"Mort Adella" > wrote in message
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> "Sky" > wrote in message
>> Could you have the the jars shipped, even if at a bit (or more?) of
>> extra cost minus the inconvenience might work out better than trying to
>> go the 'air' route? Just a thought . . . . ?
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> I've heard many stories of shipped goodies never arriving. I'd trust the
> baggage handlers before the foreign postal services.

Had personal experience with mailed items twice. Once Scotland, once Italy.
I'm still waiting for olive oil and smoked salmon. I take mine in checked
baggage now.