Thursday, January 17, 2008

Surprise, surprise !

As usual, the delivery guy walked by in the morning with his loadful of packages. He stopped by my desk in the corridor, checking which packages he had to deliver, took a large box that could easily contain a printer in it and said Harish ?

Yes, I said, with a couple of thoughts racing in the head. Recently, I had ordered a set of Gevalia coffee packets (which came with a complimentary coffee maker, travel mug and other goodies for 20 $). Could this be it ? No, I most definitely did not use the office address.
Or, could it just be someone else's package ? I have been asked to sign for packets for nearby folks since I was the lone early bird.

Harish ?
I came back to earth, duly signed his electronic recorder device and quickly opened up the package. It seemed to be empty first, I kept removing more and more wrapping paper. And finally, compliments of Oracle Volunteers, I got a laptop bag, a colorful umbrella and a hiking water bottle, with a letter thanking me for volunteering in this project.



A most pleasant surprise, especially considering that the umbrella is a perfect gift back home, I didn't have a bag for my laptop and go hiking every so often. Thanks, Oracle !

That evening, I came home and saw another package waiting, this time from UPS. It was from Gevalia !


Look forward to another post on the coffee.
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2 comments:

sandeep said...

nice nice ! now you can make a hot cup of coffee put it in the mug, walk in the park while it is raining(which is always in Seattle) with your laptop inside your laptop bag.

Unknown said...

Thank you sir, thank you. I needn't be in Seattle for that, it is cold as hell here itself, for the last few days. In fact, the mountains around the valley are snow topped!