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Reposted from Lori's Journal
Jan. 29th, 2010 06:59 amI am updating today because I thought I should document something funny that happened just now. My dear friend Anna has wanted the Axis Powers Hetalia figurine set for a long time- for Christmas or her birthday- but her hopes were dashed when she didn't receive even one of the adorable Kotobukiya figures. As the official set of all 9 characters became rarer and rarer, the eBay prices skyrocketed to an average of $200. I'm sure we can all agree that this is ridiculous for 9 little pieces of plastic. (Even if it is disgustingly cute plastic.)
Some time early last week I said to myself, "Hey, self! You know what you should do? You should get her that set! That would be the best present ever, even if it is the bootleg!" So I stalked the best looking set on eBay and ended up paying only $17 for it. Cha-ching!
Meanwhile, in Facebook Land, I mentioned to Anna that I had something on its way to her dorm as a random present. She said, "IS IT AN ITALY FIGURE?! Just kidding. I happened to be looking at a listing for one when I got your message. XD" Upon reading this, I chortled to myself. Hohoho. If only she knew! Then I posted on her Wall, "I bet you just look at eBay listings for Italy all day, huh? XD" because I was totally being clever but it was okay because I set up my eBay purchase to deliver straight to her dorm.
She responded to that today, six hours ago. "OH HO HO. Actually, I bought the nine piece knock-off set last Sunday. They're in transit. XD"
"OH HO HO. Actually, I bought the nine piece knock-off set last Sunday. They're in transit. XD"
"OH HO HO. Actually, I bought the nine piece knock-off set last Sunday. They're in transit. XD"
I think the moral of this story is LOL. We are just so bad at presents. [See Scrabble Diamond Edition Incident, Christmas 2009*.] My head asplode. Now you'll have two! XD
* Scrabble Diamond Edition Incident, Christmas 2009 - Lori asked for a special edition of Scrabble, Anna bought her said edition but couldn't get it to her until January, and came to find that Lori's sister, Gale, had already bought it for here. XD <1>
Some time early last week I said to myself, "Hey, self! You know what you should do? You should get her that set! That would be the best present ever, even if it is the bootleg!" So I stalked the best looking set on eBay and ended up paying only $17 for it. Cha-ching!
Meanwhile, in Facebook Land, I mentioned to Anna that I had something on its way to her dorm as a random present. She said, "IS IT AN ITALY FIGURE?! Just kidding. I happened to be looking at a listing for one when I got your message. XD" Upon reading this, I chortled to myself. Hohoho. If only she knew! Then I posted on her Wall, "I bet you just look at eBay listings for Italy all day, huh? XD" because I was totally being clever but it was okay because I set up my eBay purchase to deliver straight to her dorm.
She responded to that today, six hours ago. "OH HO HO. Actually, I bought the nine piece knock-off set last Sunday. They're in transit. XD"
"OH HO HO. Actually, I bought the nine piece knock-off set last Sunday. They're in transit. XD"
"OH HO HO. Actually, I bought the nine piece knock-off set last Sunday. They're in transit. XD"
I think the moral of this story is LOL. We are just so bad at presents. [See Scrabble Diamond Edition Incident, Christmas 2009*.] My head asplode. Now you'll have two! XD
* Scrabble Diamond Edition Incident, Christmas 2009 - Lori asked for a special edition of Scrabble, Anna bought her said edition but couldn't get it to her until January, and came to find that Lori's sister, Gale, had already bought it for here. XD <1>
TWICE THE ITALY. TWICE THE GERMANY. TWICE THE AWESOME. ♥ I do feel really bad now though. XD This is pretty much the nicest thing ever. And yes, we're still talking about those tiny hunks of plastic from this post. XD
