I checked my post box today and found a small box that had once contained a very nice chemistry related coffee mug, crushed and containing many many shards of what had once been a very nice chemistry related coffee mug.

The box wouldn’t fit into my box so instead of leaving me a little note in my box saying come to the front desk and pick up your package, they’d just crushed the box until it fit.

Well, it fit from their end, there was no way I was getting it out of the box from my end. I had to go to the front desk anyway, only instead of picking up my package I had to ask them to go get the jammed mangled crushed ripped box out somehow.

Since the package wasn’t insured there was no recourse for me. The manager lady, who surely knows me by sight now since I’ve dealt with her at least 3 times before this for lost and or mangled packages, said she’d write a note to the box stuffers and tell them to take more care.
No consolation for me.

IF you EVER send me packages, please get a tracking number; if it’s something that you (or I) would regret not getting, get insurance.