follow-up and resolution to yesterday’s post-
after a long spiral down the rabbit hole
in a journey to procure
a throw pillow and a rug
purely on a whim
that i didn’t really need
i went to sleep.
–
when i woke to a new day
i headed over to pick up my goods
determined to make it work
when i arrived at the store
shared why i was there
we, as a group
the only three employees and i
discovered that:
my pillow order had been cancelled and refunded
as they were never able to locate it in the store
next up:
they seemed genuinely stumped
when i showed them
the ‘your rug is ready for pickup’ e-mail
sent to me by their company
they each asked my name
looked at my confirmation
typed the order number in their computers
muttered some stuff
looked at each other quizically
and off they all went on the hunt
each in a different direction
when they returned
it was determined that
no one could find it
they discussed it again
one finally looked up and said-
‘oh, i remember finding it last night and putting in the pickup area!’
who knew?
i was not going to leave that store without my rug
so i actively began helping them find it
(do they only carry one of each item?)
they were all looking for a rolled up rug
but i found it folded on shelf instead
in –
‘the pickup area!’
so lucky i am a hobby detective
(even though i have a strong startle response)
with my refund for the pillow they never found
and the discount i battled with ai online to get
my rug ended up extremely well priced
making it even more of a treasure
last night
i laid on my new rug
without a new festive throw pillow nearby
proud of my crack detective work
exhausted and amused by the crazy process
tomorrow –
who knows what will happen
when i go to the post office and the movies?!!
—
“the only way out of a hole is to climb out.”
-cherly strayed, american author, wild
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image credit: psyschology today
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