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A Friday Laugh & The One Thing You Never Want To Know About Your Neighbour

A surprise parcel, if like me you rip them open with glee, think twice and do check the name and address before unwrapping.

I never do and was so excited this morning when postman knocked with a parcel too big to go through letter box. On opening found an invoice with next door neighbours details on, The dear lady had her hundreth birthday last year and has been in a residential home for last 18 months.

I now have an unwrapped Jessica Rabbit of the adult kind, I can't pass it on to the family who check on house every couple of months, so under the cover of darkness shall be putting in the outside toilet she has in the hope it won't be discovered.

Moral of the story always check the parcels before opening, as they may not be a win, and may tell stories you don't want to know!
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  • lilias
    lilias Posts: 7,902 Forumite
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    Could it be that a female relative of the old lady, who didn't want it sent to her own home, will turn up looking for it?

    Otherwise, if it really was ordered by the old lady then I'm really, really impressed.
  • becky004
    becky004 Posts: 5,167 Forumite
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    lilias wrote: »
    Could it be that a female relative of the old lady, who didn't want it sent to her own home, will turn up looking for it?

    Otherwise, if it really was ordered by the old lady then I'm really, really impressed.

    I have been here just over 7 years only visitor, who checks on the house every couple of months is a nephew who is knocking on 80! Whoever the order belongs to, am well impressed and think there is hope for me yet :rotfl:
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  • Blulu
    Blulu Posts: 7,855 Forumite
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    Love it - the story that is :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:I guess she may have had arthritis or something, and just been very inventive :D
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