We had a pretty quiet Christmas this year. As usual, we made gifts for Husband’s side of the family, then handed out some of the leftovers to other friends. Sons 3 and 4 received new cell phones, socks and underpants, and their annual shopping trip.
But the strangest thing to appear under our tree this year was a really heavy box from Husband’s aunt and uncle, who live in California. It arrived via the U.S. Postal Service, second class.
I wish that I had the energy to download a picture of the contents of the box, because it would be so much more…funny? ridiculous?…than just telling you.
Whatever. Here’s what the box contained:
Six 28-ounce cans of fruit. Two cans of cherries, two cans of peaches, and one can each of pears and apricots. Wha’?!? What the hell?!?
Don’t get me wrong here. I’m not ungrateful for the gift. It’s more that I am…confused? troubled?…by it.
The fruit? Great! Delicious!
Mailing it? Um, questionable, I guess. Because, you see, the postal service doesn’t just give away its service of post. It makes you pay.
And to mail six 28-ounce cans of fruit, it makes you pay dearly.
So, to recap:
Six 28-ounce cans of fruit: $25
Mailing six 28-ounce cans of fruit: $37.50
The looks on the faces of your cheapskate relatives in Minnesota when they open the box: priceless
And just so you know? Yes, yes, I do know that I’m going straight to hell.
Happy new year!
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Kay, as always, i truly love to read your posts. as for the fruit, enjoy…..it is however, quite interesting about the cost. i guess that is a very nice thing to do, even if not practical.:) take care kc(akwoman)
Please tell me that the expiration dates on the cans are still good?
It is a rather odd gift. Are they worried that you are going hungry? Did they run out of room in their pantry? Hit a good sale at the grocery store, and think, "hey, I\’ll bet Kay never gets canned fruit!" Maybe they have the idea that since you live in Minnesota, you are unfamiliar with the delicacies of canned fruit?
You know, frozen wasteland…lake effect snow… having to break the ice off of the water before you bathe… sleeping with many other people in the bed so you can keep warm…
I mean really now, isn\’t that what Minnesota is like? LOL
How old are they? That could be part of the problem.
I love your stories Kay. BIG HUGS, Steph
What Steph said..lol What weird people! That is very strange. We have friends that send us fresh oranges and grapefruit from the Texas Valley when they\’re ripe, but I don\’t believe we\’ve ever received canned fruit before! And certainly not fruit that costs less than the shipping! Have you all heard any explanation of this from anyone? Did they send this stuff to everyone? Or just you all… lucky you!
hugs,
Jean
Kay, I have a WONDERFUL recipe for fruit salad.
IF it lasts til morning. Jeez, whydidn\’t they just send a gift card?? $37.50!!
) "Kay and the Fates" –sounds like a doo-wop group to me.
Her name is Yasmeen Amina…the diva\’s name is Amina Camilla. So now we have two \’a-meena little girls\’. And auntie adores baby.
Kay, i\’m gonna send you a hotmail sometime this weekend…something i want to share with you. BTW, are the FAters as excited about getting sox and underwear for xmas as wiz is?? WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU WOMEN?????
Luv and hugs to Kay and all the Fates (Russ has to be an honorary Fater coz one more name is just too much for me to type…my typing time is valuable and i cannot waste it typing stuff unnecessarily…un uh…no sir…not me…got eggs to cook and fish to fry…people to see and places to go. Nope, can\’t waste time with alll that pointless blather.
~the not word-wasting mouse MWAH!!!!
Dear heart, you will make Hell so much more interesting; at my age it is highly likely I\’ll be there to welcome you. The fruit is a perplexing gift – sweets for the sweet, perhaps? What did you think was in the heavy box before you opened it?
ah….hahahahahaha!
maybe they should have mailed you 28 bags of marshmallows. much cheaper shipping!