First class mail, from someone named “Harriet” in Seattle (not doxxing more than that). A stick-on label for my address, which is tilted so not applied by machine. The return address is printed on the envelope. An actual stamp is stuck on, perhaps by hand. The stamp is an american flag stamp, rotated +90 degrees.
An envelope with a cloth mask inside. No note.
I’ve googled the sender’s name, name + “mask”, the return address (well, a street view of a house). Nothing. Someone a couple of states away sent me a mask.
Send a letter back?
Or you could have a look at Google Maps for the address - if it’s a business or some other organization, it’ll probably show up on the map. (ETA, never mind, you did that. H’m, is there a way to do strikethrough?)
Also, is that a QR code on the tag? Might be able to scan that and get some info.
My first instinct, and the best case scenario in my opinion, is that it’s someone trying to promote mask usage. If the mask had been handmade, I’d assume they also had a lot of time on their hands and wanted to share. But since it’s purchased, they could just be buying them for people. And the size would be so they can’t complain it’s “suffocating” if it’s that big.
That said, I probably wouldn’t wear it. I wouldn’t know how good it was, whether they’d done something to it, etc. The risk may not be high, but I don’t take chances on this situation.
Good idea. Sadly a picture of the mask responded that it’s a “slip on shoe”, and a closeup of the mask pattern says it’s a “doodle”. Neither found a matching image on some web site
When I get gifts of candy or baked goods from my university students, I put them on the table in the lounge for colleagues, then check back to see how they feel in 6-8 hours. A mask from a stranger? I’d toss it and forget it. Mind you, a colleague got a suspicious package in the mail, called the cops, who had the bomb squad blow it up. As far as could be determined, it was a term paper.
OK, mystery solved. It’s the daughter of a coworker who’s been sending masks all over. I belatedly realized the surname was the same as someone I’ve occasionally worked with, the last time a couple of months ago. So I sent him a picture of the envelope asking if he knew this person. “Yup, my daughter. Enjoy!”
