Hi,
The courier service is pronounced "Oops".
So, as usual with courier services I'm hostage to when it turns up because for a top international service the 'tracker' doesn't help significantly, and when there's a knock on my door at about 3pm I'm both excited and wondering who let him into the building because that's not supposed to happen at that time of day.
Anyhow I answer the knock and the guy says "the guy opposite isn't answering so will you take this parcel for him?", of course I'm disappointed, and I also dislike the guy opposite so I'm about to sat "NO" when my fundamentally pleasant nature kicks in (the family motto is Ut Prosim according to a postcard I have)) and I say "YES".
As delivery guy is toying with his tech I look at the (correctly numbered) address label and it's me! - "It's ME!" I say in delight as my disappointment is totally forgotten. Delivery guy then scans my parcel label and I say "thank you" as he leaves, no attempt at face-saving. I'm lucky he tried me I guess.
Anyhow, after I attend to the unpacking - it takes me a while to enjoy my first look at them, I then check my emails and there's one saying my parcel couldn't be delivered and telling me where my local Access Point is. Just out of curiosity I look it up and it's beyond my disability-limited range and there's no carer help available to do so for me. A second email at around 7pm tells me it's now available for collection for the next seven days after which it'll be returned to the sender - I'd like to see that!
I've always used the well known three=letter name for them, but from now on I'll always pronounce it "Oops!"
Regards, Gerry.