Mince pies to the USA

Just posted a small parcel to the USA. It was £12!

Apparently the American version is different to the ones we have Jacky, and the sauce is not like Heinz.

Amazon.com which is the USA site have mince pies. You can have them delivered directly. Mr Kipling, Walkers etc. Upon reading the reviews it seems that some are shipped from the UK.

I regularly send favourite biscuits to the USA so I'd just buy some with a long use by date and send them myself. Pack well. I know that up to 2kg weight can be sent as a small parcel and takes 7 - 14 days delivery.

When sending christmas gifts I send the toys via Amazon.com so they are delivered usually free and go directly.

More personal stuff I post via Royal Mail. The 2kg limit is usually around £27. It's amazing if attention is paid to sourcing lightweight items just how much you can get in a box at under 2kg.

TIP: If possible wrap in bubble wrap and use a plastic bag (or a bin bag folded several times). You can save sometimes about 250g on the weight of a box.

Often I cut away any surplus cardboard not needed to enclose everything, to cut the weight, and then secure/reinforce it using parcel/masking tape.

If extra space is there I fill it with Tayto Cheese and Onion Crisps, made locally and highly sought after as a 'taste of home'

Last week an Advent Calendar cost me £8 to post.

Amazon are not in Australia (apart from for books which come from the USA anyway)

Last week an Advent Calendar cost me £8 to post
It is extortionate!