To Leon specifically and all others getting things mailed from Germany, beware:
I just learned the hard way that DHL, the former federal postal service of Germany hasn't quite emerged from the middle ages yet. If you want to be sure your goods are put on a plane, don't get parcel or insured parcel service (Päckchen or Päckchen/Nachweis), get package (Paket). Or find another carrier with more transparent terms... All it says in the Päckchen service description is "no guaranteed duration of transport". It doesn't say "not always by air" or "not necessarily this month". Or in their hotline's words: "If we don't have enough room left on a plane after loading the more expensive services, some parcels may get put on a ship rather than the next flight. You'll have to wait another 1-3 weeks for the parcel before claiming shipment loss insurance". Aaaargh! I also want to apologize coram publico to John and Darren for not having realized this. Cheers Ecke -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
