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[BritishinSuwon]

Hey all,

So I'm starting to think ahead to the end of my time here in Korea (August) and I want to start shipping stuff to my folk's home in Canada, and I have a couple of questions;

1). Roughly how much does it cost to ship back about 20kgs of stuff (clothing, DVD's, books, ect)? I'll be using surface mail, so I know that cuts down the cost a bit.

2). Has anyone run into any problems with shipping back burned DVD's (the Yongsan variety)? Would it be better to throw them into a DVD carrying case and just chuck the clamshell cases totally?

3). This one might seem silly, but I'll ask it anyway. I want to ensure that my folks don't have to pay terrifs when the package comes in. I know that if I check "gift" on the waybill, they won't have to pay to accept the package. Is this the only way to ensure they won't have to pay? Is there something else I could check instead of "gift"? I just don't want to run the risk of someone opening up the box and seeing that the stuff inside isn't really a gift and then someone getting nailed for it.

Thanks for any and all help.