An Unexpected Surprise
Got home from school yesterday and noticed a strange looking package lying on the sofa. It looked like a square poster tube, so being the only person in the house who would likely order a poster, I thought it must be mine. I picked it up and looked at the shipping label, and to my surprise, it was from Enterplay, the company that makes pony trading cards. I was excited to see what was inside, yet confused as to why they had sent me a package. I didn't remember ordering anything from them, yet clearly inscribed in the return address area was "Enterplay LLC".
After a brief moment of just standing there, staring at the label in a state of confusion, I finally decided to open the package and see what was inside. I knew that Enterplay made posters in addition to trading cards, so by the shape of the box, I had an idea of what it must be. Well, I was right... but there was more. What I actually found did nothing but compound my confusion. There was obviously a poster (a DJ Pon-3 poster, not shown), but there was also a pack of series 2 cards and, the most confusing part, what appeared to be an empty envelope.
I picked up the envelope, wondering what it was for. Were they expecting me to send something back? Maybe money to pay for something I didn't order in the first place? As I was about to look inside, I realized it was sealed... in fact, it had something in it, so wondering what it was, I held it up to the light and saw the outline of what appeared to be a trading card. I knew that it must be some kind of special card to be put in an envelope by itself, but what I found was something I didn't expect at all. It was the San Diego Comic Con exclusive DJ Pon-3 trading card.
At this point I was in a state of utter confusion and disbelief. Why would they send me this? Ideas began running through my head. Maybe it was a special gift for vendors or panelists at BronyCon... No, that didn't make any sense. There's no way they would give away hundreds of cards from another convention, and how would they have my address anyway? I must have ordered it somehow. I searched my email for any kind of invoice and there it was... "Order Date: Fri, Jul 19, 2013 15:35:09"
Aha! Now I remember! It was a one time only "We Missed the Con" sale they had back in July. It was so long ago I had completely forgotten about it. It was a little late... okay, maybe a lot late, but at least it finally arrived and I couldn't be happier.
Though it wouldn't have hurt if they had delivered it sooner and in better packaging. The poster was loosely placed in the box and could have been easily crushed or bent. Same with the trading card. The box could have used a little tape too. The only thing holding it together were the lock in flaps and the shipping label. I'm surprised I even got it at all, much less in perfect condition.
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