i bought a couple gifts for sol's birthday, and some organic mexican coffee for shanti. i had a slightly large box so i figured i may as well fill it before i send it. so tracy and i walked to the post office and the first thing i am told is that i can't mail coffee beans. which is exactly the opposite from what the man at the coffee shop told me. so happy birthday tracy, here's some coffee.
i'm still going to mail sol's presents so the woman weighs everything and tells me that it'll cost $65 (US!) to mail everything. which might not be so bad but the total cost of the contents is now only about $20.
whatever. ok, i'll still mail it. the spanish book is super cute. what, you don't take credit cards? what post office doesn't take credit cards? i have about 200 pesos on me, and the nearest atm is a 10 minute walk.
so tracy's children now have sol's giant wooden crayons. merry christmas. they were made out of actual tree branches too. oh well.
i still have the book and i'm not entirely sure what to do with it. it's way too cute to leave, and there's definitely no return policy at the store. so i guess i'm going to haul a spanish language children's book around the world...
and when i'm old and infirm and i call sol to come over and take out my trash and carry my groceries i'm going to remind him about this book.
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| oh the places this book will go |
We have lived in Alaska and Hawaii and the PO is not our friend! They don't ship there! We are so used to this. Ordering on line is a joke! Costs way more to ship the items than it did to purchase them. Still enjoying your blog! Miss you!
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