Rather than trying for a General Delivery at some post office why not have it delivered to where you are staying. If you have a valid reservation hotels will routinely hold deliveries for you if they arrive before you.
At 12:21 PM 6/10/03 +0100, you wrote:
Paul wrote: > > Get a lead bag. I travel to Europe on a regular basis with a bag full of > film. No problems. Just leave it in your carry-on luggage. When it goes > through the machine, security will recognize it as a lead bag and > they'll hand check it. They see them all the time. It's no big deal, and > the good lead bags (the kind with the cloth cover over the lead foil) > are impervious to the x-ray. I've seen mine on the screen. It's totally impenetrable.
Paul,
This is risky. There is no legal right to hand checking of film in the UK. The rule at major international airports is that ALL checked and hand (carry-on) baggage is routinely scanned. You *might* be able to persuade a security officer to perform hand checking, but that is not something you should rely on.
Also, the newest scanners that are used for scanning hand baggage at London's airports definitely *DO* fog film of any ISO speed. This has been demonstrated in recent tests.
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To the original poster (also Paul), I would recommend that you don't use 7dayshop.com and instead use a UK supplier such as Mailshots or Mathers - 7dayshop.com is in Guernsey, Channel Islands, which is not part of the UK, and they have a reputation for very variable delivery times, although they are cheap. Contact details for Mailshots and Mathers:
Mailshots: http://www.mailshots.co.uk/ mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: 011 44 1782 74 69 09 (from USA/Canada)
Mathers of Lancashire: Tel: 011 44 1204 52 21 86 (from USA/Canada) Fax: 011 44 1204 52 9003 (-------ditto--------)
I use Mathers, because they can deliver next day before 12:00 noon (provided orders are placed before 4:00pm) using Royal Mail's excellent Special Delivery service. Their efficiency is second to none, and the films are still cold (from refrigeration) when they arrive.
Hope this helps.
John
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