Reply #26: No problem - just NO crap please... [View All]

[Baclava]

I just spent 8 months in Baghdad...enough with the basic care packages...we had them stacked up everywhere...and it costs too much to send stuff he'll never use.

He should get have an e-mail access...let him send him his mailing address and ask him what he wants. The best thing to keep in touch is a pre-paid phone card. It is a pain to get calls out sometimes, but that is the best way to go. If he's a reader - books are a lifeline...(lots of books - they have nothing there). Attach a customs form to each package you send, like was already said. Mail took about 8 - 10 days from where I was. Believe me...he will tell you what he wants.

Of course, anything will be appreciated...he did take a digital camera? I used mine all the time...and if he wants to buy anthing on-line...most U.S. companies will deliver there. We used egghead all the time. Hope this helps. Ask anything.