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I would like to send a couple of Christmas crackers to my friend in Australia; on the Royal Mail site it says crackers can be sent as long as they are completely made up and in their original retail packaging. I wanted to make my own so would I be better off making some that are just out of a tube with paper wrapped round (instead of a proper cracker with the 'bang') or would this also be unacceptable?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.well, you could reasonably argue that a cracker without a bang isn't a cracker at all, it's just a tube.
But the thing is, you probably won't be given the chance to argue anything; if for some reason they open the package, they're the ones who will decide it's a cracker and just confiscate it. At the most I suppose they might return to sender, but I wouldn't bet on it. So really, I wouldn't bother.
But the thing is, you probably won't be given the chance to argue anything; if for some reason they open the package, they're the ones who will decide it's a cracker and just confiscate it. At the most I suppose they might return to sender, but I wouldn't bet on it. So really, I wouldn't bother.
Why not buy some from an Australian on-line store and have them delivered directly to your friend, as follows:
http://tinyurl.com/23ybe8c
although the're not cheap, but there may be other stores on line doing similar!
http://tinyurl.com/23ybe8c
although the're not cheap, but there may be other stores on line doing similar!
Sophie, the rules are very strict about sending explosives through the post, and the Bang is counted as explosive. I wasn't allowed to list Party Poppers on eBay if they could be sold outside the country, because they have a bit of explosive stuff to make them Pop.
It's the Bang, not the shape, which is banned - if you made a tubular cracker with the gift inside, and wrote "Bang!" on a bit of paper inside, I can't see that being a problem. Just don't write "crackers" on the Customs declaration.
It's the Bang, not the shape, which is banned - if you made a tubular cracker with the gift inside, and wrote "Bang!" on a bit of paper inside, I can't see that being a problem. Just don't write "crackers" on the Customs declaration.
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Aww was thinking I might be a bit late; letters have been getting through in about a week but they may have to have delayed fake crackers lol; I'm not sure of her address at the moment though so will have to wait anyway!
Thanks by the way boxtops; will maybe ask at the Post Office and hopefully be able to go for the tubes with paper wrapped round!
Thanks by the way boxtops; will maybe ask at the Post Office and hopefully be able to go for the tubes with paper wrapped round!