As I have been home for Spring Break, I have been making preparations for this new and exciting road I will be taking in May. One of the things on my list was to renew my passport which expired a few years ago. So, on Monday morning Mom and I went to the Post Office in town, got the paper work, had my birth certificate and everything. When we got up to the window, he told us that we could pay him $15 to take my photo OR pay $7 at Rite Aid. Needless to say we went to Rite Aid, which we had already been at while waiting for my hair cut. Anyway, They took my picture and printed them and we once again got in the car and made our way BACK to the Post Office. The "fun" wasn't over yet. The man that had been working earlier was gone and two women were had taken his place. We got up to the one and she she took one look and saw that I wanted to do passport stuff and she told me she couldn't do it right now and to come back in an hour. This lady was not exactly making my day. She went on to tell us that we didn't actually have to do it through them, that I could just mail it in and save the $25 processing fee. We were very sure that we could NOT because I was 14 when I received my passport, but she just kept on telling us that we could. So we went home to finish it there...but the story doesn't end.
We got home and I finished the last few things on the application. There was a part that talked about renewals and so we started to read. It said that you CANNOT mail it in if you were under 16 when your last passport was issued to you. Great. SO, Tuesday we made yet again ANOTHER trip to the Post Office and that nice man was once again there. He told us that she had no idea what she was talking about (that's for sure) and that he would help us. BUT, he took one look at my picture and said "oh no." Not exactly what I wanted to hear. He told us that Rite Aid had made my head too big and that they might take it, but they might send it back...which I don't have time for cause we leave in May. SO, I dropped Mom off at work went home to get my receipt for Rite Aid, went to the store and had my picture retaken (it was right this time), and ONCE AGAIN WENT BACK TO THE POST OFFICE. Finally, this time everything was right and we got it sent off.
My greatest joy in all of this fiasco...that I will never have too do it again. From now on I CAN mail it in. Oh and that I am now one step closer to my final destination. ^_^
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Are you sure it was RiteAid's mistake? I mean, no offense, but you do have an awfully big head... ^_~ (Oh! And why didn't you tell me about your blog before now! Sheesh!)
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