Three stories:
#1 - I heard the doorbell ring last Saturday morning when I wasn't expecting anybody. There were two well dressed people on my doorstep. I assumed they were JWs or Mormons, so I slipped back downstairs unseen. I went out later to see if they left "Watchtower" or something in my mailbox but instead I found the DVDs I ordered over the internet. Felt kinda bad not answering the door and thanking them for being honest.
#2 - Same thing happened a number of months ago where a stranger came to the door with something I had ordered. However, from outside he saw that I had just hooked up the Wii in my livingroom. He asked if I liked it and I said I just bought it and hadn't tried it yet, but if he wanted to help me test drive it. Normally I wouldn't invite a stranger into the house, but he seemed like a cool guy. We're friends now and we and some guys are getting a ticket package for the Senators. If Canada Post hands you lemons....
#3) This one wasn't Canada Post's fault at all, but I can't believe people that get mail that they know isn't theirs and just toss it. I cancelled a credit card and thought it had a zero balance, but I didn't get an auto-deduction in time and it had a $100 charge on it. However, they had apartment 301 as my apartment number, not 201. I knew the people above me.. not well, but we knew each others names at least. Even if they didn't they could have asked the landlord where the mail was supposed to go. There was even a bin in the lobby where misdelivered mail could go. But, no... they tossed every notice in the garbage. It went to a collection agency and I had to plead with new bank to let my mortgage go through. I any case, whenever I get something that isn't mine, I'll hand deliver it to its rightful owner.
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