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Lithuanian Post strike two!

Woohoo! It seems we did it again. RRT (the government agency that supervises LitPost) has just published and official reply to their policy/price change request and it's NEGATIVE! They say, that LTPost's request at the moment does not have sufficient merit and will not be upheld. Way to go! The official text can be found here (in Lithuanian) http://www.rrt.lt/lt/pranesimai-spaudai/rrt-teikia-nuomone-hc2y.html All the pictures are...

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Lithuanian Post Saga continues

Those, that have followed this blog remember, that we had a fight with Lithuanian Post office last year over some legal questions over pricing last year. This year the Post office strikes again. It seems that they have learned at least somewhat from their mistakes, as now they are trying to get the new prices and sorting rules approved by RRT (Regulatory authority...

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Natural amber doppelgangers

So by now we know what amber is, how to recognize it, what kind of amber modification exist etc. Let's see what else is there of natural origin that quite often "pretends" to be amber. I will talk about two things today -- Copal and Kauri gum. They are both tree resins, that have solidified or partly solidified with age. The term copal...

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