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How to Think Outside the (All in One) Box!
Read more →Our Mail Order Mystery community is thinking outside the “All in One Box”! True, some people remain sad about the fact that we have suspended the weekly letter option until the postal systems get back to their reliable old selves. And we miss sending out all those letters every week! But other people are embracing the possibilities of having their mystery sent to them all in one shipment. Check out these reviews and some of these creative ideas.These letters came by “Owl Post” and the kids had to find them:We got The Enchanted Slumber for our daughter's 7th birthday. We've had all the...
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Don't Wait to Order a Mystery This Holiday Season
Read more →Listen up everybody, because we really mean it this year: if you are planning to buy a Mail Order Mystery as a holiday gift, please do not wait.So here’s the thing. We don’t know what is going to happen, but we can imagine some scenarios. One is that this is going to be a totally normal holiday season, but we kind of doubt that.We can also imagine possibilities like these:DELAYS: The postal system in many countries continues to be overwhelmed as more people shop online. And this holiday season we expect Black Friday and holiday sales to swamp parcel delivery like...
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Let Us Help You Save Halloween!
Read more →So we got an email from a customer the other day saying she was buying her kids a Mail Order Mystery to save Halloween. We had two thoughts at the same time: that is a great idea! And wait, what!? WE NEED TO SAVE HALLOWEEN TOO! We live in a city that is slowly but surely starting to shut back down and Halloween is weeks away.If you are feeling that trick-or-treating is not an option this year, Mail Order Mysteries are an engaging, fun and fantastic way to spend a Halloween weekend. Our mysteries are filled with all sorts of outlandish...
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Shipping Options Have Changed Due to COVID-19
Read more →COVID19 continues to mess with everything, in large and small ways, and we have had to make some changes to the way we do things here at Mail Order Mystery. Like all of us, we are doing our best with what we’ve got, and we hope you can understand why we have made these changes. WE HAVE SUSPENDED THE OPTION OF SENDING WEEKLY MAIL We know that kids love getting mail. Everyone loves getting mail. But the postal system in many countries continues to be overwhelmed and letter mail continues to travel at unpredictable speeds. Mail Order Mysteries are narrative-based...
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And the Winner of our Talk Like a Pirate Contest is…
Read more →Ahoy! We’re pleased to announce the winner of our first annual Write Like a Pirate contest in honour of last weekend’s Talk Like a Pirate Day. You scallywags did not make this easy for us. You sent us some bone chillin’ threats, some pirate-y pleas, some swaggerin’ yarns and some excellent excerpts from yer ol’ captain’s logs. Thanks to all who entered, and for yer efforts we sent ye 10 % off the Mail Order Mystery of your choice. We could only pick one for the grand prize and so we put the matter to vote. The winner of the booty...
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Talk Like a Pirate and Win a Free Mystery!
Read more →Ahoy, me hearties! This Saturday is Talk Like a Pirate Day and we’re in the mood to celebrate, yaar! Back in the day pirates were a spontaneous bunch. There weren’t no smart phones, no wi-fi, no GPS nor even clocks. There was the sun and the stars, the cutlass, the crow’s nest and the Jolly Roger. Life was free on the open seas, with no guarantees. So in the spirit of swashbuckling spontaneity and buccaneering adventure we decided just this minute to have a pirate-y contest. All you have to do is write us a paragraph in your best pirate...