Yesterday I read Arctic Fox's blog post about his win on premium bonds, the government-issued savings scheme. I commented saying I'd had some but had never won anything.
This morning Husband, while going through drawers looking for any euros we might have lying around ready for our Italian trip, came across a plastic folder that contained - you've guessed it: premium bonds. Coincidence 1.
This morning the BBC website had an article about the government sitting on £100m of unclaimed premium bond prize money. Coincidence 2.
Husband checked ours: we still haven't won anything. That's where the coincidences stop.
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Back in May I ordered a belated birthday present for Nuora (daughter-in-law in Italian), a sewing kit from Wattle and Loop, an Australian company. I'd ordered from them before and they were very good and fast, as they were this time. The problem arose when the package landed in Italy.
All trace of it seemed to disappear and when I contacted the company we eventually gave up and agreed on a refund rather than trying again. Australia to Italy was perhaps a bit optimistic!
Yesterday Nuora received the parcel! Plus a £3 customs charge.
I contacted the company to tell them it had turned up and offered to repay them, thinking they'd say, "No, it's fine." They didn't. They said, "Thank you for offering, you can pay here."
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May your today be as chilled as this meerkat - and no, he's not dead even though others kept running over him. He's just enjoying his relaxation.
4 comments:
The coincidences stopped just one short! Too bad. I had that same postal experience once when I ordered a book from Britain. Months went by, it never came, I contacted them and they gave me a refund. Then, not too long after that, the book showed up! I too offered to repay but the company very kindly wrote it off.
That repayment seems odd of both you and them.
Is that Ernie? They were invented after I left, so I don't get how it works. There are characters in Barbara Pym who talk about Ernie and hoping for a win. One throws a coin into the Trevi fountain, speaking of Italy, wishing for a win on Ernie, then explains it's premium bonds in case the spirit of the fountain isn't familiar with it!
I'm surprised the shippers had you repay, but good of you to offer.
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