Guardian Unlimited | The Guardian | Michael Rosen: The mystery of the vanishing parcels
I noticed that on the torn envelope there was a ParcelForce sticker, so I rang ParcelForce and told them. Can you read me the number, the person asked. I read the number. They said that it wasn't a ParcelForce number. But it was the number on the ParcelForce label. Yes, they said, but that's a Royal Mail number, you need to ring Royal Mail. So I rang someone else at Royal Mail and explained that the envelope had a ParcelForce sticker on it but the number on the sticker wasn't a ParcelForce number. I read them the number. No, said the man, that's a ParcelForce number. I threw the envelope away.
Leave a comment