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A box of unopened mail for a Xmas gift. What could go wrong?

A box of unopened mail for a Xmas gift. What could go wrong?
Buying a box of undelivered mail is like participating in a lucky dip.
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By Ben AshwellWhen her boss said he didn’t want a gift for his birthday, Susan Shuweihat didn’t just ignore him. She ordered a box of unclaimed mail and personally delivered it to his home. What happened next could have landed Shuweihat in the HR hall of shame. As she and her boss’s wife sat down in his front room, they watched while he opened the box and began unwrapping the smaller packages inside. First came a piece of female lingerie. Then came a gift that made the first one look as innocent as a cookbook: a sex...

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