So, in the spirit of giving, i wanted to send the boyfriend's family a bit of holiday cheer. And so i turned to my favorite purveyors of chocolate and sent a See's Candy holiday tin full of scrumptious chocolate! I agonized a bit on what to write in the 110 character note. I tried many variations and finally settled on the one you see above, which is an excerpt from my 'confirmation email.'
Upon perusing the confirmation email (something i rarely do), i noticed that i signed the card "Christine Christ." Now, if i had any other name, this wouldn't be such a big deal, but I'm sending a gift to my bf's parents, whom I've never met and i have "CHRIST" on the effing card for their Christmas present. Not good.
I pick-up the phone and call the customer service number. I speak to a lovely lady who calmly listens to me "ijustorderedaboxofchocolates on-linetosendtomyboyfriend's parents whomI'venever met. And there is a typo in the card thatmustbefixed!" She asks for my order number, pulls up the order and reads the card out loud to me and goes: "What would you like to change?"
"Uhm, could you remove "Christ" from my signature?"
"Please hold." chuckle-chuckle.
i hear a shumsh noise, the kind you hear when someone puts the phone to one's body to muffle the sound. After a minute, "So you don't want to be known as Christine Christ?"
"No, no, i do not. May you please remove that last word?"
"Okay, honey, i removed "Christ" from the card."
Gushing thanks, i hang-up. Now, thing is, did she really update my note? i really, really, really hope so.
Merry Christmas, everyone!
Cz
