Another interesting new factoid

In Canada, when you aren't home to receive a package, Canada post leaves a little postcard with the post office address it has left it for you to pick it up.  Simple because they are usually only a few blocks from your house, have reasonable hours of operation, and if lucky, is in a good shopping area so you can kill two birds with one stone.  

In France, it's starts off similar.  But instead of picking it up at the closest post office, you pick it up at designated business spots indicated.  For example, one of Axel's classmates had to pick up his internet box at a hair salon.  There are restaurants, grocery stores, corner stores which also take your package in for you to pick up!  I love it.  While post offices in Canada are generally in 7/11s, stationary stores, or shopper's drug marts, the hair salon takes the cake for coolest place to pick up your box that finally came.

Incidentally, our box finally came!  However our landline still isn't working. Axel is dealing with this right now.  If we get the landline by October, I'll be impressed.