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Non-NEC Console Related Discussion => Chit-Chat => Topic started by: MrFulci on June 21, 2007, 02:16:53 PM
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I felt the need to share, as this led to a bit of laughing yesterday, and moreso at this moment today.
Lately, I've been tracking down certain games, and sometimes for certain PC Engine and Neo Geo games I have to order from Japan, Hong Kong, etc.
Yesterday a package arrives I have to sign for. I'm home, so I go to the door, accept the package, and look it over, I say, "hold on, let me see where this is from". The postman says, "TOKYO! Japan". He puts emphasis on the Tokyo, almost in an accent.
Oh, my postman is of "Asian Descent". 30's or so.
As I'm signing, he asks if he may ask a question about my packages, and that I do not have to answer, it is just him being curious/nosy. I chuckle and tell him to go for it. He mentioens he notices a lot of packages lately from Japan and such, and was curious if I operated my own business.
I laugh, and say no... no... hahhaha These packages are not related to a business.
I ask if he had heard of Neo Geo. He shakes his head and says Yes. I explain that I recently got into the Neo Geo Arcade carts, and that I buy and trade carts with others. This package has a Neo Geo arcade cartridge inside. Cheaper than tracking it down in the US, sometimes. He mentioned somethign about Japan games working in the US, and how that sometimes doesn't work. (Something like that, my memory is a bit foggy). I continue, and explain that the guts of the carts are the same, it is the hardware that determines the language, so I can buy Japan carts and have English Language.
I told him not to worry, it will slow down soon. He laughed, and said it's no problem.
Funny stuff. I mail-order lots of stuff; dental floss, DVD's, VHS, games, books, power tools, etc.
Yeah, quite the nerd I can be...
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Hahaha, that's so awesome. The closest story I have to that is ordering something from Japan Game Stock I think and the mailman told my mom that he had no idea what the package was saying since it was all written in Chinese.
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Funny story, i've never encounter that when the mailman has me sign for a game from japan.
Most comments i get is "oh your cat is pretty when i sign for a package.
Given how my cat comes to see who it is when i open the front door.
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Maybe I should mail you a poorly packaged and slightly leaky box of baby powder - then you can have some really interesting conversations with your mail carrier. The USPS just loves a good joke. :)
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No one asks me anything when I get a package.
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I don't get very many packages. :cry:
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I hate having to sign for packages. Basically that means if you have a job you can only accept deliveries on Saturdays.
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Id hate to be a Baldwin then,sounds like they only get packages from Japan on Saturday. Too busy at work during the week filming Fled 2-Fled Again and Thomas the Train Engine eps 4897. Totally sucks.
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I heard they were working on Biodome 2.
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OK. I get it. You think I look like a Baldwin.
Anyway it is a well-known fact that only Alec works, and he only does shitty work.
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Maybe I should've never mentioned how Joe looks like Stephen Baldwin 8-[ .
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Alec Baldwin rules.
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I have a mail"lady" and she is kinda crazy. She is a skinny lady of asian decent and is seriously hyperactive. She always tells me how I spend to much money when my packages come in. She also buys games from hong kong and japan etc. at least she said she did, haha.
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Every time I buy something from Japan with EMS delivery, it's always the same guy delivering it. He's seriously really scary. He ALWAYS shows up really early in the morning (around 6-7 am), and he's really tall and extremely cross (and bug)-eyed! He always freaks me out when he shows up and I can never understand what he says. I love that guy though, as he always brings me the the absolutely best stuff there is (like Falcom and/or Yahoo Japan deliveries and such, hehehe). :wink:
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Alec Baldwin rules.
says the man with a penis for an icon.
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Glock
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Every time I buy something from Japan with EMS delivery, it's always the same guy delivering it. He's seriously really scary. He ALWAYS shows up really early in the morning (around 6-7 am), and he's really tall and extremely cross (and bug)-eyed! He always freaks me out when he shows up and I can never understand what he says. I love that guy though, as he always brings me the the absolutely best stuff there is (like Falcom and/or Yahoo Japan deliveries and such, hehehe). :wink:
Holy f*ck, 6-7am? I thought you guys hardly ever worked up in those neck of the woods. :wink:
Seriously though, I wouldn't be such a happy camper having to answer my door at such times.
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Well the EMS deliveries are different. The standard post office gives you a piece of paper in the mailbox saying "you have a package" and then you get to call them whenever you want and they'll deliver it. As for regular mail, it's delivered by noon 99% of the times (once it got delivered by 3 pm for some reason. Very unusual).
