and you thought your postal service was crap!

bradclark1 · 04-13-07, 06:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bigboywooly

Many reasons you got it late
I have ordered a lot of stuff from the states and sometimes takes seemingly for ever

A couple of months ago I ordered off of Amazon.uk and on day five it was in my postbox.

geetrue · 04-13-07, 10:13 PM

I ordered a Microsoft optical mouse March 31st, because of the free shipping.

April 5th UPS reported that they had dropped if off to the United States Postal Service in Chicago, due to it's small size and my rural area.

They gave me a tracking number, but that was Easter week-end, right?

I haven't seen it yet ... that's two weeks today and counting ... but usually I get stuff in just three or four days here in the states.

bigboywooly · 04-14-07, 05:30 AM

I did say sometimes
I have ordered stuff from Hong Kong and the US that has been here in less than a week
Other times has taken a lot longer
Even had stuff in the UK that takes ages to get here
Tracking no or not

The postal lottery
Esp these days as so many couriers involved

Though I suspect your subsim book was read by all in the depot before finding its way to you :rotfl:

JScones · 04-14-07, 06:30 AM

Well, I recently ordered some DVDs from the UK which were dispatched on a Friday. I picked them up from the local PO on the Monday.

But that's only ever happened once. Usually, mail from London to Canberra via Royal Mail takes 4 business days, so this was an awesome achievement.

Compare it to mail from the US which can take anywhere between 7 and 14 business days via USPS. :hmm:

My experience anyway.

04-14-07, 07:19 AM

Obviosly anything in the mail going or coming from the USA must be from terrorists and therefor is Anthrax or a bomb, so it takes a bout a month or two longer to get to you then usual.. :p

STEED · 04-14-07, 07:40 AM

I got my one within a week of Neal posting on a thread he was sending it to me free, and that's what I call top notch service from the boss.

The back up book turned up a week after the first one which was raffled off to UK members.

On the whole post around here has improved a lot, today's post turn up 7.30 AM. I must have bigboywooly doing the rounds here with his sailors hat on.

04-13-07, 10:13 PM	#2
geetrue Cold War Boomer Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Walla Walla Posts: 2,837 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	I ordered a Microsoft optical mouse March 31st, because of the free shipping. April 5th UPS reported that they had dropped if off to the United States Postal Service in Chicago, due to it's small size and my rural area. They gave me a tracking number, but that was Easter week-end, right? I haven't seen it yet ... that's two weeks today and counting ... but usually I get stuff in just three or four days here in the states. __________________

04-14-07, 05:30 AM	#3
bigboywooly Rear Admiral Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Swindon, England Posts: 10,151 Downloads: 35 Uploads: 0	I did say sometimes I have ordered stuff from Hong Kong and the US that has been here in less than a week Other times has taken a lot longer Even had stuff in the UK that takes ages to get here Tracking no or not The postal lottery Esp these days as so many couriers involved Though I suspect your subsim book was read by all in the depot before finding its way to you :rotfl: __________________ My mediafire page http://www.mediafire.com/?11eoq19bq9r41

04-14-07, 07:40 AM	#6
STEED Lucky Jack Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Down Town UK Posts: 27,695 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 48	I got my one within a week of Neal posting on a thread he was sending it to me free, and that's what I call top notch service from the boss. The back up book turned up a week after the first one which was raffled off to UK members. On the whole post around here has improved a lot, today's post turn up 7.30 AM. I must have bigboywooly doing the rounds here with his sailors hat on. __________________ Dr Who rest in peace 1963-2017. To borrow Davros saying...I NAME YOU CHIBNALL THE DESTROYER OF DR WHO YOU KILLED IT!

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04-14-07, 06:30 AM	#4
JScones Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 5,501 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	Well, I recently ordered some DVDs from the UK which were dispatched on a Friday. I picked them up from the local PO on the Monday. But that's only ever happened once. Usually, mail from London to Canberra via Royal Mail takes 4 business days, so this was an awesome achievement. Compare it to mail from the US which can take anywhere between 7 and 14 business days via USPS. :hmm: My experience anyway.

04-14-07, 07:19 AM	#5
Rilder Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Obviosly anything in the mail going or coming from the USA must be from terrorists and therefor is Anthrax or a bomb, so it takes a bout a month or two longer to get to you then usual.. :p