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<body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'>I will be carrying Rufferto, wearing a Rufferto t-shirt and possibly having a discrete Rufferto tattoo somewhere on my body, just to be safe.<br><br>But thanks for the reminder.<br><br>Simon<br><br><div><hr id="stopSpelling">Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2013 10:29:04 -0400<br>From: seanferris@optonline.net<br>To: simon_passey@hotmail.com; groop@groo.com<br>Subject: Re: [Groop] The curse of Groo strikes again<br><br>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">"Anyway, after much more effort than necessary, I
have the t-shirt (thanks Steve) and have now decided that if I want anything
else Groo related from the US, I will fly over in person to collect
it."</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">You do realize that you will have to be on a plane
with a Groo item several thousand feet above certain death... are you sure
you thought this through?</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">Sean (the guy)</font></div>
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<div style="FONT:10pt arial;">----- Original Message ----- </div>
<div style="BACKGROUND:#e4e4e4;FONT:10pt arial;"><b>From:</b>
<a title="simon_passey@hotmail.com" href="mailto:simon_passey@hotmail.com">Simon
Passey</a> </div>
<div style="FONT:10pt arial;"><b>To:</b> <a title="groop@groo.com" href="mailto:groop@groo.com">Groop</a> </div>
<div style="FONT:10pt arial;"><b>Sent:</b> 2013-08-29 10:01 AM</div>
<div style="FONT:10pt arial;"><b>Subject:</b> [Groop] The curse of Groo
strikes again</div>
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<p class="ecxMsoNormal">Hi everyone, <br><br>Just a little note to let you know
that, although we haven't had any new Groo in a while, the curse of Groo
remains strong.<br><br>Recently, you might remember that some old Groo
t-shirts were put up for sale on Ebay. I was lucky (stupid) enough to bid and
win for the 1986 Graphitti Shirt. Anyway, Steve kindly packed the t-shirt
securely and sent it on its way to England.</p>
<p class="ecxMsoNormal"><br></p>
<p class="ecxMsoNormal">Over water.</p>
<p class="ecxMsoNormal"><br></p>
<p class="ecxMsoNormal">With no Rufferto on the t-shirt.</p>
<p class="ecxMsoNormal"><br></p>
<p class="ecxMsoNormal">Did I err? What could possibly go wrong?</p>
<p class="ecxMsoNormal"><br></p>
<p class="ecxMsoNormal">Now, I have received many parcels from the USA over the
years but only 4 have gone missing/been broken and they were all Groo related.
To ensure that I would get the parcel I asked Steve to send it to my work
address as I was going on holiday to Spain and would not be able to receive it
at home.</p>
<p class="ecxMsoNormal"><br></p>
<p class="ecxMsoNormal">So, on the last day at work, I get a note from the post
room saying that there was a parcel for me but I had to pay a customs charge.
I went online to pay the charge (£3.88 plus an £8 admin fee) and received an
email saying that the parcel would be delivered within two working days.</p>
<p class="ecxMsoNormal"><br></p>
<p class="ecxMsoNormal">I flew off to Spain thinking all was well. On my return,
there was no parcel. I spoke to the Post Office and got passed from one
department to another whilst they looked in to the problem. Eventually (after
30 mins)they worked out that the parcel was in the closest post office to my
work based on the postcode (the UK equivalent of a ZIP code) but the payment
had gone to a different post office as the debit card I paid with was my home
address with a different postal area. Although the parcel reference was on the
payment, the two offices had not spoken to each other. The girl on the phone
said that she would arrange for the parcel to be delivered within the next two
days as it was getting close to the 21 days that they hold the parcel before
they would return it to the sender.</p>
<p class="ecxMsoNormal"><br></p>
<p class="ecxMsoNormal">Two days later I had received nothing. So I went to the
Post Office to try to collect it in person, armed with all the paperwork
showing I had paid the customs charge. This time I met with success as the guy
just kept the paperwork I showed him and gave me the parcel.</p>
<p class="ecxMsoNormal"><br></p>
<p class="ecxMsoNormal">Anyway, after much more effort than necessary, I have the
t-shirt (thanks Steve) and have now decided that if I want anything else Groo
related from the US, I will fly over in person to collect it.</p>
<p class="ecxMsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"></font><br></p>
<p class="ecxMsoNormal">Yours realising that the Groo effect will never wear
off,</p>
<p class="ecxMsoNormal"><br></p>
<p class="ecxMsoNormal">Simon Passey</p>
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