The food and goods that parents send are pretty pleasurable, regardless of how they arrive—by coach, minibus, or rail.

Nevertheless, as the student in the previous case discovered the hard way, parents may sometimes be prankish.

He had just arrived in Bucharest for his first year of college and moved into the residence hall.

When he phoned, his parents stated they would bring him a gift. The young guy hurried back to his dorm room after arriving at the train station and picking up a big package. However, he was taken aback when he opened it. There was no food inside, only wrappers and trash. Though first confused about what was happening, the toddler discovered a message that clarified everything.

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