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29th November 2010, 05:51 PM #1SENIOR MEMBER
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Slow delivery from o/s
Ordered more toys from O/S about 16/11.
The Hong Kong order arrived a week ago; but the 2 USA orders have not even hit our shores yet as per the tracking notices. Claimed to have left Chicago several days after purchase.
Is anybody else experiencing this??
Is Aust Post of Customs having a beer strike or something?
Ken
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29th November 2010, 05:59 PM #2
USPS is usually pretty good, but it is Thanksgiving season over there so maybe public holidays have gotten in the way.
The only time I have experienced real delays have been when Australian Customs has opened the parcel for an inspection.
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29th November 2010, 06:05 PM #3
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29th November 2010, 06:10 PM #4SENIOR MEMBER
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slow delivery
I have usually had reasonably quick service from the USPS also.
It would appear that the holdups are this end. Your delivery is 2 weeks more overdue than mine Fred.
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29th November 2010, 06:29 PM #5GOLD MEMBER
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I have found that 3 weeks delivery is fairly normal, esp if the item is bulky or heavy. Often the hold up is in Australia. Recently took me over a week to get a parcel of drawer extension slides from Adelaide to NQ
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Dengy
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29th November 2010, 08:26 PM #6
Typically US to Aus is about 7 days plus Customs time, average 10 days overall, but generally quote 14 to 21 days.
Used to be a parcel post delivery driver, and apart from the three weeks leading into Christmas, Monday was peak day as anything that arrived or was posted within the state Friday, Saturday, Sunday came through Monday. Tuesday was the quiet day (a quarter of Monday, basicly Monday local and Friday far interstate posted stuff), balance of week was typically half to two thirds of Monday.
Have heard lately that Mondays are through the roof, and the rest of the week is like Monday used to be. Seems that everyone hit the market while the AUS $ was at or near parity, and swamped the system. Add some US holidays and the fact that all the Airbus 380's in the world have been grounded for a fortnight or more requiring massive aircraft rescheduling, and I can see the system slipping behind schedule.
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29th November 2010, 08:33 PM #7Senior Member
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Toggy,
I just received two parcels that were very slow arriving one from Hong Kong took 15 days instead of the normal 6-7 days and the other arrived today from USA that was sent by air on the 11-11-10 some 18 days, it had a tracking number on it but it turned out to be useless as they only updated it twice first time on the day of depature and yesterday. I checked at our local post office and they told me that all parcels leaving USA now have an additinal cost of $9-00 US added to them for extra security checks and this would also slow down delivery.
Bob
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29th November 2010, 08:54 PM #8Senior Member
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Hello Toggy,
Like the others say, I reckon that Christmas and the high dollar rate may be holding your shipment up. Everything that I have ordered from the US has eventually arrived (usually 2-3 weeks), except for a pair of Toolmakers clamps. The package arrived ,but it was empty. It was obvious that the large clamps were loose in the package and had fallen out one end where the bag was torn. Don't worry, I'm sure it will arrive soon. Russell
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29th November 2010, 09:27 PM #9Dave J Guest
Heine from CTC tools told me their are bomb threats in the US and Europe which are slowing things down from him to their.
Dave
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29th November 2010, 09:30 PM #10Dave J Guest
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1st December 2010, 10:45 PM #11
I'd be quite willing to believe the additional security is the bulk of the problem, coupled with the recent loss of a lot of cargo lift with the A-380 grounding.
I paid €85 for DHL from Germany three weeks ago, it took 17 days just to leave Germany! Still no sign of it.
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2nd December 2010, 06:42 AM #12Pink 10EE owner
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They must be using Gypsy Tiger Moths these days...
Here is the tracking results for a square I purchased... I was happy to see it pass customs as it has a wooden protector
Detailed Results:
Out of Foreign Customs, December 01, 2010, 11:42 am, AUSTRALIA
Into Foreign Customs, December 01, 2010, 10:39 am, AUSTRALIA
Arrived Abroad, December 01, 2010, 10:39 am, AUSTRALIA
International Dispatch, November 18, 2010, 10:09 am, ISC CHICAGO IL (USPS)
Arrival
Electronic Shipping Info Received, November 17, 2010
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2nd December 2010, 04:43 PM #13SENIOR MEMBER
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2nd December 2010, 05:43 PM #14Dave J Guest
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