Popsugar Parenting Santa UPS Tweet Offers to Shred Kids' Santa Letters December 2018 UPS Pulled a Total Grinch Move on Twitter, and the Cindy Lous of the World Aren't Too Happy 18 December 2018 by Alessia Santoro Image Source: Everett Collection It's possible that UPS has been infiltrated by none other than everyone's favourite green Christmas villain: The Grinch. In a tweet sent out on Dec. 16 (which has since been deleted), the package delivery service noted to parents that it offers shredding . . . for kids' Santa letters. "If your child addresses a letter to the North Pole, you can leave it with us," the tweet read. "We do shredding." Now, hear us out — we know where this joke was coming from, and most kids who believe in Santa are probably not on Twitter, so we doubt the tweeter thought it'd be a huge risk to hit "send." Parents are stressed enough as it is around the holidays, and the years of keeping the magic of Santa alive can be dicey. So while it's a cute thing to save your kids' Santa letters for them to look back on when they're older, the risk of them being found and the magic being ruined very abruptly is just another anxiety-inducing element to tack onto this time of year — the UPS was probably just trying to be both cheeky and helpful (?) in offering shredding services (if you are saving your kids' letters, keep those babies locked up!). But we also understand how this was a bit of a "yikes" moment, as the tweeter's humour doesn't exactly read as particularly light or warm, which would have helped more people to realise straight-away that it was mostly a joke that just didn't translate. Either way, the tweet was clearly deemed an oversight and was deleted swiftly, but not before the Cindy Lous of the world were able to screen grab it and tweet their reactions. Whether you're siding with The Grinch the UPS or not on this one, some of the reactions to the deleted tweet are pretty funny. See our favourites ahead. Twitter Users' Reactions to the Now-Deleted UPS Store Tweet So I see UPS has a new CEO. pic.twitter.com/KyteVyBl52— Doug Quixote (@DeTroyes1) December 17, 2018 1 / 14 Can you also flip off my child and tell him there is no Santa for an additional cost?— Tony Posnanski (@tonyposnanski) December 17, 2018 2 / 14 Heard the UPS store deleted this tweet after they were visited by 3 ghosts. pic.twitter.com/m3nB2jfg8R— Alise Morales (@AliseNavidad) December 17, 2018 3 / 14 😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/vmuaky7EOA— Daisy Adair (@BooksRWeapons) December 16, 2018 4 / 14 Live with the VP of the UPS Store. pic.twitter.com/MTKdD9kqcr— Dan Szymborski (@DSzymborski) December 17, 2018 5 / 14 pic.twitter.com/RpkWdVEsQH— claire (@cIairer) December 17, 2018 6 / 14 RIP Social Media Manager of The UPS Store. You will be missed. pic.twitter.com/x08JuZjr2r— Daniel Dudley (@DDisBORED) December 17, 2018 7 / 14 pic.twitter.com/w1rPsTWNy1— Winthrop Chesterton (@IronyNOW) December 17, 2018 8 / 14 “And his heart shrunk three sizes that day”— davepaisley (@davepaisley) December 17, 2018 9 / 14 Who hurt you, UPS? pic.twitter.com/xjNLieD8VB— Madison Alder (@madialder) December 17, 2018 10 / 14 The UPS Store went dark pic.twitter.com/0CD0XVPcye— Dusty (@DustinGiebel) December 17, 2018 11 / 14 pic.twitter.com/XZrsulj6Uc— Stephanie Arnold (@MsArnold) December 17, 2018 12 / 14 The UPS Store's new motto:If you don't want to break children's hearts, we'll do it for you. pic.twitter.com/Uk8HjKdqwp— Patricia Treble (@PatriciaTreble) December 17, 2018 13 / 14 Bah humbug @TheUPSStore pic.twitter.com/TOwgKZrN7C— Tomi @3Boys_OldLady (@3Boys_OldLady) December 17, 2018 14 / 14 SantaTwitter ReactionsParenting HumorParenting News