Sending presents to US

daz378

Was going to go to LA  in August for sisters birthday,  can't  go want to send presents     .maybe a case of wine or similar      aside from the laborious  task of buying,packing and sending      any other options like order from website   but will deliver in US ....cheers

peachyprice

I don't think you can easily send alcohol in the post to the USA, if you did manage to there's a good chance your sister would then get hit for duty, taxes etc.

Could you not buy from a US website to be delivered to your sister? 

TELLIT01

Shipping costs for a case of wine from the UK are likely to be prohibitive.  As peachprice suggests, purchasing from a US based company makes far more sense, and avoids the duties and taxes on imports.

NoodleDoodleMan

https://www.wine.com/?s=psca_google_campaign_Send+Wine&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=ship wine to +us&utm_campaign=Send+Wine&showpromo=true&promo=PSNEW&gclid=CjwKCAjwxqX4BRBhEiwAYtJX7fFHoWJe-O4jr56i8_Sdn51P5YzpFLi2sWhFRbCx9KMLGJ4D9IhSsRoCXb0QAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds#

[Deleted User]

If you are going to buy from an US site then be aware your activity might be a cause for flagging the purchase as being suspicious activity if you usually only purchase in the UK

DCFC79

As mentioned its much easier to buy from a US based site or you buy them a gift for say Amazon, I'm sure theres plenty of wine sellers to choose from.

daz378

Ok  thanks     doesnt have to be alcohol ...il just buy it here and send it

KxMx

Royal Mail parcel prices to USA did rise quite a bit recently
 https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6159407/royal-mail-price-increases-for-parcels-to-usa-from-1-july-2020/p1

Maybe easier and cheaper to buy something at amazon.com, you will be able to pay in GBP as well. 

MalMonroe

You can buy things from sites such as amazon and just have them sent to the US, in fact, just use the US amazon site. It's so much easier and convenient. That's what we do when we send gifts to relatives overseas, anyway.

NoodleDoodleMan

Just make sure you use a credit card with a fair exchange rate - PayPal is not a good choice.

MSE indicates that Santander Zero and Barclaycard Rewards are good option for this.

heatherw_01

Moving to I wanna do it or buy it rather than the overseas holiday board

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