Posted: Sun Nov 29, 2020 8:06pm
Hi Jules
If you get strong cardboard boxes in your local supermarket, especially the ones for fruit, you can make a really good parcel. Else if your local charity shop is open, get an old suitcase if they have one.
Use bubblewrap, clothing or old newspapers for packing. Seal up everything with brown parcel tape, including the suitcase if you use one.
Contact your friends and see if there's anything else they want that you can send out. The weight limits are 20kg or 50kg, so you might as well use up the allowance.
Of course, allow 5 or 6 business days for delivery (you probably know 1st and 8th December are holidays in Spain - you can assume Monday 30th November and Monday 7th December are also unofficially holidays, what the Spanish call "dias puentes" - bridge days - to connect the weekend with the holiday).
No matter what, make sure your package arrives at its destination before 31st December if you're sending it from the UK! Else you can be sure the customs will have a field day.
I understand I may have given you bad information about Marks and Sparks: I have been told they do not supply groceries online in Marbella. I've never dealt with them.
I've been in Ireland since mid October and will soon be working in Portugal till well into January, so I'm a little out of touch with things regarding lockdown etc.