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A cream tea hamper

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AlisonMA Mon 25-Jun-12 17:47:40

You need to check that wherever he lives they will allow him to import what youa re sending.

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whenim64 Mon 25-Jun-12 17:25:37

You have to send it international special signed for and declare the contents, but the post office advises that perishable food needs to be received within five days and they don't guarantee delivery in time to protect themselves. I suppose army families will be the most experienced at this. Good luck x

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tanith Mon 25-Jun-12 17:09:48

oh my why didn't I think of that I could even make the scones myself ... thankyou whemim64 I feel really silly now... smile

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whenim64 Mon 25-Jun-12 15:51:04

tanith you could always put the hamper together yourself and send it. If I go in my local garden centre or farm shop, I could probably lay my hands on those items, if not at the supermarket, and you could pack them to your satisfaction in the afternoon and get them down to the post office before five, for them to get to your son within 24 or 36 hours?

Most things like clotted cream are sealed well, and do seem to do ok in the post. Good luck! smile

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tanith Mon 25-Jun-12 15:38:30

Its my sons 35 birthday in two weeks and he lives abroad , I really want to send him a Devon Cream tea hamper which includes scones, jam, cream and fudge, but can't find a company that will deliver abroad. I rang one such company and she said it would cost too much and there's health and safety but they'll happily post it all over the UK I said but I've sent him parcels which arrived promptly the next day so I don't see why it can't be done but she still refused.
Any suggestions ladies or has anyone done this successfully, he's a man who has everything so something simple like this would be perfect . He could share it with the new lady in his life whom I've yet to meet..

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