>it,s common for us to add "o" to the end of a name!
I have a good friend that lives in QL, and he's been calling me Johnno for years! :D
Yes, good idea to establish a personal account with UPS et.al. I shipped a stainless steel kit to OZ a year or so ago and the guy had a UPS account. Made it worlds easier to do. UPS picked up the kit and paperwork at my house and delivered it to his studio, no problem, no muss, no fuss. I know I don't have tell you how very expensive it is, but it did make it easy on my end for sure.
I don't mind shipping to OZ, but some folk do have problems with it because of the extra work involved. I was only saying to be a little understanding of those who show reticence, or who have reservations about doing it.
John