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| ex_directory:
This maybe useful to someone who is ordering using USPS Priority Mail International (6-10 days) Thursday 20th March - Ordered a bunch of stuff from GGG Wednesday 26th March - First registered with USPS site Wednesday 9th April - Found at parcelforce depot! Total business days from GGG = 14 days Not sure what US have for Easter, 2 days from above was UK Easter holidays. I received a USPS tracking number from GGG, go here to track it: http://www.usps.com/shipping/trackandconfirm.htm?from=global&page=0035trackandconfirm Once it gets to the UK it then goes to a UK courier, you have to guess which one, in my experience it is one of DHL (sometimes) or Parcelforce (often). With parcelforce you can track the item using their site: http://www.parcelforce.com/portal/pw/track?catId=7500082 Tick the international delivery option and then the USPS tracking number will work. Don't be fooled by USPS tracking notes, the UK bit could be wrong, see red below: USPS: Electronic Shipping Info Received, March 26, 2008 International Dispatch, March 28, 2008, 10:53 pm, NJI Arrived Abroad, April 03, 2008, 10:31 am, GREAT BRITAIN Into Foreign Customs, April 03, 2008, 10:55 am, GREAT BRITAIN Out of Foreign Customs, April 07, 2008, 10:59 pm, GREAT BRITAIN Attempted Delivery Abroad, April 09, 2008, 6:21 am, GREAT BRITAIN ParcelForce (what is really happening): 28-03-2008 22:53 CAPE FOREIGN CENTER JERSEY CITY NJ 099 Left origin country 03-04-2008 10:31 International Hub Arrived in destination country 03-04-2008 10:55 International Hub AWAITING CUSTOMS CHARGES 03-04-2008 10:55 International Hub AWAITING CUSTOMS CHARGING 07-04-2008 22:20 International Hub Released for delivery 07-04-2008 22:22 International Hub RELEASED WITH CHARGES 07-04-2008 22:59 International Hub En route to delivery depot 08-04-2008 13:26 National Hub Sorted in hub 08-04-2008 21:38 Local Depot Arrived at delivery depot 09-04-2008 06:21 Local Depot Awaiting payment of charges So there was no attempted delivery! Next step, go pick it up, make payment over the counter (17.5% of goods value + £8 admin fee) to help fund government projects, all yours :) Hope this helps someone. Ex |
| Cornchip:
USPS and global mail in general is my preferred choice of delivery over the more expensive couriers. You think you paid too much to customs this time, UPS can really gouge you with there own charges. Wow. Overall, I don't see much wrong with this at all. You ordered too late before a long weekend. That's what really slowed things down. I can't say too much for your own customs either. Goes with the territory I guess. :dunno Cornchip. |
| Fozzy The Bear:
14 days is not bad when there's a holiday in it!! In any case, this is not my experience of deliveries from GGG. I've had stuff arrive here in the UK in 5 days or less sometimes. Delivered by USPS and Royal Mail. In any case.... what's the problem.... you're getting goods hideously cheaply at the moment given the exchange rates. Best Regards, Julian (Fozzy The Bear) |
| ex_directory:
Guys, re-read my post, this is not a complaint, just an experience, more interestingly for the UK people building cabs at the moment (of which I am one) to see how the US postage is working at the moment. I probably saved myself a couple of days by using the tracking so thought this would help others - hence my post. I am actually really pleased with the speed, this weekend is now reserved for some CP work :D For the record, and I knew exactly what I would be charged from customs, the delivery time was not the best but also not the worst I have experienced from the US and Randy was very helpful. |
| protokatie:
You did a US to UK test... Here is the standard for a Uk to US test: Order from Ultimarc on Sunday, get package here on tuesday... Seems like the system works better for us getting stuff from your land :D Then again it might just be Andy Warne and the fact he uses DHL as his only shipping currier. Or the fact that I live 30 miles from one of DHL's primary import airports ;) Still nice to order one day and get the thing from the UK only a few days later.... |
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