Adrian ordered a box of Pokemon cards in February. Yes, February. They were supposed to arrive in early March. Then late March. And then April or perhaps May. The endless slippage was incredibly frustrating.

Two days after we got the “April or maybe May” estimate, the package suddenly arrived. Pokemon card boxes are random so you never know what you get (other than the one “front cover” card) but this was a good one. There were several duplicates, yes, but also all of three “shiny” cards. It seems it was worth the wait.