Me: I want to mail this so it will be there in five days.
Ray: We can’t do that.
Me: (Suspicious, because Ray had told the last two people he served ahead of me that he couldn’t do their things, either) Really?
Ray: Yeah. Go two doors down to Fedex, they can do it.
Me: Okay.
Me: I want to mail this so that it will be there in five days.
Fedex: We can do that, but so can the mail, and it’ll cost you $50 here, and only $25 there, so you should probably do it there.
Me: Oh, thanks.
Wait in line hoping not to get Ray again.
Me: I want to mail this so it will get there as fast as possible.
Ray: But not using expressmail.
Me: Is express mail the fastest way?
Ray: Yes, with express mail it will get there in about two days.
Me: Well then I do want that.
Ray: Ooooooo….fine.
Me: (It’s February 25th) So that will get there on the 27th (I’m checking to see if it will get there on the 27th or 28th).
Ray: It’ll get there on the third.
Me: What? You said two business days.
Ray: Yes, two business days, so it’ll get there on the third.
Me: 28th?
Ray: THIRD.
Me: But two business days is the 27th or 28th. It’s Monday February 25th.
Ray: BUSINESS DAYS.
Me: But Tuesday and Wednesday are business days.
Ray: Okay.
Me: Could you put it in the bucket so it goes out today?
Ray: I can try, but the mail is picked up at three (it’s 11:00 am).
Me: Okay.
March 4, 2008 at 7:54 am
Well, Ray has a long and glittering future ahead of him. Itùs like that here as well.