Mailing Snafus

Here I was thinking that the invitations were out and all I had to do was sit around and wait for the RSVPs to roll in. Well, I was wrong. Mostly due to my own stupidity. Exhibit A:

What, the post office doesn't mail things for free? I figure that 1 out of 90ish envelopes isn't so bad, but, seriously? Did I really forget to put a stamp on this? Yes, yes I did. The post office kindly returned it without any markings (well, not true - there was a blue arrow pointing to our return address stamp) and the sticker came off no problem. Then I was faced with a dilemma: Stick a stamp on it and mail as is or go through the hassle of readdressing it because of the arrow. Considering the fact that we are T-minus 10 minutes from leaving for Indiana for another wedding, I am opting for the stick the stamp on and away it goes. Sorry to the recipient.

But this one won't be hand canceled you may be thinking. And you would be right. However, it doesn't appear that hand canceling actually works. I give you Exhibit B:

See the red hand canceled stamp? Then see the horrible black lines through it? Yep, that's right - the origin post office did not run it through the machine but the destination post office did. Thanks, guys. You would think that the fact it was hand canceled in the first place meant something. Apparently not. I take solace in the fact that the hand canceling was free and the fact that at least there are not 2 black machine cancels through the stamp. At least you can still see it! (Thanks M for the photos).

That's all for my rants today. Off to the second wedding of the year!