Today I received two parcels - one through the post and one via a messenger. I've been waiting for one parcel for about five months whereas the other one was something that I ordered on Sunday.
The parcel that took five months to arrive was the new double cd by The
Unthanks, "In winter", that I first
heard1
way back in December. As I wrote
at the time:
Obtaining this album was quite difficult; being on their mailing list,I was
informed over a month ago of its impending release. When I tried to order it
from their site, although there was an option to have it sent to Israel, their
carrier lacked the capability to send it. After a few emails back and forward
(including one signed by Rachel - could this be Rachel Unthank?), they finally
got their act together, allowing me to order the disc (the postage costs more
than the disc). Unfortunately, it is currently out of stock, so I don't know
when I'll get my physical copy. But they give links that enabled me (and all
other purchasers) to download mp3 files, so I can listen to the album and
won't have to bother about ripping the discs when they eventually come.
After writing several times to tell them that the discs hadn't arrived, on May
13, I received an email saying "Becky has put another in the post to you this
time via Royal Mail. Hope it gets there this time." There was no mail during
the brief war with Iran and I wanted to wait for the backlog to clear.
Fortunately the package arrived without me having to write to them again. Apart from
the sealed discs (maybe they'll be worth more in the future if I don't open
them), I received two postcards, one of which was without message whereas the
other had 'Best wishes - the Unthanks' handwritten. I would have liked for
them to have written their names.
The other parcel contained the
Donner octave pedal2 that I ordered at the beginning of the week. Excellent service. I hope that
this one lasts longer than its predecessor.
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