When I came back to work from the break recently, I had a package waiting for me in the office, from an anonymous sender. Inside it contained gift certificates for (from what I've heard) are very expensive restaurants. Restaurants in San Francisco, such as "Aqua", "Jardiniere", "Benihana's", "Farallon", "Gary Danko", "Masa's" "Fleur De Lys", "Postrio's" I've never even heard of most of these restaurants before, let alone eaten at them, but I have a feeling that someone from my past sent them to me out of guilt, and there is no forwarding address, so I can't send it back.
A part of me wants to keep it, but this person that I am assuming it is, slept with my husband 3 years ago, and then turned around and lied about being pregnant with his child. She told me that she had issues because of being molested as a child, had low self esteem and that she lied about the pregnancy to get me to leave my cheating husband, because she thought I deserved better. I was furious with him and we suffered a great deal of backlash from their actions, but I didn't leave him. She was a girl I was trying to mentor, and who was in my class as a communications student. After a year of time, we developed somewhat of a friendship/mentor-student relationship so, I really don't know why she did what she did. I forgave my husband and told her to move on with her life, along with a few other choice words and advised that she seek psychological help. After I found out and let her know, she called non-stop for forgiveness on and off for about a year and a half. Emails, text messages, random phone calls. I'd get calls, pick up, and no answer. She finally stopped for a year or so now. Suddenly I get these expensive restaurant gift certificates (no note, no forwarding address) and I mean for like $200.00-$500.00 a piece. Who else would do this and for what? I told her a while back that the least she could do, was to never contact myself or my husband again, but I guess the guilt wont let her. What would you do? Should I keep letting her send this to me or contact the police? I am a college professor and so is my husband and I don't want any negative attention for either one of us because of this incident. I just want to move on with my life and forget that this ever happened. Also is there a way that the restaurants can tell me whose card was used to pay for the gift certificates. Thanks.|||This anonymous contact should be taken seriously.
My first thought was that you are being set up for taking bribes..that shoe would drop in the near future.
This girl has to be confronted again. Get a Private Investigator to find her.
Contact police to have on record that someone anomalously is giving you packages. The next one should be given to them, unopened. Don't want another unabomber winning out here. Who knows, her next package to you might be deadly.
If you can, convert the gift cards to "to the bearer" and give them to a charity to raffle off for donations.
Yes, gift cards are considered income, don't forget the IRS report.|||I would contact the police, if only so that they know you did not willingly accept possibly stolen property (just to play it safe). I do not know if it is possible to track whose card payed for them, but go into one of the restaurants and find out. If the police can't find the sender and don't want the cards, then sure, use them. Just make sure everything's legal. It's very important to get the message across that you are the victim here so that you aren't accidentally arrested.|||I am not sure what the police would do in such a situation. Do you have a stalking case with the police? If not why do you feel you need to contact them. This is confusing to me.
I would take my husband to these places and enjoy yourselves. If it is from this former friend, what better way to show you and your husband were able to overcome her influence.|||keep it. take it as a gift. enjoy it! it'll bring you closer together. if the police cant track the sender down, theyll probably keep it for themselves anyway
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