Just a quick update: I spoke with a fellow with the Flames and he advised that they could, subject to some restrictions, provide some promotional stuff to send to fans abroad. For example, tourists who attend Saddledome tours were offered free lineup cards/posters from the playoffs, stickers, signs, and yearbooks from the 13/14 season. The Fanattic is also selling yearbooks from 2014/15 for $10 each (don't know if we could get any sort of quantity discount).
He warned me however that one factor to take into account is the cost of postage. Based on this
link, oversized lettermail (up to 500 grams) will cost:
Within Canada: $5.05
To the US: $10.30 CDN
International: $20.60 CDN
Therefore, anything being sent over would need to be light and relatively flat (max 20 mm), as the cost of thicker or heavier packages would likely be much higher. Alternatively, it might be cheaper to send one bigger package instead of multiple small packages (i.e. if someone abroad is willing to look after distributing/mailing them out locally).
So I'll continue to investigate the feasibility of doing something like this along with the associated costs (I didn't realize how expensive Canada Post has become unfortunately). In the meantime, if people have specific requests of stuff they'd like to order (i.e. hats, clothing, pucks, memorabilia, etc.) feel free to post. I note that Fan Attic also offers US/international
shipping as well, so perhaps a group buy (i.e. to get free shipping from Canada) might also be an option.
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Originally Posted by UKflames
Just an extra thought, as I work in travel, selling Canadian holidays, I get over to Calgary now and again, I could always meet up with someone from CP and bring stuff back and post it on when I get back to the UK, would be cheaper than sending from Canada.
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That would be amazing; given the apparent number of CPers based in the UK, it would probably be a lot cheaper than sending a bunch of packages (or even one big package) from Canada.
