Life, Delivered

You can get anything delivered in this city! The pharmacy will fill your prescription and deliver if you’d like. (Probably for a price though.) People even get groceries delivered, from Fresh Direct. Although, pre-marinated steaks and ready-for-the-BBQ skewers seem more like ‘catering’ than ‘groceries’ to me!

So far, we’ve had delivered:
- 2 desk chairs and 2 plain chairs
- a file cabinet
- 2 tables
- a wardrobe
- foam mattresses (3)
- a year’s supply of tissue and toilet paper
- filing supplies
- a set of knives
- a set of screwdrivers
- spice bottles
- take-out food: Chinese, Thai, Indian

We’re getting catalogues delivered to us to peruse and entertain. We can order gun-cleaning supplies from Cabala’s, an iPod from J&R, clothes from Eddie Bauer, a gross (that’s 144 items) of plastic frogs from either Oriental Trading Company or Kipp… It’s a whole world of mail-order goods out there I’d never before experienced!

I’m thinking of ordering candy and yarn next. (Two different companies.) And some picture frames eventually. Right now, instead of getting the pieces of wood I didn’t get at the Home Depot in Long Island City, I’m home waiting for a mis-delivered box from Staples. Hope it comes soon!