RICK DAVIS proclaimed:
> IT IS ILLEGAL TO SHIP ALCOHOL!! Every US Post Office has a poster
> hanging of items they will not accept. Alcohol and wine are at the top
> of the list. This also goes for FedEx & UPS as well. Believe me I've
> tried with a rare scotch I bought for a friend on a cruise and tried to
> ship.
> If for some reason you get it past the counter and something breaks (the
> post office finds it) you could get a major fine or even jail. It is a
> federal offence. There is no way to ship it yourself. You buy it, you
> carry it. Unless where you buy from can ship you'll have to leave the
> memories and flavor in Hawaii.
>
WRONG!!
Fedex and UPS regularly ship wine. And it is possible to buy a half
case of wine and get a shipping box (molded styrofoam inside in a
cardboard box) and check it through as luggage.
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