Parcels going mising

[Ithoriel]

A friend used to work for a firm in Edinburgh that also had an office in Perth.

On one occasion she sent a package to the Perth office.

When it arrived in Fife some considerable time later they were able to track it's progress from the Not Known At This Address messages.

It went from Edinburgh to Perth, New York and from there to Perth Amboy, New Jersey then on to Perth, Indiana before going to Perth, North Dakota then, inevitably, to Perth, Australia who finally readdressed it to Perth, Scotland!!      

[Roy]

Now seriously, i can bet that the name of the street was not really sounding very english, and that would have been a bit of a give away.... 

You would think so, wouldn't you. 
I suppose the benefit of the doubt could be given to the (very well-known) wargames company, if they were thinking along the lines that 'German' speaking immigrants originally gave the naming of Australian place name in question. But, "If in doubt, ask", should have been the maxim used, really. 

It went from Edinburgh to Perth, New York and from there to Perth Amboy, New Jersey then on to Perth, Indiana before going to Perth, North Dakota then, inevitably, to Perth, Australia who finally readdressed it to Perth, Scotland!! 

Was there a note sent to the Perth, Scotland office stating 'insufficient postage. please pay upon collection from post office'?
Imagine the air miles 

[petercooman]

You would think so, wouldn't you. 
I suppose the benefit of the doubt could be given to the (very well-known) wargames company, if they were thinking along the lines that 'German' speaking immigrants originally gave the naming of Australian place name in question. But, "If in doubt, ask", should have been the maxim used, really. 

So all packages to india should be sent to america then, as it could have been mistaken and america was supposed to be india when it was discovered?