It seems like every other week someone in our neighborhood is looking for a package they had ordered. I'm sure with Amazon's popularity, this is a common thing in many neighborhoods. There are many different companies delivering, including some packages coming through the person delivering the mail. Sometimes, the package never appears, but never can be a long, long time.
For example: what if you're a carpenter and you live in the Faroe Islands and your name is Niels. Your wife decides to send Mr. Ladsen's fiance a red sweater in Copenhagen, Denmark. Did I mention that it is 1807? Your package doesn't arrive because it is seized two weeks after being mailed. The British Navy grabbed it during the second battle of Copenhagen.
It sounds far fetched, but below is the package that was finally opened 200 years later. The United Kingdom's National Archives finally opened the package and found a red dress in pristine condition, pictured below. It looks more like a blouse, but maybe the fiance was very small or it shrunk?
You know that package that never arrived at your door? Maybe someone else will be opening it 50-100 years from now?
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