So, you shipped it back to China?

During my periods of insomnia and excessive spending habits, I have found my “frien-enemy” to be amazon.com. They have an amazing tool that allows you to save your bank account information to utilize the “1-click purchase”. The 1-click purchase allows you to click only once to purchase, then immediately obtain a confirmation of your order through email.

Because of this wonderful tool, I often purchase things, such as clothes, bags, books and various gadgets that “look fun”. However, there is a cost of my sleep-shopping, I forget what I have purchased and seem to always delete the handy email that indicate the estimated time of arrival of the item.

This past week I received a note card from the US postal service in my mailbox, indicating that they missed me for a package that needs to be signed for; and that they will try to redeliver it, however, did not indicate another date that they would do so. The card stated that if the package is not signed for by 10/30, then it would be sent back to the sender.

This simple note card raised many questions, like if they had attempted to deliver it and obtain a signature, why was the card in my mailbox, and not at my door? Moreover, packages can be dropped off at the rental office, which is directly beside the mailbox, why was not it left there? Moreover, if they had actually tried to deliver the package as the card indicated, what time had it been? Because I work overnight, I am always home during the day.

Well, the result was the package being shipped back to the sender… in China! Unfortunately, I was unable to locate any products purchased during my sleep shopping that would have been from that area. I can only imagine if the package could have been a surprise from my BFF, Cathy, who lives in South Korea, but travels to various countries in Asia all the time.

I guess that it will always be a USPS mystery.