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EMS packages are usually brought to the door by the mail dude/dudette. If I'm not home, then a slip is left in the mailbox telling me to get my ass in gear and come down to the P.O. Usually my mail was delivered between 5 and 6pm for the longest time. Sometimes it even came after 7pm. However for the last few months it's come before noon or right after.
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EMS packages are usually brought to the door by the mail dude/dudette. If I'm not home, then a slip is left in the mailbox telling me to get my ass in gear and come down to the P.O. Usually my mail was delivered between 5 and 6pm for the longest time. Sometimes it even came after 7pm. However for the last few months it's come before noon or right after.
Thats because ever since Alec promised to move to Canada if Bush got re-elected and broke his promise America has taken the stance that the Baldwins suck. So now all you deserve is late mail. Take that you slave of Sir Topham Hatt.
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Sir Topham Hatt.
My daughter likes that Thomas the train show.
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I loved Thomas the Train back in the day. I use to have a couple of really awesome Thomas the Train toys too! Made with nice metal.
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The question is - Why in the hell did George Carlin do that Thomas the Tank Engine show? I think he lost a bet with God.
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New on Bravo! Thomas the Man Train... :-&
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I don't know what's funnier... That your mailman was curious about all your Japanese packages, or that you actually explained the Neo-Geo's region system to him. :shock:
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The question is - Why in the hell did George Carlin do that Thomas the Tank Engine show? I think he lost a bet with God.
Yes.
Alec Baldwin is fun when I pay him $9 bucks to entertain my son for a couple hours. I lost all respect for the Baldwin family when I saw Stephen was involved with Slap Shot 2. I would rather have relations with Saddams skull than watch that movie. Carlin does a mean Thomas the Stank Engine, but Baldwin's Topham hat is the best.
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The question is - Why in the hell did George Carlin do that Thomas the Tank Engine show? I think he lost a bet with God.
Haha, after I made my post, I was wondering the same thing!
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I know that Thomas the Tank Engine has a video game...on Super bloody Nintendo. :roll: And you thought Barney's Hide and Seek for the Sega Genesis was bad. :roll:
I'm amazed that I haven't heard any stories about any suspected packages from asia being bombs. :P
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So THAT's why Drac X and Sapphire are so expensive - they get seized at the border, 'cuz they're the bomb! :roll:
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So THAT's why Drac X and Sapphire are so expensive - they get seized at the border, 'cuz they're the bomb! :roll:
Eh hmm maybe the postman was thinking of this :wink:
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I know that Thomas the Tank Engine has a video game...on Super bloody Nintendo. :roll: And you thought Barney's Hide and Seek for the Sega Genesis was bad. :roll:
But is it any good? I'm looking at you FM-77. :P
I'm amazed that I haven't heard any stories about any suspected packages from asia being bombs. :P
I'm not amazed. Middle Easterners are not from Asia, they're from the Middle East. :wink:
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On the subject of people wondering about packages from other countries:
The first time I ordered a package from Japan (from Falcom), my mom got a call from the credit card company asking about it. They must have been worried about identity theft or something.
On the subject of Thomas the Tank Engine (hey, I didn't start this):
I used to love that show when I was a kid. I had a couple videos and I would read the credits. This is how I learned of Ringo Starr, who was the conductor and narrator for a while. So one day, my parents were watching TV, when Ringo Starr appears, and I say excitedly: "Do you know who that is!? He was one of the conductors on Thomas the Tank Engine!"
My parents nearly died laughing at that one.
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Holy shit dude, NECROPOST!!!
Oh and Thomas The Tank Engine + Rule #34 = $$$.
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I loved Thomas the Train! I used to have these really cool toy trains of him made from a nice metal or hard plastic.
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when Ringo Starr appears, and I say excitedly: "Do you know who that is!? He was one of the conductors on Thomas the Tank Engine!"
My parents nearly died laughing at that one.
Some kid is going to do the same thing w/ Shining time station and George Carlin some day... :mrgreen:
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I've ordered so much stuff from Japan that I finally had my debit card number "stolen" for the first time this year. It was a little strange and I didn't really determine if it was really stolen or what...but I was getting charged for a few purchases from a clothing store in Tokyo and from the way it was charged, the bank asked me if I was in Tokyo because the person was swiping the card there, in the city. I got he money back (was only a few hundred bucks) and change my card. Strange.
