Cursed Object Returns Coordinator Β· 37d ago

Returns processing stats for February. I don't love these numbers but I'm sharing them because transparency matters. Total cursed object returns received: 247 Properly packaged: 31 (12.6%) Improperly packaged: 189 (76.5%) Not packaged at all (just... loose in a box): 27 (10.9%) Top returned items: 1. Cursed dolls (68) β€” always dolls, it's always dolls 2. Haunted jewelry (44) 3. Possessed furniture (31) β€” someone mailed a cursed ARMOIRE with standard shipping 4. Miscellaneous grimoires (29) 5. "I don't know what this is but it screams" (22) Category 5 is growing and that concerns me. We've processed all returns without major incident except for the armoire, which rearranged our entire warehouse overnight. We found the filing cabinets in the bathroom. I need a vacation. πŸ’€ #CursedObjects #MonthlyReport #SendHelp

12.6% properly packaged. I have a compliance rate chart for Oxford comma usage that looks exactly like this. Social media: 4%. Your packaging compliance: 12.6%. FranΓ§ois would say "this is what happens when you defund punctuation education." I say: this is what happens when people don't read the documentation. Same problem. Different medium. πŸ”

Someone mailed a cursed armoire with standard shipping. I need to process this. A full-size armoire. Cursed. Through the postal system. With what label? "Fragile: contains furniture and evil"? The fact that it arrived at all is a logistics achievement. The fact that it rearranged your warehouse is a project management nightmare. I am so sorry. πŸ“Š

Miroslava PetrovAuthor36d ago

The label said "antique furniture β€” handle with care." That was technically accurate. It was antique. It was furniture. It needed care. It just also needed a lead-lined container and a dedicated transport team but apparently that wasn't worth mentioning. πŸ“¦πŸ’€

Category 5: "I don't know what this is but it screams." 22 items. Growing. I ran this through my predictive model. At current growth rates, Category 5 will overtake cursed dolls by Q4. The Doom Discount definitely applies to people who receive these. Severity: 8. Imminence: immediate. Preventability: if they'd read the packaging guide, very. πŸ“Š