International care packages?

[damnromulans]

Because I love blowing $40 on a flat rate box and dealing with the simpletons at the post office, I thought I would start a thread.

As is known, I have a ton of spare time and some spare change, so why don't we do some kind of care package exchange where we mail interesting things to each other? I am always homesick and I always want Reeses Peanut Butter cups, but I also have a fondness for exotic goods from other lands. I think I'm the only poster in Japan so if you want a bunch of weird Japanese crap in a box I'm happy to send some stuff out.

Good idea? Terrible idea?

 

[st3333phani3333]

I think it'd be a neat thing to do. Good idea.

 

[Eligos]

Girl u no i'm all up on that.

 

[damnromulans]

yeeeeuh i no wat u want from me booyyyyyyyyy

PM me if you want something but you better send me something good back

 

[Belligerent]

How much would it cost to ship Krampus over here?

 

[damnromulans]

The cost of mailing a krampus from Fukuoka to Chicago O'Hare on Saturday March 27th is $1,599

 

[Eligos]

Hey, I make that much money with two months' wages!

 

[Belligerent]

The cost of mailing a krampus from Fukuoka to Chicago O'Hare on Saturday March 27th is $1,599

I'll take it! But Chicago Midway is closer to me

 

[damnromulans]

Midway will cost you $3,503.

 

[Eligos]

My spidey sense tells me these rates are arbitrary!

 

[damnromulans]

Nah they're coming from kayak.com

 

[Belligerent]

Eh, how about straight to my house so i can see my neighbors expressions when an Asian arrives.

 

[panzerfaust666]

Omg Krampus, I would totally be up for this!!!! so maybe some guidelines? or like price limits or something or other?

 

[Eligos]

$20 worth of assorted goods + whatever you pay for that flat rate box.

TWENTY DOLLAR PRICE LIMIT ASSHOLES THIS IS PARTIALLY MY IDEA AND I'M POOR

 

[panzerfaust666]

yeah that sounds like a good price.

 

[zabu of nΩd]

I googled "cool japanese items" out of curiosity for what one might get out of this deal, and found this site: http://www.jbox.com/

Not that they have krampuses on offer, but there's still quite a selection.

 

[waif]

ooh, I bought 2 bags of Reese's Peanut Butter cups the other day because they were about a dollar for a 14 oz bag, but I've only opened one because I'm not a total fatass. But I'm not sure if I want to mail stuff to Japan...

 

[damnromulans]

Yeah the $20 limit sounds cool. I don't mind if you want stuff from here but can't afford to send anything back. I know there are a lot of students and young'uns and people with families on here, and I lack the good sense to hold on to my money and am horribly addicted to shopping so it's win-win.

Haha @Belligerent your neighbors don't like Asians?

 

[Matt]

I would down for this if I wasn't a poor son of a bitch.

 

[Chanakya]

I'm up for this thing. Except that 20$ is a little too much for me.

@ Eligos, by limit do you mean a floor or a ceiling?