Yes, that happened to me this time. The part I find annoying is that one delivery attempt is made and then the customer isn't notified for a couple of days, or even a week, unless I track it down on my end.
Amita On 2/7/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I had to track a USPS lens shipment to a customer in the UK. Turns out it was > being held in customs. I think that's usually the case. > Paul > -------------- Original message ---------------------- > From: Bruce Dayton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Hello Amita, > > > > Be glad you didn't send it to Italy. My experience twice there has > > been on the order of a month even with USPS fast delivery (about 1 > > week or less). The problem becomes once it leaves the US, the post > > office is at the mercy of the other country's mail system. Some > > countries are much better than others. > > > > I feel your pain. > > > > -- > > Bruce > > > > > > Wednesday, February 7, 2007, 8:46:36 AM, you wrote: > > > > AG> I just had to ship two lenses to buyers outside the US. USPS > > AG> International Express Mail seemed like a good method because I would > > AG> get a tracking number and insurance. The problem is that my "3 to 5 > > AG> day" delivery time ended up being about two weeks for each recipient > > AG> (in the UK and France.) I ended up having to call the post office and > > AG> track each package over the phone to get detailed information so that > > AG> my buyers could get their packages. > > > > AG> DHL and FedEx seem way too expensive. I know a lot of people ship > > AG> things Airmail Parcel Post all the time without a problem, but doing > > AG> that makes me nervous with certaun items. Is there another method I > > AG> haven't thought of? Within the US and Canada I use FedEx Ground, which > > AG> works great. > > > > AG> Thanks, > > AG> Amita > > > > > > > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > [email protected] > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
