What's the most surprising thing that you ever got in the mail?

[reyd reid reed]

Inquiring minds want to know.

Plus, my mail's bo-ring so I have to live vicariously through others.

[Left Is Write]

1. A 1940s or 50s Christmas themed half apron, gorgeous, in pristine condition.

It was surprising because I'd never seen it before nor ordered it.

It was sent to me as a complete surprise by an online friend who knew about my apron collection and thought it would be perfect for me. She was right.

I've gotten a few surprise cookbooks that way too, but the apron surprised me the most. I actually cried happy tears.

[reyd reid reed]

2. Oh, that sounds absolutely wonderful!!!

I would have, too.

:hug::hug::hug:

[Qanisqineq]

3. a dildo

yeah, a friend sent it to me to be funny. Talk about a surprise!

[reyd reid reed]

4. No warning or anything?

Did it at least come in a plain, brown wrapper?

Heeeee...they'd have to scrape me off the driveway if anyone ever sent me something like that.

[Qanisqineq]

6. nope, no warning!

but the package was very plain, shipped from some company that was very discreet.

[reyd reid reed]

8. Well, that's something

who else was around when you opened it?

[Qanisqineq]

10. I was alone

:phew!:

[reyd reid reed]

12. "Phew" is right...

but can you imagine the look on, say, your mother's face? Once you picked her up off the floor, that is?

[lost-in-nj]

41. I ordered

my own.....

:rofl: :evilgrin: :crazy:

It came in a plain brown wrapper....
BUT the mailman probably knew what it was..... you could "feel" it through the envelope!!!!!


lost

[MonkeyFunk]

5. A camera

true story:

My father was raised by his aunt and uncle. His aunt, my Nanny, was a grandmother to me.
She and her husband, my Poppy, came to see us every Christmas. I'd never had a christmas without them, until I was 9, and we were all waiting for them to show up on December 23rd.

Then we got a phone call from Poppy - He got home from work and found Nanny dead.

So we drove the 200 miles to their place for her funeral. We didn't have a Christmas that year.

We got home, and in the mailbox was a package for me. It was a camera from Nanny. She "bought" it with Bazooka bubblegum wrappers and probably $2.

To this day, I don't know why she had it sent to me instead of bringing it with her. But, being a kid at the time, I thought it was a miracle.

[reyd reid reed]

9. Wow.

Just.....wow.

:hug::hug:

[greatauntoftriplets]

34. I had an aunt we called "Nanny"

My older sister started calling her that for reasons unknown to me, though the aunt's real name was Marian. We called her husband Haysie, because his name was John Hayes Lastname. They were childless and very good to us.

[lost-in-nj]

35. WOW

just wow.....
I believe in there is a reason for everything and everything has a reason



((((((hugs)))))))

lost

[enigmatic]

51. That's a great story

What happened to the camera?

[Omphaloskepsis]

7. From a few days ago...

The quality is shit. I took the pic with my iSight.. And I am drunk. Do the math.

[reyd reid reed]

11. I'd love to get a surprise like that...

:hi:

[Oeditpus Rex]

13. Shut UP!

:eyes:

[reyd reid reed]

14. You got a Shut UP in the mail?

That's a new one...is that anything like a 7-UP or....????

[Oeditpus Rex]

17. See above

:eyes: :eyes:



Edit: It's "eyes," not "eyeroll." :eyes:

[reyd reid reed]

28. Your wish....

[Reverend_Smitty]

15. an envelope full of assorted condoms...

They weren't used or anything but it was a practical joke from a friend. I would have just laughed it off but I was 14 at the time and my dad was standing right next to me when I opened the package. I had some 'splaining to do

[reyd reid reed]

16. Oh. My.

Were they Day-Glo? Flavored? What did you do -- besides explain, that is?

:rofl::rofl::rofl:

[Reverend_Smitty]

18. I think they were assorted size and brands

I saved them for a rainy day (unfortunately they expired and weren't used :P). I did give my friend an earful because I really didn't want to get fitted for a chastity belt if any more stunts were pulled :)

[reyd reid reed]

19. That prolly made your friend think it was even funnier.

Your poor dad.

:rofl::rofl::rofl:

[Reverend_Smitty]

20. Yeah he thought it was friggen hillarious

looking back almost 10 years later, I can see the humor in the situation. :)

[LeftyMom]

21. A box of assorted pads and tampons, with a booklet about puberty

Ordered by my mother. :eyes:

Oh, and a Christmas card with a picture of dubya on it. On the inside it says "happy birthday." Three guesses who the wiseass who sent that was. :D

[reyd reid reed]

22. Heh...sounds like the same

box my mother sent me when I was ten or eleven. Did you get a pink book and a blue book and then a yellow how-to book?

Heh...and you've gotta love a wiseass. It usually comes down to either that, or strangle 'em.

:P

[LeftyMom]

23. Well, I guess I'm stuck then.

I'd have to take two planes and the better part of the day to go strangle him, and even if I was still mad my short ass would have to stand on a box. :D

I think there was just one purple book.

[reyd reid reed]

25. Isn't that the way it always seems to work?

You get yourself good and ready to strangle and then Things interfere.

:P

You got lucky. You're younger than I am, though -- you prolly got the new and improved version.

Mine had a belt. Hence the instruction book.

:scared:

[LeftyMom]

27. When I had my son, the hospital gave me a packet of pads that went on with a belt

That was 2001. I'm pretty sure nobody'd actually sold the belts for 20 years. :eyes:

[reyd reid reed]

29. Last time I saw one

was when I had my first baby (he's 23 now). I hadn't USED one since...well...since I don't know when.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

24. Well....mine wasn't a surprise.........

I knew it was coming...

