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Which is the cheapest U.S. Mailing Address. ?!?

I do not know if this is the right place to post this.

However I was wondering if there is a way you can buy cds and books from America and send them to UK. I know about the address mail forwarding service but I was wondering there are any other way you can collect stuff in America and sent them cheaply to UK?!?

Which one is the cheapest forwarding service? For 1 or 2 kgs...

And do you have to pay taxes on articles like books and cds to import them for personal use?

Thank you Liz
No reliance should be placed on the above.

Comments

  • I've just rented a Parcel2go USA postal address & I'm appalled at the service.

    Basically after renting my US address for one year, I went on to buy an AV amplifier on US Ebay (cost in UK £500, cost in the USA £150!)...I gave the US retailer my Parcel2Go US address & he shipped their using UPS...I could track it online & saw it arrived at Parcel2Go's Miami centre last Thursday.

    Since then nothing....nada.

    For all I know UPS could have left it on the doorstep.

    i've since been in touch with Parcel2Go's UK customer service helpline who, i'd have to say are a worse than useless ie "You need to mail us"

    ...I therefore email them & don't get a response.

    I'd strongly advise against using Parcel2go....they suck wolf's cookies.
  • liza99
    liza99 Posts: 133 Forumite
    That's incredible and I sorry to hear that...You should ask for the money back as I know they are not particularly cheap as well....that is really a terrible service from a big company like them!!!...maybe other american companies are better but quite costly I think in the end you should be lucky to find "the good one!!!!"...or if you are lucky a friend address is even better...
    No reliance should be placed on the above.
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