Monday, January 11, 2016

Online shopper orders Kindle but Receives patient’s tumor sample instead – Digital Trends

Online shopping is surely one of the great conveniences of recent times, but Clearly it does not always go to plan According.

Take James Potten. The 37-year-old Brit had been looking forward to the delivery of the Kindle que he ordered online recently, However, When he opened the delivered package he discovered not an ebook reader but, of all things, a part of someone’s tumor. specimen

“When I opened it, I had quite a shock,” Potten Told the BBC. While the package Showed his name and address, further inspection revealed it was destined for London’s Royal Free Hospital, Which makes a good deal of sense Considering what was inside.

FedEx, Which handled the package, said it ” regretted the error “and promised to” handsome future changes to our processes. “

Potten said the tracking code on the delivered item Showed the same first five and last three digits of his order, adding,” But it was not my Kindle “

He Told the BBC he stopped short of opening the sealed box containing the tumor sample, opting instead to call FedEx. – as well as the hospital – about the bizarre delivery mix-up .

The sample, like the Kindle he was expecting, had Been sent from California. Potten had ordered the ebook reader from a company called Waterfi, Which Specializes in waterproofing tech gadgets

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Potten, who lives in Bristol in the south-west of England, said que while he was concern about the whereabouts of his Kindle, Which incidentally still has not shown up, I was worried more about the person with the tumor who was apparently waiting for some very important test results.

“It’s really bad que this has happened, this really shouldnt be with the hospital, not with me,” he said.

The for the Kindle, Potten said he had no idea where it was, adding, “If it’s at the Royal Free, I’d be happy to the an exchange.”

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