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So we finally mailed out one batch of our thank you cards. We were waiting on our wedding photos and we only got them printed last week. So sorry for the delay but they should be arriving shortly (unless Canada Post loses more of my mail). Speaking of which, after tidying up a HUGE pile of paperwork I found the cheque that Canada Post had sent me previously. Hooray!

I also have some advice for those who are planning their wedding. Thank you cards are flipping annoying. As soon as the wedding is done you'll want to just drop everything and enjoy the freedom. BUT you're not free yet. Just take an inventory of your gifts, make a list of what you want to say in different types of cards (according to relation, according to type of gift, etc.) and just sit and get it over with. I just sat down and did my batch in two sittings and now I'm done. Jack did his in different sittings and it took him way longer. I find that if you just try to get it done with, it is less painful. 

And a third point about thank you cards: I find it really bothersome that people think it is the woman's job (in a heterosexual marriage) to take care of the thank you cards. Why? The way I see it I should be writing the thank you cards to my guests and Jack should be writing the thank you cards to his. Isn't the point of writing thank you cards to show your sincere gratitude for your guest's presence and their gift? So why would that task be delegated to the partner who technically didn't invite you themself? It is such an idiotic and sexist belief to think the wife should take care of the task.

Guess what I got in the mail the other day? A cheque from Canada Post for $5.50. So now we know that it's true - the squeaky wheel does the oil. According to the representative that forwarded my claim to their accounts payable department, issuing refunds is not something they normally do for standard mail. I'm not sure what made them grant me as an exception. Perhaps that I mentioned these were my wedding invitations and I had to come up with an explanation to my guests as to why they didn't get one. I guess unless you are completely cold hearted you would understand the frustration of having beautiful invitatons printed just so they can get lost in the mail. Perhaps she herself is planning a wedding and can empathize with me. Anyway, I am grateful. W00t to my big refund. Thank you Canada Post for not being complete assholes.

Canada Post is unbelieveable. Not only do they charge ridiculous prices for nonstandard pieces of mail, especially if you're a few mm over! they also don't give a shit when they fuck up. As I mentioned in my previous post, I sent a complaint to their office because of the undelivered invitations that I sent out a month ago. So this is the message I sent and this is the response they gave me.

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My Complaint:
I mailed out two wedding invitations to two different groups at this location. I mailed them out on the same day from a postbox in Toronto. I did this in February and BOTH still have not arrived to the address in ******. Another invitation to a different guest living in ****** was also not received. I want to know why such simple pieces of mail cannot be delivered to addresses that are less than a one hour ride away from their starting location, when I have paid for the service to do so. I mailed out invitations to countries abroad which arrived safely, so why can't mail be delivered within a province safely as well? What explanation am I supposed to give my guests as to why their invitation for my wedding was not delivered to them? And what is Canada Post going to do about this missing mail and the money I feel I have been cheated out of. I paid for a service and it was not fulfilled.

Their Response:
Thank you for your message to Canada Post.

I can certainly appreciate your frustration.

As records are not kept of the movement of regular mail, it is impossible to provide an explanation of why a specific letter has been delayed or has never arrived.

Regards,
**** *****
Customer Service
Canada Post

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Un-fucking-believable. So basically it does not matter that I paid for a service that was not fulfilled because their incompetency is a legitimate excuse why I have been cheated. What the fuck. Honestly, what kind of a response is that? Do I really give a shit that she can "appreciate my frustration"? I don't really care about their sympathy. I asked what Canada Post was going to do about it and all I got was a "there, there" *pat on the back* reponse. What assholes! Why are there so many government  affiliated organizations that are run by idiots? This is the response I sent back.

Their Response:
Thank you for your response. I understand that Canada Post does not keep records for the movement of regular mail, however I do not understand why this is an excuse to steal money from customers. If I paid for the delivery service then it should be fulfilled. If my mail does not get delivered then I should be reimbursed the cost of the service I paid as well as the cost of the mail I was sending. As much as I appreciate the "appreciated frustration" you feel for me, I am not satisfied with just that. Please credit me $5.50 for the three pieces of mail that were not delivered. Thank you.

So we've gotten a good chunk of our RSVPs in - just over 1/3 of who we expected to say yes. So far everyone that has RSVPed have accepted. I'm wondering when we'll get some declines since it's not looking good for our b-list. Apparently some of the older people we invited aren't too happy about the online RSVP. They prefer a card or using word of mouth. Well too bad for them. I'm more concerned about the environment. So I'm really hoping that the rest of the RSVPs come in by the end of the month so that we can start creating our seating plan.

In other RSVP news, I actually had to message a bunch of people to make sure that they had actually received their invitations because I found out that a few people hadn't gotten theirs even though I mailed them out in Feb. I was so pissed off to find this out, especially since the ones addressed abroad arrived safely and the ones that didn't arrive went to Brampton from Toronto. Seriously, wtf Canada Post! I should file a complaint. Two that didn't arrive were addressed to the same address too (for two different groups of people). How can both invitations not arrive when they were both mailed together in Feb? I'm guessing that they both arrived together and some incompetent postal worker put it in the wrong mailbox and that bastard neighbour either threw out the mail that wasn't theirs or have been too lazy to give it back yet. I hate people who do that. Witholding, opening or destroying someone else's mail is illegal! ARGH! My precious invitations T_T. I wonder if I can demand that Canada Post reimburse me. Anyway, because of this I messaged a bunch of people to see if they had gotten their invites yet. And in a funny turn of events, this message caused a bunch to RSVP to the event. At least some good came out of this whole thing.

[edit] I sent a complaint to Canada Post. They better not ignore it. =/ [/edit]