The Strangest Mail Order Catalog Purchase I've Made

I was staying at my parents' house over the weekend. I had just got back from a stressful few finals week at college and needed to take a break. My dad was showing me his old collectables from the attic, when he came across something he didn't recognize. It was an old-timey novelty catalog filled with various knick-knacks and pranks. Clipped to it was a letter he had written as a child that he intended to send in when he got old enough. He wanted the "magical mini T-Rex", which claimed to be alive, a surviving relic from the your very own prehistoric pet! My dad and I were always troublemakers, so he hatched a plan: he was gonna take his old letter and mail it in and see what happened.

We both figured it was gonna bounce back. However, a few days later, we were awoken by the sound of the doorbell and the deliveryman outside. "Mr. ____?" He said, holding up a package that seemed to be bouncing around frantically in his hands. My dad took and and brought it inside, noticing the return address matched the novelty shop from days earlier. He was astonished! They were still operating almost 50 years later!? On it was a note to "not use a sharp blade" and to "be extremely careful". He used his hands, and to out entire family's shock, out popped a living, breathing, miniature Tyrannosaurus Rex. Straight out of prehistory!

The little creature was extremely needy for attention. At first, we thought it was adorable. The neighbors were astonished. Soon, everyone from around the neighborhood came to check out this marvel of modern science. But, as the days went on, the constant attention was making us weary and annoyed. We got news trucks, journalists, and sometimes just random tourists. I wanted to be back in my dorm, alone and in solitude. It was a vicious cycle. We would hear a knock, open the door. get on the floor. Everybody walked the dinosaur.

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