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I am in
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The right way of sending gifts to
Russia
Top question - January
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Q: Thinking
about forthcoming holidays (St Valentine and 8 March - Women's Day in
Russia) I'm wondering what is the best way to send a gift to my
friend? If I send it by mail, won't it be stolen?
The best way to send a gift is to employ services of a specialized company that arranges gift delivery in Russia. In this case you may be confident that the addressee will receive the gift on time, and it will not disappear in the mail. If you send a gift by mail or courier
service, she will have to pay tax on it. You can send candies, chocolates and audiotapes by mail, they are tax free. Parcels do disappear from time to time, even if they have been sent via registered mail; very seldom, but it may happen. Sending gifts with the help of
specialized gift delivery company might seem expensive, as prices for
flowers are considerably higher than in USA and other western
countries. Yes, flowers are more expensive in Russia, and also don't
forget that your gift will be hand delivered to your lady. When you
send something by mail, she will have to specially make her way to the
postal service, and probably spend 15-30 minutes in a queue to receive
it. Q: I was very successful with my ad; and there are three women I want to meet on my trip to Russia. I am going to spend a few days with each lady. My question is, how do I tell two of the women I visited that I made my proposal to another? There is no way to avoid hurting feelings. I believe that even the women I will not visit have serious interest in me. What I want to do is minimize damage. You wrote several times about Russian women having low self esteem. All of the women in question seem to be very high quality. I believe there are men who will want them, even if it takes some time to find those men. My concern is some of "my" ladies might give up when I tell them. Click here for the answer
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