It was a t-shirt, a campaign button, and a note...

From a friend.....whose campaign I'd supported.....

I knew they were coming, but I was surprised at how touched I felt...

[reyd reid reed]

26. It's always nice to get things like that in the mail.

:hi:

[Roon]

30. An inheritance from my Grandmother

A check for 300.00. I went down and bought me some Doc Martens that I have always wanted, but could never afford.

[reyd reid reed]

36. I'll bet that *was* a pleasant surprise.

The circumstances weren't, but...you know what I mean, I hope.

:hi:

[Roon]

47. Yes, I know what you meant.

:-)

[mentalsolstice]

31. I was approved for SSDI

on my initial request...didn't have to go through hearings, appeals or anything! I just wrote it up myself, and was approved!

[reyd reid reed]

37. From what I understand of that process....

that truly IS a surprise.

:wow:

[mentalsolstice]

46. And it was!

We'll have to see where it goes for the review in under 3 years! However, I feel SO incredibly lucky, as I know there are so many more out there as deserving as I was...they just couldn't write it up...or had the medical backup. It's not a fair system!

[JitterbugPerfume]

32. some books and CDs

that Oneighty left me in his will.

It wasn't a surprise , but it did make me cry .

[reyd reid reed]

38. ....

:hug::hug:

[JitterbugPerfume]

40. thank you for the

:hug: :hug:

[LostInAnomie]

33. An 80 pack of condoms and a big bottle of lube

My ex-girlfriend and I had them used up in a month.

Good times! :evilgrin:

[reyd reid reed]

39. And this surprises you?

Why doesn't it surprise me?

:shrug:

:P

[LostInAnomie]

44. Well, the condoms and lube surprised me at least.

One of my friends used to go to a site where you could build up points towards big packets for sex products. He did it so much that it eventually became the main source he and his girlfriend used for rubbers. One summer when I was still in college he and his girlfriend broke up. Knowing that I still had a girlfriend, he finished up the points towards the 80 pack and had them sent to me.

Like I said before, good times.

[mentalsolstice]

42. And another thing...bar exam results!

I had passed one exam earlier in the year...but fell in love, and wanted to stay where I was, the whole gushy thing! So I studied! And as it happens, I'm in one of the top five states with most difficult bar exam to pass. The earlier exam was only 2 days, but this one was three days. During the exam, they tell us the results will be mailed on 09-26, and do not call the bar headquarters before then. On 09-24, I get an envelope from bar headquarters, but it's opened and empty. I chase down my mailman, crying and pleading with him to go through every mailbox he has delivered to that day...he says "no can do." I call the bar headquarters, they chastise me about calling, and then admit the mis-mailed some envelopes out early...but nobody should surmise anything from it (none of my friends got one).

On 09-26, my friends are calling me, exultant, b/c they've passed. Because my mail was usually delivered late, I spent the day out at the state park with my dog. I got home past mail delivery time, no results! I call my boyfriend and his best friend who happens to be an attorney, and they collude about how to get me through the rest of the weekend. Boyfriend (who is now my husband) says he's on his way over with major liquor supplies.

In the meantime, while I'm crying about having to wait 2 more days...my next door neighbor knocks on my door...says the mailman left an envelope with her...he knew it was VERY important to me...could she make sure I got it? Well, she fell asleep, took a long nap, forgot all about it...blah, blah...

I grabbed the envelope out of her hands, ripped it open...and yes, I passed!

I was waiting out on the door stoop for my BF...I can't continue on, or this thread will get locked!

[reyd reid reed]

43. Now THAT'S a story.

:D

[mentalsolstice]

45. And it was a GOOD time that night! eom

[QMPMom]

48. It wasn't the most surprising, but it sure was welcome.

My RN State Board results, scores and license.

I was at work and everyone knew that the most recent batch of results had been mailed. Some of the new grads had already gotten theirs and everyone was talking about it at the hospital.

I got off work at 3:00pm and had chest pains the entire 30 mile drive home. I drove straight to the post office and there was a note in my mailbox telling me that I had an envelope that wouldn't fit in my box. I went to the counter and Jenny, the Postmistress, (very small town) had seen me pull up and had the envelope waiting. My heart was pounding and I was relieved when the envelope wouldn't bend: If the envelop didn't bend, it meant that they had enclosed your license enclosed in heavy cardboard to prevent damage. I ripped open the envelope and started screaming! I had passed and was a full-fledged RN!The chest pains stopped that very second! LOL!

[FuzzySlippers]

49. It would have to a letter notifying me of my election

to Phi Beta Kappa. That surprised me because I didn't think my grades were nearly high enough. :shrug:

[leftofthedial]

50. my first royalty check

[Orsino]

52. One of these. It missed the mail, actually...

...but really ruined my (St. Crispin's) day:

[RFKHumphreyObama]

53. An autographed picture of Ronald Reagan

And considering that I'd just moved to a new country, the mail staff with whom our family had just opened up an account were impressed to receive an envelope addressed to us from the office of Ronald Reagan

[Bridget Burke]

54. Psilocybin & an LP.

An unexpected surprise from a friend. Many years ago.

However, I a different LP would have been less scary.


(Under the circumstances.)

[kedrys]

55. A nice greeting card from a friend who was traveling to Amsterdam

with a nice note from the DEA apologizing for intercepting it and taking the small chunk of hashish out. :wow: