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Before it got through customs to be exported, I'm assuming? I've tracked it and it's supposedly left the UK. I did phone up before and was told if there was an issue, I'd be contacted. So I guess UK customs were okay with it. Will phone up to double-check anyway. Whether or not it gets through or is taken aside seems a bit 'hit-or-miss'/luck of the gambler.

It said to be detailed, so I was just following instructions :frown:. And I figured being earnest in my declaration would demonstrate I have nothing to hide. Maybe a bit dangerous and flippant of me, but I assumed wool bought for crafts/knitting had been proplerly treated. We'll see! Thanks again for your input, everyone!

Ah, Queensland floods. I think my lucky recipient's house was flooded back in 2011. 40C threshold seems a little callous, but then I imagine the infrastructure and buildings are designed to deal with it. In any case, I will indeed update here and let everyone how it goes. I think I'm worrying needlessly (touch wood, taunting the universe).

Odd, because I've heard/read Aussies describing poms and 'Brit bongs' as whiners (which is true, if you're from the south of England). And something about how 26C is relatively cool/chilly and perfect for wearing a jacket outdoors. They were also complaining about how you don't get sent home til it hits 40C. Mindboggling.

What? No! What was wrong with them?

Hopefully, no one will be prosecuted. There wasn't enough space on the CP72 form so I wasn't able to list everything, but did list the food, scarf and painting. If it does come down to that, I hope they extradite me. I've always wanted to go to Australia.

Fingers crossed. I think it should be okay. I mean a scarf made from what I presume is treated wool that you buy from a craft store is... fairly innocuous. Did a quick google, would've thought remnants of the Berlin Wall would've been worth more. Like when they released special editions of Charlie Hebdo. There's also a Donald Trump 'Make America Great Again' cap inside that they might find more offensive.

Well, yes and no. It's too late to 'save' the scarf but it would still be useful if somebody had happened to, say, send a woolly scarf in the post and had everything turn out fine. It wouldn't guarantee safe passage for my parcel but would do wonders in... well, reassuring me.

Yet another question about post, because I'd like to just get a consensus to allay my fears or possibly aggravate them: I just dropped off a parcel at my local postie, and did fill in the relevant declaration forms (although, unfortunately, there wasn't enough room to list everything so I just listed what might be an issue with customs, namely commercially-packaged biscuits/sweets, the painting on board and the scarf), and was wondering whether I should be worried about A) a wool scarf (made from a mix of yak and virgin wool, also thoroughly washed) and B) an oil painting on primed wood board. I did leave a note inside for customs mentioning the painting and scarf (and tables that I stole from this website: http://independentstitch.typepad.com/the_independent_stitch/2012/02/shipping-wool-internationally.html), and also described both items on the CN22 label that's stuck on the back. Any input is, as always, much appreciated!

I'm impulsive, weird, erratic, manic et al, I know. Lopsided smile. I'll take that award though.

Yeah, it's okay. I gave up. I'm just going to order cookies locally in Brisbane via their website. Thanks all. Thread can be closed, I suppose.

I'm baking the cookies now. I'm admitttedly bad at cooking. I mean, they taste fine, good even, but they're horribly shapen and inconsistent. Leaning towards just ordering him cookies. There's hope for me yet. :laugh:

I'm definitely not entirely hopeful now Strange. On the Royal Mail website, in an excerpt which I presume was copied from AusPost or some other official website, it lists ceramic items under Prohibited. I did send a ceramic mug once. Granted, the handle broke in transit as I later found out, but it did get through. And that was the time I sent a jawbreaker the size of a tennis ball too, which could also be considered as being of dubious origin, given that it was sent in a paper bag.

Common sense should really prevail. In some ways, your efforts are all in vain and this thread is completely redundant because I'm just so stubborn. I'm going to play it by ear, chance it and, if it doesn't get through, then at least I'll have learnt something for myself. And yeah, I heard about how strict they were even with food that you'd brought with you off the plane. If the universe decides my cookies are better off incinerated, then it'll be a sign I should stop cooking. And then I might end up spending more money just having cookies delivered. I'm an awful person. "Godspeed, John Smith!"

That's awful haha. I'm earning money now (well, sort of) so that's one reason as to why I'm not too bothered about frittering away my money, which is really a terrible way to go about things. I'd like to go to Brisbane, and have been looking at WHVs, but my main motivation for it currently would be my relationship, which is 'complicated' :wink: Also these emojis are... really something else.