... to contact the papers and do my best sad face over this?

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It is my little brother's birthday tomorrow (to clarify, he is in his mid-30s, not that little!). I got him a gift set of three mini bottles of whiskey.

Wrapped it and went to the PO today only to be told I can't post it. I can post a litre of booze, in one bottle (this is 3 x 50 ml). I can post two bottles of booze. But not three.

AIBU to be OUTRAGED by this nonsense?

(Nice PO woman said I could post anyway, but if scanned and discovered, it could be destroyed.)

Put it in 2 parcels?

Are you posting overseas?

Post two, drink one.
Job done.

tell them it's perfume

Not overseas unless you count Scotland as forrin!

PO lady suggested drinking one but it's a boxed gift set, so he might notice. Think I'll post via Hermes.

So you couldn't post a gift set of cleanser, toner, moisturiser in case they were scanned?

If you could, I might be tempted to say that your gift was cosmetics for the chap who craves a ruddy complexion

cakeymccakington No, perfume also counts as alcohol. I always lie when I post anything. It might be for the same reason that we have to show that we have only 100ml of liquid when flying somewhere. I always think of something that the item I'm posting could be something that is allowed.

But I can post a litre in a single bottle!

Wouldn't use hermes for Scotland, they are truly truly shit up here. How strange, cant post 3 bottles of whiskey into Scotland.

Go to a different post office and tell them it's two x 75ml bottles.

I work in a po and am pretty sure that would be OK to post. I'll check tomorrow for you if you want?

It's Scotch whiskey too! :D

Thanks starburst, she looked it up in a book of stuff you can't post and printed out the reason for me (will endanger postie etc).

Also have realised I have Dnephew's present to post too, so might as well send together.

Actually I stand corrected, it's a Max of two. You can just post it and hope for the best but I wouldn't recommend it.

Try Hermes or look at parcel force guidelines x

Hmm parcel

Hang on, 50ml x 3 is only 150ml. A litre is a thousand ml. Or have I gone mad?

Try again...parcel force dont seem to have the 2 bottle rule. I'll double check tomorrow but if you ask to send it parcel force it may be possible.

So it's not the amount it's the number of bottles?? Bizarre!

Completely bizarre!

Thanks starburst, tbh I don't really want to give Royal Mail my custom now!

Hay normal for post office. You pay extra re items and get told it was down to your packing not during the posting hence why we don't post now. Not like the good old days. Be glad postman not enjoying your pressie. Can you hold onto it till you next see him or send another way...

Parcel to go has been good for us...www.parcel2go.com