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krats1976 · Joined: 14 May 2003

I've had things shipped to me several times since I've been here, but usually first class mail. When I was home at Christmas, I shipped a box to myself parcel post. The USPS website says it should have taken 4-6 weeks, but it's been more than 7 and the box hasn't shown up yet.

Question: Have you had things shipped parcel post from the US? How long did it take?

dutchman · Joined: 23 Jan 2003 Location: My backyard

krats1976 · Joined: 14 May 2003

OK, thanks. I'll wait a couple of weeks before I really start to panic. Confused

teachingld2004 · Joined: 29 Mar 2004

Hard to say. I have had friends mail me things that took any where from 6 - 11 weeks. My mother once sent me magazines and I never got them.
who knows.

If you ship something to your school address that usually is better then your "home" address.

Zenpickle · Joined: 06 Jan 2004 Location: Anyang -- Bisan

Every time my family has sent something from America on regular post, it's taken two months.

My stuff gets there in 10 days max.

kprrok · Joined: 06 Apr 2004 Location: KC

USPS Priority Mail, a week - 10 days.

KPRROK

Dawn · Joined: 06 Mar 2004

Ninety+ percent of the stuff I've had shipped over has been either books or educational materials, both of which seem to go through customs pretty fast. That said, here's the run-down.

Surface mail has taken anywhere from 6-10 weeks, with an average of 7 1/2 weeks.

Airmail packages have taken anywhere from 1-4 weeks, with an average of 2 weeks.

Global Priority has gotten things here in as little as five days. My sister's homemade fudge, however, took double that to clear customs and arrive.

krats1976 · Joined: 14 May 2003

Thanks for all the replies guys. I was trusting the USPS website which said 4-6 weeks (economy parcel post)... silly me! Laughing

I hope it doesn't get stuck too long in customs. It's a really random mix of stuff that was sitting in my storage unit in Utah that I figured I could use here. What concerns me is that there are a bunch of old videos... I hope they won't try to charge me import taxes on 'em.

krats1976 · Joined: 14 May 2003

So, it finally came... 9 weeks to the day. GRRR.

At least everything was intact.

Rolling Eyes

chiaa · Joined: 23 Aug 2003

I would love to do a nice little class action suit against the USPS. I have never had anything shipped here in the time they say.