Have you ever craved something so bad you almost couldn’t stand it? I’m sure everybody has at one point or another. Chocolate, steak and potatoes, ice cream ramen… and recently we (as in me) have been craving some Skittles. Our friend Yumi pulled through with flying colors by sending not only a ton of Skittles but some Starbursts, Butterfingers, Reese’s, Easy Mac, Advil, Clariton, and some black scrunchi things. Friends are awesome.
I will tell you what. I will send you a $20 care package of junk if you send me one back of junk from Japan.
Nice! I might take you up on that sometime. The only bad thing is the cost of shipping, it’s insane.
On May 14 2007, the United States Postal Service eliminated the International Surface Mail service from their mailing options. Link
I feel for you…
I’ve been living in Japan for over five years, and I still get those cravings a couple times a year.
Here are two websites I like that (if you haven’t discovered them already) you might find especially helpful for ‘gaijin cravings’:
http://www.theflyingpig.com - ships stuff from Costco to anywhere in Japan
http://www.intletail.com/japan - lists online retailers (of just about anything) who ship to Japan
Enjoy!
@renato: Thanks for the links! I’m sure everybody gets a craving of ‘home’ a few times a year. These will come in handy!