Wednesday, April 22, 2015

Officially CRAZY!

This is a picture of the pretty cell phone case that I bought awhile back. I love my cell phone. I use my cell phone a lot! Doesn't everybody? Sadly, my cell phone is most likely on its way to California! A couple of days ago I had 5 orders to get ready. 2 of the orders were jar orders and I usually sit on my den floor and wrap them all up, pack them and then wrap the box in pretty paper! Invariably, when I sit on the floor, my cell phone, which is usually on my desk, will ring. I am no spring chicken anymore and it's hard to get up off the floor to get my phone...soooo, I put the phone on the floor somewhere around me. I was in a hurry...I had a couple of hours to get 5 orders ready....the 2 jar orders were the time consuming ones. I wanted to get the packages to the drop off station before 5:00. I was in a hurry...did I mention that already? So, I got the orders ready and finished at about 4:30. I looked around for my phone and didn't see it so I just figured it was under all the mess that was still on the floor from packing and decided to find it when I got back home. Oh how I wish I had taken a minute to dial it up and listen for the ring! Instead,  I had my son take the packages to my van and my oldest daughter and I headed to the Mailboxes Depot and dropped them off. My daughter had been making supper before we left so it was ready to eat, my husband had just gotten home so he was ready to eat, my nerves were shot from hurrying around so much, so I sat down and tried to relax and we had a nice supper. Then I thought I better find my phone...someone dialed my number and we heard nothing.....my son went and looked in the van just in case I was really crazy and had actually taken it with me and didn't remember...I dumped my purse out on the floor to see if it was hiding in there....we searched the house...then I remembered that I had the "Lookout" app. on my phone that will sound a siren to help you find it. I got on the computer and signed in and activated the alarm, still didn't hear anything. By this time I am thinking....could I have accidently (absent mindedly) put that phone in one of my packages since it was sitting on the floor? If I did, could you imagine the people at the Mailboxes place hearing that? Or the guy who picks up the packages? Then I saw that you can locate your device with some kind of tracking thing so I clicked on that....sure enough....it was in Milan Illinois....the shipping hub about 40 miles from here......oh brother....yes, I am officially crazy! How in the world? I really have no idea what package I might have put it in but I'm thinking that (naturally) it's the one going clear to California and it won't get there till Monday! I did email all my customers and told them about it and 3 of them got back to me and said they'd let me know...hopefully it's one of those 3 that get it! The one in California, where I think it might be going to said she had to laugh (who wouldn't?) and said she'd let me know as soon she gets it (if she gets it). So, I will be without my cell phone for probably at least a week and a half, if I get it back, and if it's all in one piece! Maybe I could get a world record or something for this? Surely it's never happened to anyone else? :-) I had my boy run a few more orders in yesterday and the lady asked him if his mom mailed something the day before that made noise? I don't think the package would have been there when I sounded the alarm...it would have left them by then but maybe someone had tried to call me in that little bit of time that they had it. Anyway, I'm sure I'll be laughing about it someday....everybody else is! :)

Thanks for stopping by! ~~Pam

10 comments:

  1. Oh my goodness - you did make me laugh. :-) Imagining the reaction of those around the box with your phone in it when the siren sound went off. Ha. Probably gave them a scare. I hope you get your phone back soon, and you've definitely got a great story to tell!

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  2. Oh my goodness! I can totally relate. Laughing with you not at you!

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  3. I'm hoping the customer that gets it is a kind and honest person and sends it back to you asap. My phone battery died on me suddenly today and it made me realize how much I've come to rely on it. I was at work and had no way to charge it. I kept taking it out and trying to turn it on, but it was totally dead. It's charging now. Whew!

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  4. So sorry this happened to you. We were moving once and I couldn't find my purse, yep, the movers had packed it, and some other stuff that was marked don't pack! I was really glad I realized it before they put it on the truck. I'm hoping someone nice finds it in their package and you get it back soon!

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  5. We've all done these crazy things, but you probably feel like part of you is missing now. We're so reliant on our phones. I did laugh to, with you, because you told your story so humorously. Hoping the "nicest" person gets it soon. :)

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  6. Thanks for making me chuckle. That it totally something I would do. I lost my phone once for several days and I was crying and beside myself about it, and then went to put my son in his car seat one day, and there it was sitting on the seat between the car seat and the door. Hope you get it back safe and sound and soon! I'm surprised the Post Office didn't quarantine it and call the bomb squad when the siren was going off. I'm going to go look for that app to put on my phone now too.

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  7. Awww that's awful, but funny at the same time. Hopefully it makes it to a nice buyer and they will send your phone right back to you. Its a great story you will be able to tell for years

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  8. Oh my! That's so something I would do. I hope it's found and gets back to you asap!

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  9. That is hilarious Pam! Well, funny for us and not you. LOL

    I sure do hope you get it back. Keep us updated!

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  10. When I first started doing eBay, my son was playing with my phone while I was packing up a shipment. The mailman picked up my package and shortly after that, I noticed my son no longer had my phone. I looked and looked for about 2 hours. Finally I came to the conclusion that my son dropped it into the box when I wasn't looking. I messaged my buyer and let them know there might be an extra item in their shipment and if in fact, my phone was in there, I would pay for them to ship it back.

    The next day, my son had my phone. I have no idea where the little stinker (he was probably 2 at the time) had hidden it. Of course I had to message my buyer again. She probably thought I was crazy

    I no longer have a cell phone and in a way Im happy I don't. I hate people calling me and when my home phone rings, I usually dont answer that

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