Merry Christmas to me!

I've been putting books I no longer want up on Amazon for sale. Some of the books are first editions (which means they've been sitting on my bookcases for too long), and some are books recommended to me that I, after reading, didn't like. One of these books sold, so off I went to mail it today.

Amazon gives a mailing credit, usually $3.95. That's less than Priority Mail fees of 4.95, but I usually don't care about the extra dollar and figured the quicker arrival would be appreciated. Unfortunately, the book didn't fit into the newly sized 4.95 priority box, and the cost was $10.70. No longer worth the priority shipping from me. I chose the media mail, and hoped the 4-6 day delivery wouldn't be too painful for the recipient.

I don't know if the woman behind the counter was in a giving mood, or on auto-pilot, but to my surprise, the Priority Mail sticker went onto my box just before it was placed in the outgoing cart. I looked at the box, looked at her, looked at the box, and figured, hey, hot damn, Merry Christmas to me.