So, I was excited to be told I had a package at the front desk at my work. My gift wasn't scheduled to arrive until tomorrow so it's a day early, awesome! So I go up to the front desk to get it and its a pretty large box! I get back to my desk and people gather around to see what I got (I work with other redditors).

First thing I notice is that there is a sticker on the box that says it has been repacked in Seattle due to damage. Crap, I hope my gift isn't broken! I get out my scissors and open the box. Inside I find another box wrapped in a plastic bag. Hmm that's kind of weird. So I pull the box wrapped in a bag out and cut away the bag.

Ok, this is where it starts getting sketchy. When I go to pull the box out of the bag a whitish powder comes leaking out the bottom and into the air! WTF! A big box from a random stranger and white powder is leaking out of it. Mind you I'm at work and by now about 15 people have gathered around. Everyone kinda starts freaking out and nobody really knows what to do.

Finally I figure if its something bad I already have it cause the powder is EVERYWHERE. So I go ahead and finish opening the package. The whole bottom of the box is filled with powder and there's what appears to be a child's toy covered in powder as well. WTF!

So I dig through the powder and finally find small bags filled with more powder! At the very bottom of the box there is a note that reads "Here's some ale ingredients from my neck of the woods, and a little something for your daughter as well! Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah and all that other stuff".

Ohhhhh, it's stuff to make beer! Come to find out there was a 4lb bag of dried malt extract that had broken open in the box. The shipping place in Seattle had opened the package, wrapped the box in plastic, repackaged it and sent it on its way! Wow.

So all in all it is an awesome gift but I would be lying if I said I wasn't seriously freaked out! I no longer have all the ingredients needed to make the beer but I'm sure I can replace them! I also don't know if I can save the toy for my daughter as its COVERED in malt and is super sticky. It's awesome though!

Thanks!