Question for UK Brits

[spedbug]

If you mailed a book the slowest possible way (book rate, sea mail, whatever) to Germany, what is the longest delivery time you'd expect?

Comments

[antof9.livejournal.com]

I don't know what the Brits would say about that, but I believe the technical term for the method of delivery (at least it's what I ask for at my P.O.) is: "Slow boat to China".

[elhamisabel.livejournal.com]

As someone in Germany who's recieved mail from the UK maybe I could tell you how long it took "printed papers" to arrive. I always check and so far not more than 6 days have passed before I got something that was called printed papers. This is the equivalent to surface mail for books I think.

This sounds frighteningly like a

[judio.livejournal.com]

trick math question! Yikes!

I'm not a UK Brit, but I couldn't help responding. It was the cat User Pic that did it! :o It's so endearing!

[miketroll.livejournal.com]

Elham says max 6 days, for printed paper. That's right - I wouldn't expect anything to take longer. Mostly it's 4 days. I always ask for the cheapest rate, which for books is usually "Small packet". There is a silly international rule that Small Packets must not contain letters. They always ask if there's a letter in there and you always say no.