Woohoo! So glad the package is safe!!
I agree that these days we just have to sort of shrug and have faith USPS will get it there eventually… which is stressful to say the least. One of my packages a few weeks ago was marked as unscanned for days even though the seller swore she dropped it off, and then suddenly one day it crossed half the US in a matter of hours (with scans in four states!) and appeared in my mailbox that afternoon
I will say that these days I no longer order plants by mail, after a particularly unfortunate experience where the package went on two or three merry go rounds around the entire state over the course of a month. But that’s nothing compared to the stress of some acquaintances who have to order baby chicks by mail (apparently USPS is the only carrier in the country who will ship them). So many stories of opening up a late package and… yeah.
Thank you @Austina and @thirdrock for the well wishes! I agree... it seems the issue is more delays than losses. Phew.
The sprinkling of everyone's fairy gem dust must have worked, because the package was finally delivered to AGL! It was signed for, and I even received a message from Leslie that all of the stones were present and accounted for. What a relief! Ultimately, it was 2 weeks late. I'm just so pleased it wasn't lost or stolen, that I didn't even mind when they told me I was being charged double to test for copper in the paraiba.(Why isn't that included in the original price?) Whatever!
That seems very cruel to mail a live animal. Imagine how horrid that must be for the bird! I wouldn't think this should even be legal.
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