annoying

I went to the post office earlier today to mail some CDs. Two of the CDs were in plastic cases and one was not. It was in a sleeve because I was plumb out of jewel cases. All 3 were in bubbly envelope thingies.

So I hand the three envelopes to the PO woman to put the postage on them and she starts shaking the lightest one - the one in only a sleeve (but still in protective envelope). She informs me that she cannot accept that one because she can tell it's a CD and it will be destroyed in the mail. I told her I doubted this - the envelope is pretty thick - but she insisted. So I told her I didn't care; if it got smashed up, I'd just send another copy. No biggie. She still says she won't take it.

She tells me I can either take it home and repackage it in a plastic CD case or use a video box she has handy. So I opt for the latter. But when she pulls it out, this handy box is like, the size of a VHS tape for this single CD. And I told her that the recipient lives in an aprtment and it probably won't fit in his postbox. But she repeats firmly that she will not accept it as mail unless I put it in this stupid box. So finally I gave in. She seemed really riled about the whole thing, too.

And that single CD in that ridiculous box was a big waste of cardboard and my time.