Kittens FedEx-ed across country

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http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cst-nws-kit02.html

VERGENNES, Vt. -- Imagine the shock at Country Home Products when workers opened a box and five kittens came squirming out.

A customer in South Carolina had wanted to return a brush trimmer -- a gas-powered machine that cuts grass, weeds and brush -- and accidentally sent the kitties along in the FedEx box for the two-day trip to Vermont.

"My co-worker Alan Bean opened the box. Something moved. He jumped and he looked in again and there was five kittens," said Deb Peters, who works in the Country Home returns department.

[wryter2000]

1. Awwww

I hope the kitties were okay.

I once (intentionally) got a baby snake from Ohio to California via Fedex. Breeders routinely ship snakes like that as they can tolerate going without food or water for a day or two with no harm -- as long as the weather is temperate.

However, the stoopid delivery guy claimed he tried to deliver it when he didn't. That happens a lot with them and UPS in my experience. I had to drive out to the airport to get the little snakey. He was just fine, though.

[wryter2000]

2. dupe

self-delete

[crispini]

3. FIVE?

Damn, how could you miss five?

[zbdent]

4. I'm sure that the e-bay ad

mentioned a bonus for "buying right now . . ."