Full marks to BMW Australia. I received a note on Christmas Eve in the daytime from Australia Post, saying that I had a registered article that had to be picked up from the local post office.
My wife and I thought it was our normal gift from interstate, and we debated whether we should battle the Christmas Eve (horrible) shoppers. After taking 20 mins to find a parking spot at our shopping centre, I signed for my article and there was nothing on the box to indicate who it was from.
When I got back home I opened it up and there was a fantastically wrapped gift. Still no idea who from or what was inside it. Then I saw that there was a letter from BMW, and it was a lovely letter saying how they understood how difficult it was to wait for our Coopers to arrive.
Anyhow after debating whether to open it on Christmas Eve or wait until Christmas Day, I decided on the present, and gently unwrapped the mystery. This was seriously the most exciting Christmas present since my 12th birthday, as I had no idea what was inside.
Dispensing with the orange ribbon and stiff black paper, I (feeling like Lord Carnarvon in Tut's chamber) saw a black box that had an ingenious hinging arrangement that when executed delivered a 1:43 model of a Liquid Yellow (that's my colour!) Cooper.
This model now takes pride of place in my trophy cabinet with other Mini (not MINI) models and (Mini and MINI) memorabilia.
Thank you BMW. You made my Christmas very memorable indeed, and I showed it to all my family, as none of them knew what the new MINI looks like. They are all very impressed both with BMW and MINI. I just hope that I don't have to wait until next Christmas for the real thing.
