Extreme delays for International packages?

[Ianiceman]

Yesterday I got a nice set of cufflinks as a Christmas present from my Aunty in England. Posted at the post office in England on December 6th. Almost two months to get to Texas.

 

[nmprisons]

Originally Posted by aravenel

One can hope, but I still haven't received my package from late December. Another couple of weeks, and I'm going to have to give it up for lost...

This is how I feel about it. Thing left Hong Kong two weeks ago (was shipped three weeks ago) and then total radio silence. Maybe the plane crashed in the Pacific or something. Really frustrating.

 

[patrickBOOTH]

 

[labravajazz]

I had raised this problem before with no response as the US Govt has imposed without warning, the cost of new security measures for any parcels over 1 pound weight so the sender pays about $10 extra each package and the customer suffers long delays. Knee jerk reactions rule the day thanks to terrorism.

 

[SimonC]

The delays seem to have abated - a fortnight ago I was getting messages from buyers questioning the status of parcels posted mid-December (one took five and a half weeks to get from England to France), whilst this week I've been getting messages confirming receipt of parcels posted last week.

 

[fritzl]

Originally Posted by RSS

This, of course, assumes that the anticipated item will not be going out of style within the month.

both parcels sent to you took 5 - 6 weeks. one from munich using DHL(nov. 2010), the other from austria using national postal service(nov. 2010).

fortunately both pair of shoes are of timeless style.

 

[Will]

Ambrosi posted four pair of trousers to me during Easter week in Italy. They took two months to arrive, and he had no tracker. After a month of waiting I had decided that he never actually sent them, but he had.

 

[RSS]

Originally Posted by fritzl

both parcels sent to you took 5 - 6 weeks. one from munich using DHL(nov. 2010), the other from austria using national postal service(nov. 2010).

fortunately both pair of shoes are of timeless style.
Indeed they are. In fact, I will wear for the second time the later arrival (the first arrival has been worn on multiple occasions) and will report to you later this weekend. May I post in the Paprika thread ... or should I write to you via PM?

Indeed they are timeless. I shall assume that both pairs will be with me for the rest of my life. And while I am old by SF standards ... I plan to be here another two to three decades at the very least.

 

[fritzl]

Originally Posted by RSS

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you're welcome. let's switch it to pm. thank you

 

[GBer]

Or it could be that whatever items you were planning to receive were deemed "fakes" by Customs and they decided to confiscate and destroy them.

 

[Sonny58]

I am actually relieved to read this thread. A parcel from Drakes that was dispatched on January 25th has not yet arrived. They told me I should receive it within five to seven business days. Tracking it on Royal Mail says:

Originally Posted by Royal Mail

Your item, posted on 25/01/11 with reference ############# has been passed to the overseas postal service for delivery in UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

USPS says:

Originally Posted by USPS

Label/Receipt Number: #### #### #### #
Service(s): Registered Mailâ„¢
Status: Origin Post is Preparing Shipment

We have received notice that the originating post is preparing to dispatch this mail piece.

So Royal Mail says USPS has it and USPS says Royal Mail has it (sort of).