BEWARE shipping to "UK!!"

[Freedom]

For folks in the USA, sending cards, letters, packages, etc. to United Kingdom:

For YEARS, I have use the abbreviation: U.K.

Was at the post office this morning, had one package to ship to U.K. The Postal Clerk took a marker, blanked that out, and wrote out "United Kingdom." I said, "Don't like my abbreviation?" Reply:

It's the computer. "UK" means Ukraine, send something there and you'll never get it back.

So be sure to write it out completely!

I checked the card exchange, didn't see any issues on that list.

[Karen]

Good to know, thanks!

[Randi]

Well, I didn't even know this - I normally write England/Scotland on the last line.

"When sending mail to UK addresses we need a full and accurate address complete with postcode. You do not need to include a County name provided the post town and postcode are used. Avoid using commas or full stops and do not centre or stagger your lines."

From this site: http://www.royalmail.com/delivery/ma...sing-your-mail

[Maya & Inka's mommy]

I always write it in full

[finn's mom]

I don't know that I've ever mailed anything that way . . . but my niece and her husband are a few hours from flying to Lakenheath (not sure if I spelled that correctly, but it's about an hour from London), so I'm sure I'll be learning the correct way to address an envelope soon enough!

[krazyaboutkatz]

I just mailed all of my international Christmas cards this morning at a UPS store. One was to the UK and this is how I had it on the envelope. The lady that helped me looked them all up and she never said anything. I've been doing for several years now and I've never had a problem so hopefully the card will get to the correct destination.

[Taz_Zoee]

That's very interesting. Our computers here at work put UK automatically. But luckily I don't think we have any homeowners that live in the United Kingdom OR the Ukraine.