The green/yellow was on the box, but not this one. Race back to post office as fast as possible, trembling with fright that the box is now drifting down a one way pipe into the belly of the cosmos and I'm doomed. Get to counter panting, nearly out of breath, postal lady had it right there available (my good luck again!) and I tape on the extra label cause I brought the tape in my coat pocket (postal place has a no sharing their tape policy, true story) , and leave thinking FINALLY got this accomplished. Driving home in the car for the 2nd time I realize - where's the tracking receipt? Oh... NO. I don't have it. Race back for 3rd time to post, nobody there now. But I see a receipt folded up on the counter, right where I was standing when I took the tape out of my pocket. Clearly the receipt came out when I got the tape roll out. THANK GOODNESS it was my receipt! With the tracking number! Holy macaroni, what a night!
OMG what a time you had getting a package off in the mail ! I know those emotions you felt. I try to double check everything before I take off for the post office. Yes it would be something so easy if you were #51. Wouldn't have to mess around with all this USDA fiddly stuff. Packages I send you I would never have to wonder if they are going to get to you for sure. They would be less expensive sending to each other. You are closer to me I think than California. So far everything goes well from me to you, but I do have the little bit of doubt in the back of my mind. I don't think you will every be #51 though.I tell you @Blue-Jay, I cannot wait until we become #51, imagine how much easier it will be for me to send you these beans?!
I realize I'm being a bit silly, I think a lot of this recent talk of 51 is all in good fun really. But I'm actually quite enjoying all the chatter surrounding the idea!
So my apologies that the box is late - I forgot to add, at the beginning of that written saga - a 32 day long strike on top of all! lol I usually try to be very on point with having all very nice beans selected, all packed in time, all sent very properly to you with documentation and so forth, but this year I'm afraid I didn't meet my own expectations! I will say though, the beans themselves are all very nice, it's the shipper (me) who was the problem!
We get little postal increases here sometime two or three times in a year. January 19,2025 the US postal service will increase the cost of all packages 3.2%. Little by little they keep chipping it up.Well, the postal plot thickens. Or rather, increases. As of Monday - a 25% increase on the price of all postage. Oh my gosh. There will probably Soviet era lineups at the post today & people mass buying stamps. Just when you thought things can't get worse.
Greed.
Bit by bit by bit....$$$$
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