My rationale when I started with this task was to see how soft of an object I could sneak into the postal system. That quickly failed, but my spirit was not destroyed yet! My first attempt was the perfect grapefruit. I enjoy grapefruit on some of my best mornings, and I thought I would give my new friend that same chance. The lady at USPS said I had to at least put it in a bag, afterwards she said I should try sending a coconut. I sent the packaged grapefruit reluctantly before leaving the post office. As I was leaving though, I saw a bulky, metallic ray of hope out of the corner of my eye - and automated shipping station, kinda like the self-checkout counter at the supermarkets. I knew this was my new ally.

I bought the hardest coconut I could find a few days later, and I rode my bike straight from there to a cafe. I locked my bike up and walked 5 blocks to the post office without my helmet. They had seen my bike before, but it would be harder for them to spot me without it. I walked in the farthest entrance and went straight to the "self-checkout" mail drone. I had already placed an address sticker on it - with no names. I set it on the scale and went through the prompts on the touch-screen. Yes, that weight is correct. No, I don't want package insurance. Yes, that's the box I put my package in (hehe). No, I don't want to pay for tracking. The machine printed out a wide postal stamp with the destination zip code, and a few bar codes on it.

I went to the outgoing mail, shovel-looking, drawer-like monster and I grabbed it quickly and slammed it open. I threw my friend's new coconut in there and let gravity slam the door closed. I walked away slowly and smoothly with a smirk on my face - I had finished my part of the task and there was no stopping it. What would they have done if they couldn't ship it - mail it back to my house? Obviously not. They caved in, I had won.