Gail you crazy woman!

[Rhubarb]

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I think the post staff make the prices (and rules) up as they go along. It is so complicated now to send anything.
We hardly bother posting to Australia because of the expense! Mark buys his nephews their birthday/christmas presents on Austrialian eBay.

I post birthday cards to my uncle with a coin stuck in it that he would find amusing. He saves them either in his coin collection OR brings them back to spend Last month I went to post his card and (they always ask) I said yes there was a coin in the card (like every year). The girl at the desk insisted I put a customs label stating the card contained a £2 coin.
Surprise! He hasn't had it

Couple of weeks ago (Wednesday) I went to Southampton city post office during a shopping trip. Posted my aunts birthday card (with a Olympic coin this time) no customs label insisted upon....my aunt got the card 5 days (Monday) later and that has to be the fasted yet this time of year in West Virginia. Her birthday wasn't until the following friday.
At the same time I sent a 'large envelope' 2nd class to my friend Liz. I told the girl at the desk they were 'vests' for poorly guinea pigs at a rescue centre in London. The girl checked the envelope size in a slot they use now, squeezing it through 'Ah that fits the lower size ok'
She charged me 70pence.
2nd class is likely to take anything up to a week I discovered in the past.
The following evening I got a text thanking me for the envelope of dressings!

I can only think that girl put more stamps on the envelope to get it to Liz on a next day.

NOW? Has any one managed to get a Kinder Egg into the States yet?