Liz, I get both packages, parcels and letters sent from the UK regularly - a letter usually comes through in 4 - 5 days; a small package in about 7 - 10 days, and a parcel anything from 7 days - 14 days.
I don't know what causes the variations, but I recently (i.e., in the middle of the UK postal strike!) sent a letter and received the reply, all in just 6 days!! I've also had a huge parcel of books, which I ordered by phone, arrive on my doorstep in 4 1/2 days!! Although the post offices in both countries still "sell" sea mail, I believe that there are no boats actually bringing mail to Australia any more - so "sea mail" seems to be a euphemism for "we'll stick it on the bottom of the pile and forget it unless it's convenient for us to do something with it". "Sea" mail takes months, and if you're worried about a small package not arriving, I'm wondering if its accidentally been pushed into the "sea" mail pile. Ruth Budge (Sydney, Australia) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Gentle Spiders, Can you anyone here help me - I wondered if you knew how long it normally takes for a small airmail package to get from England to Australia. thanks Liz Regards Liz Beecher I'm blogging now - see what it's all about To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://personals.yahoo.com.au - Yahoo! Personals New people, new possibilities. FREE for a limited time. To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
