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<blockquote data-quote="jds4lunch" data-source="post: 322988" data-attributes="member: 10790"><p>This isn't as funny as it is a prime example of how stupid people can be. This was a conversation I was involved in yesterday while picking up at the UPS Store:</p><p> </p><p>I was waiting for the gal at the counter to finish up her last intl air so I could leave and meet the plane, when in walks a guy who wants to send cash from here to Edmonton (which is west of here). For reasons unknown to myself, he refuses to go to the bank next door to get a money order, or use Western Union to send the money, and says he needs it there tomorrow. Anyway, he wants to send $20, and the clerk at the UPS store informs him of the risks of sending cash, one of them being that the money could be stolen or confiscated in Winnipeg (which is east of here, but is our nearest hub). Without thinking, the guy immediatly flies off the handle and says, "Why the hell would it go to Winnipeg? I'm sending it to Edmonton which is west." I say, "Yes but air packages aren't sent out according to east and west, they are sent to the nearest hub to be sorted, then to the hub in the appropriate province." He says, "That makes NO sense! I want to send this to Edmonton, which is west. WEST IS THAT WAY!" (points north east). I said, "I know which way west is. Since Winnipeg is closer to here than Calgary, we send our air freight to Winnipeg, then your envelope will get re-sorted and send to Calgary, then to Edmonton. Canada Post does the same thing, and so does every other courier in the world." He then says, "Well thats the stupidest thing I've ever heard!" and then stormed out.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jds4lunch, post: 322988, member: 10790"] This isn't as funny as it is a prime example of how stupid people can be. This was a conversation I was involved in yesterday while picking up at the UPS Store: I was waiting for the gal at the counter to finish up her last intl air so I could leave and meet the plane, when in walks a guy who wants to send cash from here to Edmonton (which is west of here). For reasons unknown to myself, he refuses to go to the bank next door to get a money order, or use Western Union to send the money, and says he needs it there tomorrow. Anyway, he wants to send $20, and the clerk at the UPS store informs him of the risks of sending cash, one of them being that the money could be stolen or confiscated in Winnipeg (which is east of here, but is our nearest hub). Without thinking, the guy immediatly flies off the handle and says, "Why the hell would it go to Winnipeg? I'm sending it to Edmonton which is west." I say, "Yes but air packages aren't sent out according to east and west, they are sent to the nearest hub to be sorted, then to the hub in the appropriate province." He says, "That makes NO sense! I want to send this to Edmonton, which is west. WEST IS THAT WAY!" (points north east). I said, "I know which way west is. Since Winnipeg is closer to here than Calgary, we send our air freight to Winnipeg, then your envelope will get re-sorted and send to Calgary, then to Edmonton. Canada Post does the same thing, and so does every other courier in the world." He then says, "Well thats the stupidest thing I've ever heard!" and then stormed out. [/QUOTE]
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