Classic PChipz

Classic PChipz

April 9th, 2010 @ 3:55 pm by Ms Potato Chips
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Remember our invitations, our whimsical, colorful, cheery invitations?

I ran them over. With my car.

<<Record scratch.>>

Yeah, that happened. Our mailman—who obviously hates us—left the box of invites on our driveway (on a rainy morning, no less!). Busy-bumbling-running-late me got into my car and backed out of my garage, full speed ahead until I hit the bump that was my wedding invitations.

“Hmm,” I wondered. “What could that be? Surely I didn’t just run over our wedding invitations.”

And we know the rest of the story. (That would be: yes, yes I did just run over our wedding invitations.)

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Snappy graciously offered to reprint them but I decided to salvage them. Most made it through the disaster unscathed. I have several torn/crinkled belly bands, but enough extras to get by (probably… I never actually counted them). And I’ve warned my nearest and dearest friends that they may receive a slightly mangled invite. A stack of response cards were bent, but I pressed them under a stack of Norton anthologies for a couple days and they seem all right.

Although I was initially horrified, the whole episode struck me as ridiculous as it is hilarious. Who runs over their wedding invitations?? Who does that?? Go ahead, you can laugh.

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50 Responses to “Classic PChipz”

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Goldilocks1107 (message) 2,504 posts, Sugar bee

At first my reaction was complete shock (and horror because your heart must have just stopped!). Then, when it turned out everything would be okay, I tried hard not to bust a gut laughing
And Norton Anthologies are the best for flattening things! I have two British Literature ones in my basement right now!

4/9/10 @ 3:59 pm (reply)

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veganglam (message) 2,267 posts, Buzzing bee

Kudos to you for being so optimistic about the whole ordeal. If it were me, I might wait outside for my mailman and then throw a flaming dagger at him or something next time he stopped at my house…

4/9/10 @ 3:59 pm (reply)

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Miss Navy Blue (message) 74 posts, Worker bee

Oh. My. God. I’m so glad that most of them survived the mow-down!! That is SO something I would do too, so I thoroughly enjoyed your story!! : )

4/9/10 @ 4:00 pm (reply)

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Candy_Nee (message) 1,407 posts, Bumble bee

P. Chipz - you are far more gracious and easy going that I would have been! I’m pretty sure that would have resulted in a full on bridal meltdown if it were me! Not to mention, the mailman would have gone missing a few days later…

4/9/10 @ 4:01 pm (reply)

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VintageDivine (message) 337 posts, Helper bee

A chat with your mailman is necessary. Stat. That’s just unacceptable. USPS makes my blood absolutely BOIL.

4/9/10 @ 4:05 pm (reply)

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trudy

here’s a good one- FedEx left my $7000 WEDDING GOWN on my door step in a cardboard box. I had it shipped to my parent’s house, and my Dad came home for lunch that day (thankfully) and discovered it. How about getting a signature FedEx? Thankfully it was unscathed, but it was in March, so the weather could have been horrible!
Glad your invites are ok!

4/9/10 @ 4:11 pm (reply)

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Miss Hamster (message) 4,046 posts, Honey bee

Ahhh - i don’t know if I would have laughed or cried. Glad you were able to salvage most of them though!

4/9/10 @ 4:13 pm (reply)

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Mrs. French Bulldog (message) 7,730 posts, Bee Keeper

I would have laughed or cried, just like Miss Hamster!
I love Snappy’s packaging

4/9/10 @ 4:15 pm (reply)

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Ella1978 (message) 2,027 posts, Buzzing bee

Oh my gosh.. my jaw is still on the floor. I would have cried!

4/9/10 @ 4:18 pm (reply)

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ktbrady (message) 1,054 posts, Bumble bee

Oh. My. GAWD! That is ridiculous that he left them in the driveway during the rain! WTF yo.

Good for you for not freaking out too much (it sounds like) and salvaging them! And now you have a great story to tell!

4/9/10 @ 4:24 pm (reply)

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Miss Snapdragon (message) 717 posts, Busy bee

Thank goodness for heavy grad school books!

4/9/10 @ 4:25 pm (reply)

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Miss Ribbons (message) 2,018 posts, Buzzing bee

Aw, I’m glad they’re mostly okay! I hope it was an anthology of critical theory.

4/9/10 @ 4:30 pm (reply)

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shantastic (message) 122 posts, Blushing bee

I love that you had a stack of Norton anthologies to flatten the cards back down. This made me laugh out loud.

Glad most survived!

Who leaves a box behind someone’s garage? Who does that?

4/9/10 @ 4:31 pm (reply)

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Mrs. Spaniel (message) 6,792 posts, Bee Keeper

OMG! Can we all go have a good talking to your mailman? WTF?

4/9/10 @ 4:34 pm (reply)

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SabrinaR424 (message) 266 posts, Helper bee

Since you gave me permission… HAHAHAHAHAHA!

Seriously though, I’m glad the invitations were salvageable. If it had been me in that situation, I probably would have been FUMING for days. You seriously need a new mailman!

4/9/10 @ 4:42 pm (reply)

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froggy518 (message) 268 posts, Helper bee

O noes! Thank goodness for Norton Anthologies! (Coincidentally, mine are flattening out some papers too, although these are nothing wedding-related.)

4/9/10 @ 4:43 pm (reply)

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missvintage (message) 571 posts, Busy bee

who does that?

4/9/10 @ 4:47 pm (reply)

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farmersdaughter (message) 1,675 posts, Bumble bee

Haha! Hilarious! And I’m proud of you for your cool-headed response - way to roll with the punches!

4/9/10 @ 5:00 pm (reply)

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alivoo01 (message) 2,622 posts, Sugar bee

I think I had a heart attack when I read you ran over your invites! I know I would have if not preceding a good few minutes of a bad session of sailor’s mouth!

4/9/10 @ 5:01 pm (reply)

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