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Perhaps the strangest thing I ever received via mail

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  1. Backwoods Savage

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    In today's mail I received a small envelope sent via USPS GROUND ADVANTAGE (first I ever heard about that service). Felt like something small and when I opened it I was surprised to find a Crayon! Color is Apricot. It came from AFIA Traders Riverside warehouse in Riverside, CA.


    Hum... AFIA is American Feed Industry (animal feed).

    I had never heard of them before today.
    Where and/or how did they get my name and address?
    I am not in need of a crayon, even an apricot color.
    And why would a company send a single crayon across the country?
     
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    Early Christmas gift from Secret Santa or a Chinese biochemical weapon/location and listening device?
     
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    Computer 'glitch'?
    "A computer's attention span is only as long as its power cord".
     
  4. Eggshooterist

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    What's it taste like?
     
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  5. Backwoods Savage

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    Apricot.
     
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    Nice. Color matches the flavor.
     
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    The crayons today don't taste the same as the ones in elementary school.
     
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    They ruined the good smelling markers too.
     
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    Maybe someone signed you up for the crayon of the month club...
     
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    Is it an investment/stock place asking people of a certain age to invest in Crayon Holdings in UK?

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    I guess there's only one way you would know this.
     
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    Yeah, the kids that rode the short bus told me.
     
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    Truly bizarre!

    Glad you told us about it for the laughs that showed up.......so far! I hope whoever gets your name for secret santa includes a coloring book in their gift! :rofl: :lol:

    Until then, print these out and try not to color outside the lines!

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    Not that one.
     
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    I needed that.
     
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    It's just advertising and they just got a bunch free here.

    Maybe they were imported from Columbia and now they have crayons that need to be dispersed.
     
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    :rofl: :lol:
     
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    A brushing scam

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    Likely.

    I still find that odd as hell though.


    Mmm apricots