Free cardboard

  I am in Japan now.  Too tired to think of much to write, but here's something amusing from last week:

How to get a free cardboard tube from FedEx.

Step 1: get a poster of some kind, and take it to the FedEx store.

Step 2: explain that you are going to Japan, and that you think it will be a big hassle to carry this poster on the plane, so you were hoping to ship it, and also you need some kind of a tube to ship it in.

Step 3: The FedEx guy will give you a tube. Put the poster in it. This is important: make sure the poster is in the tube BEFORE you ask for the price.

Step 4: Ask how much it will cost. FedEx guy will say $117 to have it there in a week.

Step 5: Tell him that that is ridiculous. Suggest that you just buy the tube from him and carry on the plane instead. It may be a hassle, but not a $117 hassle.

Step 6: He'll tell you that there is no charge for the tube. It's free.

Step 7: Say thank you very much and walk out of the store with your new free cardboard tube.