Of course, the high fades quickly. As you walk home, you remember you sent your grandmother’s card via second class. That means it will arrive on Christmas Eve if she’s lucky, or possibly in January if a gust of wind goes the wrong way.
Now you are left with the guilt of “Should I have paid for first class? She’s 87!” But then you remember that second class post is, let’s be honest, the official post of “I care, but not enough to pay extra.” It’s the cousin who shows up an hour late to the party with a store-bought pie and a shrug. It’s the lazy friend of the postal world, shuffling along at its own pace.
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What About the Gifts?
Let’s not forget the online shopping nightmare. While you’re stressing about cards, your Amazon orders are doing their own frantic dance. Did you order that toy for your nephew on the 15th? Did you think it would magically apparate? If you haven’t ordered by today, you might as well send a note saying, “Sorry, the tooth fairy got lost.”
Amazon Prime feels like first class post’s flashy, rich cousin. But today, even he looks worried. You start refreshing the tracking page like a madman, hoping the little package icon has moved closer to your city. It’s a form of modern anxiety that our ancestors never had to deal with. Be thankful your great-grandpa only had to worry about a horse being slow.
