A BOYFRIEND almost died when a bizarre birthday surprise for his girlfriend went disastrously wrong. Hu Seng, from southern China, nearly suffocated to death after mailing himself to his girlfriend’s office in a sealed box – which got lost in the post for three hours. When the box finally arrived, shocked girlfriend Li Wang unwrapped her enormous present to find Seng passed out – and bystanders had to call paramedics to revive him.

One of the onlookers, a friend of Seng, had been waiting to photograph the surprise and caught the botched birthday stunt on camera. “I didn’t realise it would take so long,” said Seng. “I tried to make a hole in the cardboard but it was too thick and I didn’t want to spoil the surprise by shouting.”

Submitted on 09/01/2012

Submitted by: Anonymous
Reference: The Sun, 29th August 2012

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Candi said:
Definitely Keep: Honorable Mention
He used the *regular post*!?! Oh, good grief! I don't know if China has the special services that do this kind of delivery, but if the guy could arranged for a friend to be on hand to photograph the event, he could have a couple more deliver the box! Thanks, and submit again!

Bruce said:
Definitely Keep: Honorable Mention
Unbelievable that he didn't even think to include air holes!

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