I have a set of silverware that I keep at work: a fork, knife and spoon from IKEA. They are decent and do the job. I am particular about my spoons, however. Recently my spoon seems to have disappeared. I’ve looked through my office, my desk, and even at home, but I cannot find it. That doesn’t mean it’s not on my desk somewhere anyway, as my desk can be messy sometimes. I alerted my side of the office via email:
I am missing a spoon. It is silver, and should have IKEA stamped on the back of the handle. It’s highly possible that I accidentally took it home or that it is actually in my office somewhere, but hopefully someone else just picked it up after I forgot it in the sink. I am very particular about my spoons, please let me know if you have it.
After a few days and some humorous comments, I posted this on my door:
A few days went by, and then the following was put below my picture:
I was very impressed with the note, so I wrote another email to my office mates:
Dear Creator of the Spoon Ransom Note on My Door,
I appreciate the effort. Really. However, I can’t even tell it’s my spoon. It could be just some spoon that looks like mine. Unless I can actually talk to the spoon and confirm that it is mine, there is no deal. Also, ransom notes generally list details like where I should leave the money, but still, A+ for effort.
We’re planning to go to IKEA in a few weeks, and I think I should just buy a dozen spoons in case my replacements are stolen.
All I can say is someone at your office has too much time on their hands to cut out all those little letters to make the ransom note! Good luck finding your spoon, though.
I had the same thing happen with a pink ink pen at my work. It was surreptitiously returned to my lab coat pocket by a co-worker. Not so surreptitiously as was necessary, because I caught her. During the process my pen called me on the phone to plead for help. Maybe your spoon will contact you soon by phone or text. Or maybe you will go to IKEA.