Why I hate the UPS...(and other non-sense)

Let me put a disclaimer on this post right from the beginning that I have had multiple wins with the UPS. But everything good must come to an end at some point. I suppose I should start at the beginning with this story:

Christmas vacation: Mother and daughter invest in too many purchases for daughter to fit in suitcase. Them, being great problem solvers, decided to trust in the wonderful agency our Government has put in place, the UPS. After carefully wrapping up the items, they were shipped off to greet so said daughter in DC. Now, just because this story makes me soooo angry, one would think that the service would respect packages going to Washington-freaking-DC out of all places. But no, they do not.

Daughter leaves for two week work trip and is gleeful at the thought of coming home to that wonderful package. (I am purposefully leaving out what was in the package.) Arrives home two weeks after the package has arrived and goes to pick it up. The package is delivered to the daughter in three pieces. Slightly befuddled because the daughter knows that her mother only sent two packages, she carries the boxes back to her apartment.

It is at this point in the story that I would like to point out: ASHLEY WAS VERY PISSED OFF. So due to extreme feelings, please excuse any ramblings or language or rabbit trails.

We don't need to talk about what happened next, let me just give it to you blunt-style:
1. Blu-ray player is missing from package. The stupid, idiotic thieves left the HDMI cord though. I mean, really? What sort of stupidass thieves are we dealing with?
2. EXPENSIVE (definitely the most expensive item in the whole box) LENS for my SLR camera was still nicely wrapped in the box. Once again, let me exclaim, WHAT STUPIDASS THIEVES. If you're going to properly steal from someone's box...at least take the things that are worth more money.
3. It was not until later that evening that I realized I had a 450 thread-count brand new sheet set in that box that was gone. Okay, now our stupidass thieves are just taking home goods. I mean, a sheet set?! It probably doesn't even match their stupid bedroom like it matched mine.
4. Harry Potter Christmas ornament was...(I know you're holding your breath for this one)....still nicely wrapped. If that thief had taken that ornament...ohhhhh man. It would have been on between me and the UPS for reals.
5. When you think about things I have listed off already, note that many of these things are larger sized and would be used when packing a box to cradle a more fragile item. Lastly but not least, the final item in the box for the fire pot. Now, many of you are saying fire pot say what? You need to realize that this was one of my favorite pieces in the Kansas house, my father brought it back from Kansas to Florida with him for me, and it was slowly making its way to DC to me. These large ceramic items are also not cheap to a broke ex-college student. Some take gel and some take liquid fuel...to say the least, it was the most important item in the whole freaking box. Due to the STUPIDASS THIEVES' actions, the fire pot and its lid were cracked in half. At this point, when I unwrapped the broken fire pot from the bubble wrap, I was literally foaming at the mouth due to my angry state. Since this fateful day, I have invested in krazy glue and melded the item back together. It has been lit already and works properly if you ignore all of the missing chunks of paint around the middle of the pot.

Let's just put it this way, after a unpleasant screaming visit to the RUDE-ASS employees in one of the Washington DC's UPS offices, Ashley will NEVER, I REPEAT NEVER, use their services again. Hello Fedex.

And let's point out that if my company ever audits UPS....bring it on.

On a positive side note, I found Skittles latest development called, "Riddles," in Target a couple of days ago. The colors do not match the flavors. For a girl who color codes her candy before eating, this is a strange experience. 

Boxed water is the thing to do in Michigan.

Proof that it is getting cold somewhere this winter as DC is only believing in 60/70 degree weather.

 Dessert on the last day that we were in Michigan...seriously the largest piece of carrot cake I've ever seen.

 How the box looked when it arrived. Someone, a criminal that works for UPS, literally cut the top right off the box.

 The fire pot base broken in half

 The lid and two spare pieces.

What the bag of Skittles looks like so you can go buy some at your local Target.