a brown outfit came and just took him. There was nothing we could do cause we don't have arms."

Stay tuned for more stories from the mild mannered shop keeper.