€93...?!?!

I put together a lovely package of goodies for my family for Easter and was finally ready to ship it (all in one package to my parents, thinking that would be simplest) and discovered that I couldn't ship it through Irish Air Post because there was a jar of jam inside which was glass and they don't ship glass or liquids via Air Post. The man told me I could try sending the package with the jam and see if it goes through. I asked what would happen if it didn't "go through" and he said it would be discarded. Somehow that doesn't sound like a good option to me. This was on Tuesday morning. Okay.

This morning, Wednesday, I walked to the Mail Boxes Etc. (yes, they have them here, too) where I could ship it via UPS. And then I also discovered that it would cost my €93. Then I walked back to my flat with the box because, much as I love my family and would like them to have my little gifts, I am not paying that much.

Now I will unwrap the package so I can send the items in smaller bundles via Air Post. And I guess I will keep the jam until my parents come visit this summer. So much for my well-intentioned gift-giving...