On wednesday of this week the postman shoved one of those 'sorry you were out' cards through my door, informing me that a parcel was too big for my letterbox. Firstly, I wasn't out (I just wasn't dressed in any way appropriate to door-answering) and secondly, I couldn't imagine what this might be as i had not ordered anything other than a cd (which also arrived on wednesday). So after leaving it the requisite 48 hrs I dragged myself out of bed around 9 o'clock (when I would have much preferred to stay put) and sauntered along to the post office - a good 15mins walk away - to collect my mystery parcel. The irony of what awaited me at the depot was not lost on me: 4 free energy-saving lightbulbs, courtesy of British Gas.
ENERGY-SAVING LIGHTBULBS??!!
How much energy had i wasted this morning on this ridiculous mission?!
Furthermore, given that the majority of people work through the day and would also have missed the postman, how many other poor saps had gone through the same rigmarole?
And what proportion would have driven to the post office, thereby negating any energy and planet-saving benefits of sodding lightbulbs?
Well done British Gas.
To add insult to injury, there was also a parcel addressed to my housemate waiting at the depot (something the postman had neglected to inform him of). Despite the fact that I had just picked up a parcel for myself with exactly the same address on it, the post-office automaton behind the strengthened glass would not relinquish the parcel into my possession.
Cunts, the lot of them.
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i hate that stupid sorting office..and i hate the postmen who don't bother knocking/ringing the doorbell..my theory is that they can't be bothered to carry the package to the door (maybe they don't even have it with them), so just put one of those stuid cards through instead. stupid stupid stupid.
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