After reading it, we were rather intrigued by this strange request from half a globe away, and we clicked on the blog link given in the mail. Our hearts melted the moment we saw Sandy.
We went on to read her blog and came to know that this cutie had lost her favorite pink squeaky yarn ball! It was always on her mouth on every picture we saw. A volunteer threw it away accidentally it seemed. She also went on a hunger strike due to the sad incident. Michele, the lady who contacted us, was quite worried about Sandy's depressed state. A lot of her enquiries to local pet stores on the yarn balls went unanswered. Somehow by fate or some mysterious works of God, Michele managed to find the exact same ball on our web store and contacted us.
This was the first time we received such orders. We were all ready to get the yarn balls packed and sent over, but there was just a small problem. The shipping cost, to our horror, was a whooping $50. It just doesn't make sense that shipping costs were more expensive than the shipped items. That got us pondering on how to get these precious balls over, as we did not want a customer to pay for such absurd shipping costs.
Time was precious as we did not want Sandy's hunger strike to go on for too long. Just as we made the decision to bear all the costs ourselves, some sort of divine intervention happened again. One of Kelly's friends was going to the United States for a holiday! After explaining the whole story to her, she offered to bring them over and then ship them to Michigan from New York. She was a real life saver!
All the time while the yarn balls were en route to the States, we were praying that they will not be lost during the shipping. Finally, on December 18th, we received a reply from Michele that it has reached her! Mission Accomplished! There was still one last step to go, for the balls to arrive at Wishbone Pet Rescue.
23rd December
Sandy finally received her early Christmas gifts on December 23rd. She was so excited that she couldn't even wait for the packaging to be removed. The best part was, instead of just one replacement ball, we had sent over five yarn balls to her! Five times the happiness for her~
None of this would have been possible if not for a prompt response to a plea for help, a trusting heart and a helpful friend. Thank you!
Just what came over us to do this (sending gifts to a shelter dog halfway around the globe), we will never know. Nevertheless, it was a great way to end the year!
This year's Christmas was truly a magical one.
Wishing all a Merry Christmas,
From The Team @ PawMart
Read more about Sandy at www.sandyfromallegancounty.blogspot.com
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