Your Package Has Experienced an Exception

Written by lame

Topics: rants

Today, my email inbox taunts me with subjects like:

There’s Still Time! Rush shipping extended on great gifts …
Christmas Gift Baskets in Time For Christmas
Last Chance for Christmas Delivery
Get Delivery by Christmas …
Last Day to Order Gifts in Time for Holiday Delivery

That last one is from the company that I placed a toy order with on December 15th. I have little hope of receiving it because of the snowstorm that slammed our area. Nothing is moving in and out and around our fair city.

I have become too reliant on our nation’s delivery infrastructure. Although I placed all orders by December 15th, my gifts have little hope of arriving. My favorite status message is “Your package has experienced an exception.” Threw an exception. Funny sad to us software geeks.