I have just received a purple thang in the secret swap. have never seen one in England and it is so useful. Thread is always a good thing to send as we pay a lot for cotton thread over here. I have just bought a lot from Connecting Threads (got someone to send them to me). Frixon pens, wonder clips these things although available are very expensive compared to your costs. As to postage, some of my secret pal packages are still sent priority which is very expensive and not necessary as standard post still arrives ok.