Glen, you were not alone
I too at first thought she was saying that she had a chart she had downloaded, but could not afford the threads or fabric.
And that she would either A-make a copy of a chart in trade, or B- send Anchor threads in exchange.
She was asking for "left over" threads and saying that it wouldn't cost the sender, I guess no If we already own the floss we wouldn't be buying it for her...but the cost of the shipping to her would be the same as her buying the threads herself.
Now though I do believe it's more of a misunderstanding/miscommunication.
I am glad that she is getting what she needs from the internet.
**drubba**
If you don't have credit cards but do have a banking account, you can get a paypal account a lot of sites accept paypal its safe for you and them and they can even do currency exchange(I believe).
Ebay sellers sometimes have specials on DMC threads I don't know of any of these sellers off hand but have heard of a few people on the forum ordering bulk DMC from these sellers at a pretty good rate.
Also with the paypal accounts there are some people who are willing to be "floss mom's" but I believe in that case its more of a you are paying for the floss and shipping yourself, but they are buying them "proxy" for you. I know that DMC is cheaper here I have heard of people transfering money via paypal for the price of the floss and shipping then the "floss mom" takes the given money and shops and ships for the person...but I don't reccomend this unless you know the person very well as you are trusting them with your money.
Have you looked at sullivan floss? They have a uk site as well.
http://www.sullivans.net/they have sites for New Zealand, USA, and Australia I know for sure. They also have the DMC number printed on them so that you don't have to worry about a conversion chart. I have not compared EVERY skein to DMC but have heard that sometimes they are close and then sometimes they are a few shades off. Not sure what shipping would cost from them and or what the price of the floss would be.