Shocking service

On November 25, 2023 I made the glorious mistake of ordering online from Sheet Street. Ever since then, on the web, my order has shown “Ready to Ship”.

By 9 December, this became a bit of a concern as I will not be at work from the 14th - and this is where the parcel was meant to go.

I sent an email and FB message, requesting to change the address. On email, I was told that the shipping method couldn’t change. When I explained that I was looking to change the address; not the method, I was ignored.

On Facebook I was told that the parcel was sent already. Unfortunately this still did not show up on the website.

On 12 December I tried cancelling the order but was told that this was impossible, as it was shipped. I asked for - and received - a tracking number. To my surprise, the tracking number indicated that the parcel has been out from Bloemfontein to Kimberley from 5 December.

Now I’m not sure which road has been taken here, but never before have I driven 7 days between Bloemfontein and Kimberley. Is the courier walking? Are they lost? Did the road open up a portal to another dimension?

I suppose we will never know.