It probably isn't worth it to mail school supplies. They actually have stores where you can buy almost anything you would be sending. There is a neat little shop (made from an old shipping container) on Wharf Road in Orange Bay, about a 3 minute walk up from the main road that has all kinds of things for really good prices. Money is easier to transport. lol

I did the barrel thing once, just to see how it worked and it was not the end of the world. Aprox 3 weeks shipping time, a day spent at the dock/customs and between shipping & custom fees, about $125. But I saved more than what it cost to send only because I had hit some awesome shopping sales.