postage stamp logic

Monday, November 9, 2009 at 9:55 pm (everything else) ()

This morning I walked over to the post office at work to buy a sheet of first-class stamps. The lady behind the counter whipped out three different options and laid them in front of me.

I glanced at the stamps. None of them captured my attention. I know… they’re postage stamps. They only need to be functional, not aesthetically pleasing. But still, I wanted to choose the best ones. I scanned my eyes over the stamps again.

postage_stamp_liberty_bell

Did I want the Liberty Bells? No. They were so boring that they weren’t even in the running.

postage_stamp_king_and_queen_of_hearts

How about the King and Queen of Hearts? Seriously? With hearts and the word ‘love’ scrawled on them? Too mushy.

postage_stamp_christmas

I use so few stamps that if I went with the Christmas stamps, I’d still be seeing Frosty the Snowman in July.

“Hmm. I guess I’ll go with these.” I reluctantly reached for the King and Queen of Hearts.

“No, wait!” I said suddenly. Liberty Bell => Philadelphia => another town near there => an amazing man who calls that town home => happiness => “I’ll take the Liberty Bells.”

 

8 Comments

  1. Jess said,

    Monday, November 9, 2009 at 11:45 pm

    haha, and you think the King and Queen of Hearts are mushy? ;-)

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  2. Anna said,

    Tuesday, November 10, 2009 at 7:28 am

    PLUS the liberty bell ones are “forever” postage, so you can stockpile them and still use them in the future when mailing a letter costs 42 dollars a pop.

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  3. Wilmer said,

    Tuesday, November 10, 2009 at 7:57 am

    Can you concentrate at all on work these days?

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  4. Laura said,

    Tuesday, November 10, 2009 at 9:01 am

    I agree with Jess…how is it that the king and queen are too mushy, with that kind of logic. ;-)

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  5. Sarah said,

    Tuesday, November 10, 2009 at 1:04 pm

    Can’t wait to see you Saturday and meet this ‘amazing man’! :-)

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  6. r8chel said,

    Tuesday, November 10, 2009 at 1:10 pm

    Jess: Well, I’m not writing my Liberty Bell logic all over my envelopes. ;)

    Anna: Yes!! Stockpiling!! It’s like Y2K all over again!!

    Wilmer: I work in the Registrar’s Office; I have no choice!

    Laura: I know… seriously, who IS this sappy woman who has taken over my blog?

    Sarah: And I can’t wait to meet your amazing LITTLE man! :)

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  7. jennifer said,

    Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at 11:13 am

    Aww, I like the king and queen! And I also like having good options for stamps. I would always choose something less common over the American flag or Liberty Bell (unless, of course, they reminded me of my man).

    Will you please give us some more details on this guy? How did you meet? What is he like?

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  8. r8chel said,

    Friday, November 13, 2009 at 12:01 am

    jennifer: I’ll try to send you a few details in an email soon. It just feels too weird to tell the entire internet about the man I’m dating! :)

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