Jan-Erik Soderholm wrote:

>> Priority mail is great, BUT: When I have sent things via that 
>> method, a significant percentage of them have simply
>> disappeared in customs.
> 
> I've sent *hundreds* of packages/letter from Sweden to the US,
> aprox 500-600 during 2004 alone, probably over 1.000 total.
> And *only* using standard letter airmail, not a single registred
> package.
> 
> Only one (1) "lost" package around Christmas 2003. That one was
> simply replaced with a new one...

I get sometimes stuff shipped to Brazil from Europe or the USA. Standard
mail packages disappear regularly. It's impossible to tell /where/ exactly
they disappear, but since I never had this happen in the countries on the
other end, I suppose it's safe to assume that they disappear on this end
:-/  

Not sure though whether it's in customs or elsewhere, and it's also not
clear whether it's by accident or intentionally.

Moral of the story: It depends a lot on where you ship to. And James's
approach to let the customer choose (and to not take responsibility if it
disappears and he has no way to get reimbursed) makes sense.

Gerhard
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