Are deadlines usually long enough to accommodate participants outside the US?
Here are excerpts from different people’s replies: The deadline usually refers to the mailing date rather than the delivery date so we are not at any disadvantage being overseas. Blocks that I have received from outside the US have had to have customs declarations on their envelopes and at least one of the packages has been opened and inspected. To ease the burden of mailing costs for people outside the US, consider mailing all of the blocks to one person in the US and have them send your blocks with their own. I’ve found that its much cheaper to send all the blocks (say 12) for an exchange in a parcel (Air-Mail) to the US to, say, the exchange organizer than to post them individually. I’m told the person who receives my blocks at the other end can stick them in with hers for no extra cost. I’ve done this quite successfully. The only problem is I really have to be on time other wise I delay 2 sets of blocks. I would take at least 10 days off the deadline for mine to allow for postage t
