The Case of the Reappearing Plunger

Something very strange hath happened to me. This story requires a little jump back in time, circa t-one month… 

I’m anxiously awaiting my departure to the great land of Illinois, where I will have my own studio apartment for the first time and be responsible for every single household item one can imagine -- yes, including spices, of which I now have my very own cumin and curry powder! #adulting. Anyway, I decided to start with the basics:


 1) toilet plunger

 2) mattress 


Now, I don’t think I need to defend my choices, but let’s just say that if you only have one toilet, a plunger is a no-brainer priority purchase. Because shit happens.


So I order my plunger and am grateful for the millionth time for Amazon Prime because it’ll be there to greet me when I arrive, and I really couldn’t ask for a better housewarming gift!


Fast forward a few days. I show up to my apartment to not only no plunger, but also to a Home Depot email saying my mattress delivery has been delayed. Just my luck.


I proceed to Amazon customer service, where I (very nicely) complain that I never received my plunger and am in great distress. Thankfully, Amazon customer service is wonderful (actually lowkey flirty) and vows to send me a new plunger overnight! Perfect, problem solved. If only Home Depot could ship mattresses overnight!


Fast forward to yesterday. I’ve now accumulated quite a bit of stuff, including a mattress, and have my beautiful plunger all nice and ready to be used when needed. I'm minding my own business when I receive the strangest email from Amazon stating that I have an item ready to be picked up from my Amazon locker...but I have no recollection of making any recent orders. What could it be? I wondered….


So I open up my Amazon app, go to my orders, and see a preposterous notice that the plunger is ready for pick-up!!!


I’m no detective so I don’t think I’ll ever figure this one out, but I guess when life gives you a plunger they just keep comin’. Or maybe this is a sign that someone within the Amazon customer service team misses me? I'll try to not let this get to my head (especially since it's meant for the toilet).

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  1. AnonymousOctober 3, 2025 at 11:12 PM

    it sounds like. you might've misordered the plunger to an amazon locker...

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    1. it's lily's world and you're all living in itOctober 11, 2025 at 8:34 AM

      Ok so tell me why it said delivered but didn't give me an option to pick it up from a locker a month ago??

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