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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>I ride my bicycle to work and I always have my
Rufferto hat. It's probably the only reason I'm alive. -Gary G.
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style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><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=seanferris@optonline.net
href="mailto:seanferris@optonline.net">sean ferris</A> ; <A
title=groop@groo.com href="mailto:groop@groo.com">Groop</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, August 29, 2013 7:32
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Groop] The curse of Groo
strikes again</DIV>
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<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>
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Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2013 10:29:04 -0400<BR>From: <A
href="mailto:seanferris@optonline.net">seanferris@optonline.net</A><BR>To: <A
href="mailto:simon_passey@hotmail.com">simon_passey@hotmail.com</A>; <A
href="mailto:groop@groo.com">groop@groo.com</A><BR>Subject: Re: [Groop] The
curse of Groo strikes again<BR><BR>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>"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>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>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 size=2 face=Arial>Sean (the guy)</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4"><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 size=2 face=Arial></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>
<P class=ecxMsoNormal> </P></DIV><BR>
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