Why none of you will ever receive anything from me in the post again.

[sophistry]

SG:A S1 on DVD, from eBay: $40
Shipping: $20
SG:A S1 DVDs getting lost in the post: priceless


New spindle of DVD+RWs: €20
New CD/DVD booklet: €15
Burning all of S1 and S2 of BSG to playable DVDs, plus so-far-availaible entirety of Heroes and BSG S3 to DVD in .avi format, along with assorted photoshopped dvd slip covers and episode lists : 1 solid 3-day weekend
Postage to UK in time for a birthday: €15
Package never arriving: priceless


Copy of Mothers & Sons: €17
Embarrassing self horribly in front of Colm Tóibín: free
Courier postage to USA, to goddamn well ensure tracking, insurance, and guaranteed 3/4-working-day-delivery to Tóibín-nut friend this time: €45
Finding out a week later that package has not arrived, and furthermore that grandmother has thrown away receipt with tracking number on it: you guessed it - fucking priceless

Comments

[tropes.livejournal.com]

*bursts into tears*

Oh you didn't. Sophie.

[blueeyedtigress.livejournal.com]

OMG.

Also: OUCH.

I was foolishly about to sugest courier, but you did that .... Gah.

[genarti]

...AUGH.

[veenstra168.livejournal.com]

I am sending you a present. Nothing as fun as what you've mentioned above, but a present nonetheless.