Olympia, WA
Chapter 1a: Off to Maryland, May 2
Well! Getting Frodo shipped was a big deal!
The box he came in from New Line put the shipping up into a really expensive range (like $40-something [gasp!]) and I started grousing about the price! - I said, “NO! there has to be a cheaper way to ship it, we have to send this package all over the place!”
So he said, “What is it?”
“A Flat Cardboard Frodo Standee”
“Huh?”
“We have a web-site”.
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“We photograph him in places”
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UPS man speaks: “So how big is it? - Does the box have to be this big?”
“No, actually, this is the box he came in, but he would fit in a smaller one”
“Can you get it in a box less than 28 inches?”
So we took him out of the box, and measured him. Yes! And UPS man said he would cut the box down to a smaller size.
And…. while Frodo was out of the box, well…. you know! (Shame the picture didn’t come out better…. there were other people waiting so I dared not delay any more.)

So, Lil’Freeper, he will be at your house soon!
