"no Fedex Please"

[g koch]

When i first started buying things from Britain I'd receive brown paper parcels with a bunch stamps and cancellation marks from the mailman or packages tossed on the porch by the UPS guy. I loved that. And the dogs loved barking at the Big Brown Truck.

And no bonus handling fees.

Then i ordered thru the Kiltstore (great selection and prices) and got the Fedex bill and learned a lesson.

So the last time i ordered a kilt from the Kiltstore i choose the "free shipping" with a note to ship via Royal Mail. "I'm in no hurry", i said in the note.

When they sent the shipping confirmation i prepared for a wait of several weeks.

The kilt arrived two days later via Fedex. And the Fedex bill several weeks later.

When I asked the Kiltstore why, they said they couldn't insure packages sent thru the mail, or something like that.

So now my question is to those of you who have successful deliveries to the US via Royal Mail, what wording did you use in your notes?