Thanks for the replies. The post office wrote down the rates for me which are more expensive than usual. The minimum rate is approx. 450 pesos for packages weighing up to 500g. From 1kg to 2kg, it's 550 pesos which is not too bad. The courier is called Mexpost but she said it's a US company. That 450 peso rate will put anyone off buying smaller items & I don't think incorporating into the total cost would work much. Isn't it strange there seems to be no normal mail service for international packages? - although as I said before, I thought there was. I keep asking this when I'm at my post office because they have a chart on the wall which gives rates for international packages that are much lower than this but they keep telling me it doen't apply to me,,I think my Spanish isn't good enough to understand why but they are starting to hate me for asking the same question always! Thanks again. This is really a nice forum. Carol