2018-02-09

You've probably already heard about the retired nurses in my town receiving unwanted Amazon packages with, basically crap in them. (Not actual poo -- items of no particular value.)

The nurses:

https://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2018/02/06/these-people-keep-getting-mystery-packages-from-amazon-they-didn-order/BkAq4hcXroCNLVRqUq4rtL/story.html

Terry in Michigan:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-5215377/Michigan-man-getting-Amazon-packages-never-ordered.html

Heaven (woman's name) in Pennsylvania:

https://sellercentral.amazon.com/forums/t/ever-heard-of-a-scammer-practice-called-brushing/337178/2

So, we're basically in a world in which a whole lot of smart, ambitious people in an entirely other country (honestly, probably more than one) are busy scamming measurements at Amazon so they can sell more stuff.

Glad I'm going out tonight.

File this one under, I Did NOT See This Coming