Oops! I opened it by mistake...now what?

I get the occasional wrong number on my phone,or on my answering machine..I've had a little of someone I don't know letting someone else I don't know about their weekend and all I have to go on is a couple of first names and no way to call them back! And a Delivery Guy arrived on my doorstep during the week with a Parcel I wasn't expecting,getting my name wrong,and getting a clearer view of his invoice,realising it was for someone a couple of houses down..!

Personally,I don't think returning the card itself should be a big priority for you..They did send it to your address,so they must have had the wrong one in the first place for you to get it when you live there and don't know the Person living there Before You (How long have you been there-before last Christmas,or since then?)-and cards always come with an envelope that's just the right size..so you're going to have to get one of suitable size (Tricky!)to fit to return it,and they'll have to leave another card without an envelope to repost it,assuming they'll get their Friend's address correct next time around..If you want to go to the trouble,just post a note to their address....or stick a note in the retaped envelope and do a "return to sender"!

I would love something like that! I have no clue who the lady is that it was addressed to. Plus they weren't even the person who lived here last I don't think. I thought it was a guy. Who knows.. but a new pen pal would be a lot of fun for sure!!

That's what I thought I might do.. it just seems like the right thing to do!

The best thing would be to see if the Post Office will return it, or send it yourself with a new envelope and stamp. It's too bad they don't know their friend's address. It is nice of you to want to return it.

Great.. There more possibilities here now... 1. It is someone whom you know and are friends with, but the other person somehow doesn't know your name correctly.. 2. As it has your mailing address on it, I think it is meant for you... 3. Check the sender's name, is it familiar to you?

Yes, it had my address on it but not my name. The name looked similar to mine so I was unsure if someone I had just met simply mispelled my name or not. I willprobably get it in the mail Monday!

I am brutal on envelopes, so my best bet is to put it all in another envelope and send it back with a detailed message!! lol

I have the same problem with envelopes, macdingolinger! If brutality to envelopes were a crime, I'd never see the light of day! LOL! I usually rip the thing open down the side so the envelope is nearly torn in half. Might I say my wife HATES it when I do that. I have no idea why. I guess she wants me to "neatly open the flap" or something like that. That's just not gonna happen in my world. :)

Lol! I am sure I am not the first person in the world who ever did such a thing! It would be scary if I was the only one who ever did it huh? lol! I am probably going to send it with an explanation this week. thanks!

RawBill, I agree that having this happen is pretty common. Living on a back road, it happens to me all the time. It never happened when I lived in a suburban area, though. I agree that it's nothing to worry about.

I do not know what you mean by the song "oops" as I have not heard it. I do not listen to Britney Spears. Thanks for your response.

I have not heard it either.I searched it online.

For sure. I really felt bad for the lady trying to get in contact with her friend. I wish I knew her so I could get them connected back up. They appear to be older people and may not know how to use the internet to find friends and family.

That's pretty much what I was thinking. I know I would like to know if the only address I have for someone no longer works!

Well in that case ... its time to buy some cards and send them to your loved ones.. they must be waiting for them..

I guess I could send her a Christmas card back. Except that I do not have any Christmas cards. I have never made that a habit. I might do it some day but I haven't so I only have Christmas cards which have already been sent to me! lol!

I do not know the person who sent the card or the person for whom it was intended. I just didn't want some lady thinking it reached her friend and then her friend did not respond! I figure I'll send it back with an explanation this week.

Thanks.. that's what I was thinking. I figured in the circumstances it was the kindest, and the best thing to do for all parties concerned!

Thank you for your response. I meant that I do not send Christmas cards. I have just never gone to that expense or given up my time to do so. I do however, recieve a lot of Christmas cards and some from businesses, that's why I went ahead and opened it because I thought it might have just been a mistake. I will probably get it in the mail back to the original sender tomorrow! I guess this year I will technically send my first Christmas card! lol!

Joanne is the one who cannot be found. The lady was sending it to this address because it was her last known address. I have been here almost 9 months now and all I know is that some guy lived here before me. So I have no idea how long ago Joanne moved!

I cannot send it on as I do not know the lady for whom the letter was intended. However, I do have the return address on the envelope and can return it to the original sender! I am planning on doing that this week!

I do not know the lady who it was intended for. But I can send it back to the person who sent it here by mistake. Her return address is on the envelope. I hate it that she has lost her friend's location. She really was hoping to reach her.