Anyway, my wife hates it when I get packages...she always gives me a look like "what did you buy this time??" as I too always order stuff online. Some weeks I get a package every day....it's like Xmas :P
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I don't get packages mailed to my door...I just get a note thinger from the post office saying I have a package that I have to pick up :(
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I don't get packages mailed to my door...I just get a note thinger from the post office saying I have a package that I have to pick up :(
Don't ship stuff insured for more than $500 or pay for signature confirmation. They are supposed to leave the package at your door - unless you live in the hood and your carrier doesn't think that the package would be secure.
Maybe your carrier is just lazy. I had one once that would take packages for a ride and make no attempt to deliver them. After three failed delivery 'attempts', the clerk at the post office would write up a package pick up notice, and my postal sloth would stick that in my mail box. The dumb bitch was too lazy to get out of her vehicle and stick the mail in the door, so if I ever see her on the street, I'll be too lazy to swerve.
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I don't get packages mailed to my door...I just get a note thinger from the post office saying I have a package that I have to pick up :(
I think Vestcoat once mentioned how he had the same problem.
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I've ordered so much stuff from Japan that I finally had my debit card number "stolen" for the first time this year. It was a little strange and I didn't really determine if it was really stolen or what...but I was getting charged for a few purchases from a clothing store in Tokyo and from the way it was charged, the bank asked me if I was in Tokyo because the person was swiping the card there, in the city. I got he money back (was only a few hundred bucks) and change my card. Strange.
Anyway, my wife hates it when I get packages...she always gives me a look like "what did you buy this time??" as I too always order stuff online. Some weeks I get a package every day....it's like Xmas :P
Me too. And I get the same look.
I don't get packages mailed to my door...I just get a note thinger from the post office saying I have a package that I have to pick up :(
I think Vestcoat once mentioned how he had the same problem.
Did he? I did too. We had a big conversation about this like 6 months ago it seems. Maybe it was even in this very thread.
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I don't get packages mailed to my door...I just get a note thinger from the post office saying I have a package that I have to pick up :(
Don't ship stuff insured for more than $500 or pay for signature confirmation. They are supposed to leave the package at your door - unless you live in the hood and your carrier doesn't think that the package would be secure.
Maybe your carrier is just lazy. I had one once that would take packages for a ride and make no attempt to deliver them. After three failed delivery 'attempts', the clerk at the post office would write up a package pick up notice, and my postal sloth would stick that in my mail box. The dumb bitch was too lazy to get out of her vehicle and stick the mail in the door, so if I ever see her on the street, I'll be too lazy to swerve.
No...ANY parcel I get is sent to the post office and I get a note thingy. Anyone here gets a note thinger and they have to go pick it up.
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No...ANY parcel I get is sent to the post office and I get a note thingy. Anyone here gets a note thinger and they have to go pick it up.
Then your carrier is either lazy, thinks that your neighborhood is full of thieves, or you live in an apartment. Most apartment mailboxes aren't big enough for a package, and they can't leave anything in the hallway that would hinder egress in case of a fire. Just look on the bright side, you needed to go to the post office and pick up some stamps anyway.
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No...ANY parcel I get is sent to the post office and I get a note thingy. Anyone here gets a note thinger and they have to go pick it up.
Then your carrier is either lazy, thinks that your neighborhood is full of thieves, or you live in an apartment. Most apartment mailboxes aren't big enough for a package, and they can't leave anything in the hallway that would hinder egress in case of a fire. Just look on the bright side, you needed to go to the post office and pick up some stamps anyway.
I have the same problem as Cleria. I do live in an apartment building, yes.
The catch for me is that my local city post office will have a line, at any given time of day, at least 35 minutes long. 45-60 minutes long during "rush" hours. So you can see going to the post office is not a positive thing in any way, shape or form. It's something so time consuming I have to request time off work for it.
The difference here is they will actually try to deliver the package to my door before taking it back to the post office. Unfortunately, I work regular business hours M-F so unless my wife happens to be home, guess what? I'm taking half the day off work to go to the post office!
I have to give them a little credit, though. Within the last couple months apparently the post master general has recognized the serious time/wait issue and has started working an extra postal worker during the busy hours who will actually walk down the line and go fetch packages for anyone with a "pink slip." This drastically cuts down my wait to 15-20 minutes, usually. I just wish I could have the 36+ odd hours back of my life I spent waiting in that f*cking line the past x number of years.