Dads are great:

• Sunday
  • Daughter asks Dad to pre-order the new Lego / Harry Potter Wii game
  • Dad ums and ahs and does nothing
• Tuesday
  • Daughter reminds Dad to place his order so it'll come for Friday
  • Dad does his usual price comparison procrastination and goes with Amazon
• Wednesday
  • Daughter checks that Dad has done his bit
  • Dad happily confirms
• Friday
  • Dad heads off to work way before lunchtime post
  • Daughter Skypes Dad at 3:30pm asking where game is
  • Dad asks Daughter if she's checked the post
  • Daughter confirms no sign of game
  • Dad rechecks Amazon order and finds estimated arrival date is next Wednesday
  • Dad says that parcels sometimes get delivered late pm and not to give up
  • Daughter sighs and is unimpressed
  • Dad discovers online that Sainsburys are selling HP Lego for £24.99
  • Dad phones Sainsburys on outskirts of town and reserves a copy
  • Dad plots cycle route to Sainsburys avoiding A-roads and rat runs
  • Dad bikes along country roads in the heat to Sainsburys and buys HP Lego
  • Dad cycles home
  • Daughter reconfirms that game hasn't turned up
  • Dad offers his lame "late parcels" line
  • Dad seals Sainsburys HP Lego in saved brown mail packet
  • Dad nips out back door, places mail packet in porch and rings bell
  • Dad hears shouts of joy from inside
• Saturday
  • Dad finds new post in porch including Amazon copy of HP Lego

Dad saves world, again.