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| Thread ID: 141823 | 2016-03-07 01:31:00 | snail mail | bonzo29 (2348) | PC World Chat |
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| 1417039 | 2016-03-07 01:31:00 | Does anyone know if there is such a thing as surface mail from the UK these days. A friend has sent me a small parcel ,despatched about four weeks and hasn't arrived yet |
bonzo29 (2348) | ||
| 1417040 | 2016-03-07 01:47:00 | Does anyone know if there is such a thing as surface mail from the UK these days. A friend has sent me a small parcel ,despatched about four weeks and hasn't arrived yet surface mail.... you mean via boat ?? rather than air ? Did he get a tracking number ? 4-6 weeks for parcels sent from where ever overseas isnt unusual. It could be stuck at customs , in UK or NZ . Would it have had anything that need to be declared? any glue, any liquid, batts etc in the parcel ? The small parcels of stuff Ive bought online from the UK, took between 2-4 weeks on average . |
1101 (13337) | ||
| 1417041 | 2016-03-07 02:06:00 | yes surface mail means by ship.no hazardous components in parcel, will await the pleasure of customs etc NO tracking no just plain vanilla parcel post |
bonzo29 (2348) | ||
| 1417042 | 2016-03-07 02:35:00 | Stuff I've bought off ebay with no tracking has always arrived, worst is over 5 weeks. I'd wait another two weeks before declaring it a loss haha. | wratterus (105) | ||
| 1417043 | 2016-03-07 02:43:00 | Well E-bay free shipping from Hong Kong sellers has taken 4-6 weeks for me a few times. E-bay doesn't allow feedback that long after the sale either. | dugimodo (138) | ||
| 1417044 | 2016-03-07 05:50:00 | Surface mail from the UK was discontinued about 20 years ago. | Digby (677) | ||
| 1417045 | 2016-03-07 09:44:00 | If Swiss Post get involved at all, 5 1/2 months wont be any sort of record. Presumably they take extra time to ensure the parcel is thoroughly mangled at each of the many stops. The tracking is as much use as a Mach meter on the parcel. Perhaps they always yield right of way to glaciers? |
R2x1 (4628) | ||
| 1417046 | 2016-03-07 20:28:00 | Swedish Post is the new 'swiss post' China => Sweden => NZ .....good idea . |
1101 (13337) | ||
| 1417047 | 2016-03-07 21:59:00 | Thanks everyone for your help. I now find it was sent over two months ago BUT by the magic of PC World Chat Forum it arrived about 10 minutes ago with the help (RX2) of Swiss Post!!! | bonzo29 (2348) | ||
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