Friday, September 25, 2009

From Belgaon with Love

The funniest thing happened.

I needed to send a package to Brussels in Belgium. So the other day I went down to the post office and sent it by registered post. They charged me Rs. 35, and in the back of my head I thought, "Oh how cheap." But considering I'm pretty much saving every penny I earn nowadays, I didn't question! Yesterday, I got a call from the post office saying that my packet has come back to the postoffice because it was accidently sent to Belgaon instead of Belgium, and the office clerk made an error. And I need to come and pay the difference. And the difference was  Rs. 724!

Lesson learned: Any package going out of India by registered speed post can in no way be less than Rs. 400. As told to me by post-office master.

3 comments:

Nrip Nihalani said...

Fabulous Story... Next time do take a map and point it out where you want it delivered ;)

Unknown said...

dude... do you think you are livign 50 years ago !!! speed post is a courier service. and that too REGISTERED !!! kya re !!! atleast sometimes use the grey matter...

NIKITA said...

ha ha ha j , u silly woman ....send this to the readers digest .....

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