Thanks to the generosity of friends the last time I became officially older, I recently spent a gift voucher at Amazon, an establishment I had not previously patronised.
There was an exciting pile of cardboard boxes waiting for me when I returned from Melbourne at the start of this week, but the expected contents were quite outclassed by a piece of advertising material that had been thoughtfully included:
I wonder, do they really anticipate international demand for this product? From individuals who have purchased, among other things, a vegan recipe book?
Perhaps it's a last-ditch effort to persuade you to come back to the meatful side?
How good is a baked potato going to be after being pre-stuffed, baked and mailed?
Then again, I do need gift ideas that will thrill their recipients...obviously a GIANT SLAB OF MEAT will do it!
I would have thought that they were shipped in their uncooked state. But even that is weird and icky, now I think about it.
America is a strange place.