I am NEVER sending anything to the States again that is bigger than a greeting card.
I sent off two presents today.
Both of them cost about 2/3rds of the price of the actual items to ship.
I had to WRITE ON THE PACKAGES what was in them, and how much they cost! How tacky is that? I mean, I took the time to take the price tags off of most of the items, but hey, there, right on the outside of the box, it tells you how much the whole present is. YAY!
I hadn't covered one box enough, so the postal clerk had to track down some paper for me and tape it all over all the parts where the box was showing through. With the other present, which was just in envelopes, the postal clerk had to tape them more than I had, 'cause apparently I just don't have taping skills.
Lucky I went to a pharmacy with a postal outlet instead of an actual post office, 'cause I'm pretty sure they wouldn't have helped me out as much as the nice woman at the Rexall did.
I didn't stand in line, but still the whole experience took about half an hour! And about $38! (combined for both packages). And that was for SLOW shipping. Yeah. You guys get cards next year. MAYBE.
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But... I always have to write the contents of parcels and the cost of contents whether I am sending within Canada, from Canada to any other country, or from Japan to home...
Hi! I got to you via the NaBloPoMo randomizer, and what a random event. I'm amuzed that your daughter's blogname is my name... good choice!
I am getting ready to select and purchase gifts to send up your way. Usually each year I know someone going to visit my brother so I can stuff the gifts in a suitcase, but this year I think I'm going the internet route.
Mr.Fab~Maybe "air post" would be easier?
Sarah~When ever I get packages from my family, there's nothing written on it!
Debambam~Yeah, that's a good idea.
Cherry~The internet route is probably the best way to go. The things I sent couldn't really be purchased online though. And, Welcome!
Then they lucked out with a slack postal worker, I think! :P
Shoot, I just make up "values" for my package contents. Especially going to Canada, because don't you guys have to pay a customs charge based on the value of the package? I may be cross-remembering from when we got Jacy, and her breeder had prepared two different bills of sale for us: a real one, and one for customs with a much lower figure on it.
Yup, I have to time my packages to Canadians, and stagger them so I can afford it! I costs less (I know this from experience) to send a solid bronze poodle statue to England than it does to send soap to Canada.
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