Hello mumsnetters, I am posting because I struggling to come to terms with a probable Royal Mail theft.
I’m on holiday. Before leaving I had volunteered to collect for a colleagues birthday and sent a gift card £200 in the post to them from a local post office while I am away. My BIG mistake was that I sent it signed for, not special delivery. I had such a bad feeling when I left the post office that I almost went back in and asked for the parcel back. I wish I had.
Anyway lo and behold the parcel did not arrive and I realise that it’s probably been stolen.
I now have to pay for another voucher to be sent to my colleague ( not in the post this time!) from my own money. I am really struggling to come to terms with this and it’s ruining my holiday and my family’s holidays too as they can see I am upset.
The internet is full of similar stories and I feel so stupid. The max I can claim back is £20. know I just have to take my medicine and learn a painful lesson but I do struggle with depression and anxiety and obsessive thoughts, and am finding it hard to get past this. I am also not well off and it’s just painful.
I maybe just need a sympathetic ear and to vent to strangers on the internet. Any tips for mentally getting over a theft? Thank you