Delivery Day

Oh man!

This is mostly irrelevant, but I have to share!

Once I placed my order with Real Good Toys, I got the shipping notice about a day later. Fantastic. It told me to expect the order on the following Thursday.

Of course, because I’m crazy, I tracked the package all the way to my house. Sort of. Once I saw I would get it on time, I was kind of afraid to leave the house.

Don’t judge me. I have a good reason.

When I reviewed the shipping and return policy on Real Good’s website, I noticed that they said you should always accept delivery even if the package arrives damaged. Just contact them, and they’ll help you out.

So, I assumed I would have to sign for the package. And, that if I didn’t, I’d have to go to UPS to get it myself. That isn’t a big deal. It’s close by, I have a minivan (still don’t judge me), and the package wasn’t too heavy (about 13 pounds). But, what a pain in the butt.

UPS doesn’t usually get to my house until late in the evening, so, when I discovered I needed to run out for some forgotten ingredients (side note: it was the third time in two days I had to do that — now you can judge me), I headed out real quick, grabbed my stuff and ran home.

When I pulled into the driveway, I could see my front door and no sign of a package.

Phew.

I ate lunch, watch some TV, then came into the office to get something done. I thought, “Hey! I should stalk my package and see where it is.”

You knew this was coming. It was on my doorstep.

I had missed the delivery guy by 15 minutes. I was home, and he didn’t ring the doorbell. Which is fine. Guess I didn’t have to sign for it after all.

Here’s what it looks like:

The wrapped up package that contains the Keeper's House dollhouse kit. It's covered in plastic wrap. — *That’s a lot of plastic wrap!*

Here’s the side view:

The side view of the package. There's a small box resting on top of the dollhouse kit. It's held in place with a lot of plastic wrap. — *The side view, so you can appreciate the wrapping.*

I don’t know that I’ve ever seen that much plastic wrap on anything in my life. That said, I appreciate the fact that it’s packed like this instead of into a humongous box. (that would have been a waste of cardboard) or sent it as two shipments. I say this not only as a consumer but as someone who, at one point, shipped and mailed packages as a job.

It’s been quite a life.

Anyway, I’ll find some use for the plastic wrap.

Wish me luck!

Image by moonkee na from Pixabay