[78-L] Toe Each His Own

[Royal Pemberton]

Hope there's no scam lurking about.  I lucked out when in 1984 I'd ordered a
box of parts from a company called Stereo Cost Cutters, who used the
abbreviation 'SCC Inc' on their packaging; there had been a series of ads on
CNN for el cheapo bogus jewellery from a company calling itself 'Santo Gold'
who abbreviated their company name SGC.

One day, while waiting for the parts to arrive, UPS showed up with a
package.  That time, my mother answered the door; she thought it might have
been the package I was waiting for.   She asked me if I was expecting a
package from SGC in Florida.   As I'd seen that abbreviation on the telly
ads I knew it wasn't the package; I told her not to sign for it--the one I
ordered was from SCC of Dublin, Ohio.

Had I not been there she'd have accidentally signed for a bogus package that
hadn't been ordered and stuck with a bill for useless junk.  Even cheekier,
someone who said they were from Santo Gold Company a few days later rang my
mother up asking her why she'd refused the package!

On Fri, Dec 17, 2010 at 5:31 AM, Taylor Bowie <bowiebks at isomedia.com> wrote:

> Gold Toe underwear?  That sure is an odd brand name...sounds like it would
> be for socks.  After all,   you find toes in socks,  and something else in
> men's underwear.
>
> Taylor
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "David Lennick" <dlennick at sympatico.ca>
> To: "78L" <78-L at 78online.com>
> Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2010 9:26 PM
> Subject: [78-L] The weirdest thing I've had sent..
>
>
> > Okay, I don't mind if people use my mailing address in Lewiston on
> > occasion,
> > but did anybody within the sound of my e-voice order a sample of Gold Toe
> > underwear? Yep, there was a package which had somehow lost its mailing
> > address
> > but which the PO had marked with my box number, shipped in November from
> > PRO
> > Business Systems in Albemarle NC and with a printed letter inside (and no
> > "Dear
> > so and so" and no contact info on it) accompanying a pair of men's
> briefs.
> > The
> > Post Office refused to take it back or return it. Very weird. (Nice
> > underwear,
> > too..I may keep it..)
> >
> > dl
> >
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