SPF 30+

It's come to our attention that the highest sunscreen that they carry here is "SPF 30+." That's right, 30 "+". We asked the kind pharmacist to point us to something stronger and he immediately recognized our accents and wanted to set the record straight. He told us that Americans and Brits have an obsession with marketing sunscreen with higher and higher SPFs every year. He told us that our 40, 45, 50... 80 SPF is pointless. All you need is 30. Then he went on to say that 30 "+" has more protection, but it's not quantified. For all we know, it could be SPF 120 (his words)! By that logic, couldn't it also be SPF 31?!! I asked what a pale skinned redhead should do and he said just reapply every 2-3 hours. We did, and I got burned. So... if anyone is DYING to send a package to Australia, we'd LOVE SPF 45 or 50 (something sporty... we are quite the boogie boarders). And Oreos. That would make Megan VERY happy. :)