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color me shocked AND surprised
Jun. 25th, 2024 07:21 amWaaaay back in January (but January of this year, at least) the company I work for announced that (for various reasons) we would all be getting a FREE JACKET. Anyone who was invited to the big company event in January (not me, lol) would get theirs in person, and the rest would be sent in the mail. We were told nothing else about this gift.
Neat, I thought. I mean, I'm not going to turn down a FREE JACKET. I did wonder how they knew everyone's sizes, since that was never mentioned.
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SEVERAL MONTHS PASSED
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One day I got an email. To my surprise, it was about the FREE JACKET! There had been some delays, the email explained. But they were definitely still working on it. Some people had already wanted to exchange their FREE JACKET for a different size, so if I could maybe just confirm what size I wanted?
(This led to several more emails, in which I tried to determine what size they thought I wanted, and whether the FREE JACKET was a straight cut or a fitted cut. It was eventually agreed that I agreed with the size they had apparently already assigned to me, based on what I was later told was a list from 'several years ago.' Good thing no one changes sizes ever!!!)
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SEVERAL MORE MONTHS PASSED
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LO AND BEHOLD what should arrive in the mail yesterday? A FREE JACKET! Truly, the mind boggles. (PS It fits great) I am uncertain how to feel about this genuinely unexpected turn of events.
Neat, I thought. I mean, I'm not going to turn down a FREE JACKET. I did wonder how they knew everyone's sizes, since that was never mentioned.
***
SEVERAL MONTHS PASSED
***
One day I got an email. To my surprise, it was about the FREE JACKET! There had been some delays, the email explained. But they were definitely still working on it. Some people had already wanted to exchange their FREE JACKET for a different size, so if I could maybe just confirm what size I wanted?
(This led to several more emails, in which I tried to determine what size they thought I wanted, and whether the FREE JACKET was a straight cut or a fitted cut. It was eventually agreed that I agreed with the size they had apparently already assigned to me, based on what I was later told was a list from 'several years ago.' Good thing no one changes sizes ever!!!)
***
SEVERAL MORE MONTHS PASSED
***
LO AND BEHOLD what should arrive in the mail yesterday? A FREE JACKET! Truly, the mind boggles. (PS It fits great) I am uncertain how to feel about this genuinely unexpected turn of events.
