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  1. 13th August 2012, 01:32 PM #1
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    Default Sluggish AU post delivery times

    Is it just my imagination or is AU postage times blowing out to the totally ludicrous?

    Greg posted me a parcel in Melbourne last Monday, still not arrived at Rockhampton after seven days...

    This is not out of the ordinary either, not the first time I have had slow mail from AU post.. It is not like parcels are cheap sending them through the post either..
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    Probably all the people buying stuff online.

    I sent a parcel to Melbourne the other day, 150km away, and it took 4 days, usually overnight.
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    I had an "overnight" bag take 3 or 4 days recently.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bryan View Post
    I had an "overnight" bag take 3 or 4 days recently.
    Is your postcode in the Express Post postcode range?
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    The only time I have noticed is when I sent the blank end arbours to Nev and BT. I sent them on a Wednesday, nev had his on Friday, bit it took till the following Friday for BT to get his. Otherwise all eBay purchases have been delivered in less than a week.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Big Shed View Post
    Is your postcode in the Express Post postcode range?
    Probably not.
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    I had a box about the size of a carton of beer posted from Sydney about a month ago and it took about 8 or 9 days from memory.
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    The casting dvds seem to be traversing the country fairly quickly. Maybe it's the size but probably destination. I rec'd a 8kg parcel ordered 3pm Tues Syd, delivered Thurs pm GC.
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    where's rockhampton?...
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    Where's East Warby
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    Quote Originally Posted by Steamwhisperer View Post
    Where's East Warby
    8 or 9 days from Sydney ?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Steamwhisperer View Post
    Where's East Warby

    Hmm let's see,

    1hr 29mins or 86km from Melbourne CBD to East Warby

    And

    1hr 20mins or 115km from Melbourne CBD to Ballarat

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    Quote Originally Posted by Acco View Post
    Hmm let's see,

    1hr 29mins or 86km from Melbourne CBD to East Warby

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    1hr 20mins or 115km from Melbourne CBD to Ballarat

    That makes it about 3 hours to East Warby from here. Yet another reason to not visit family

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    I've been receiving stuff from interstate and Melbourne metro area quickly however sending stuff out of Melbourne takes a while.
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    Hi Guys, I ordered small package from Brisbane last Monday and in my P.O. box country S.A. last Wednesday morning. I must admit I was very surprised.
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