If you are desperate for orchids, Brian, and can't find any in the U.S. , before increasing the shipping time of a stop over in the U.K. , send Frey a p.m. and see if she can find you some, Kruszakus is right in refusing to mail here: I have received ooths from him which, due to circumstances outside his control, took two weeks to arrive. Frey, on the other hand, lives in Lodz, and I routinely get packages from her in a week or so. Her mantids arrive alive and well in the vast majority of cases and she charges less and is more courteous than some of her European competitors.