Anyone getting deliveries from overseas?

[LewisM]

Interstate except from Vic has been just fine for me - got an item coming from QLD posted regular mail yesterday due to arrive tomorrow.

My Chinese cheap thing is finally coming - Aus Post sent new an email. Backlogged it seems

[LewisM]

On Col's recommendation , I paid the UPS option for a purchase from Agena.

Posted on Thursday last week, it's now gone Honolulu to Sydney twice. UNBELIEVABLE! Cleared customs Hawaii, then in Sydney, then back to Hawaii, then back to Sydney.... I mean, how does that even happen...I wouldn't believe it, but then again I expect nothing sensible from anything US owned and operated these days. Perhaps their time stamping is way off, but it doesn't seem so.

At least it did escape California unscathed. That's a small mercy...

[Mark]

Interesting. I've made two purchases from Agena in the past month. I paid the premium for UPS. The first one arrived in 7 days. The second arrived in 5. The second arrived on Thursday, and UPS sent me an email telling me it would arrive today.

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[LostInSp_ce]

I've avoided anything from overseas but I've purchased a lot from interstate. My experience is an average of 10 days via express and about 14 days for standard. I'm no longer bothering about using express as it's beginning to add up for no real gain. Another frustrating experience was when I ordered a small item from a local Bunnings via click and collect. What's usually only a 5 minute drive became a four day wait. Then I get an email that they will be refunding me because they're out of stock. No more just ducking out to pick up items in an instant. Almost everything including the smallest of purchases have to be delivered. Crazy times we're living in at the moment.

[Ittaku (Con)]

Bought two shipments from Optcorp and chose the UPS express option (wasn't much more than the base UPS cost). Insanely fast delivery considering the lockdown both times. Here in Melbourne in 4 days. However I made the mistake of buying over $1K AUD worth of items the first time and got slugged with import duty at customs. Learnt my lesson for the second shipment.

[LewisM]

My UPS shipment from Agena arrived at lunch. Dropped on the doorstep, literally. Thankfully no glass.

Not too bad considering it went on a hysteresis loop for 2 days

[h0ughy (David)]

I have just received a package I ordered late April 2020. I gave up on it months ago. Air mail from China

[sharpiel]

Originally Posted by FlashDrive

As I type this DHL has pulled up the driveway .... I'll post a pic.

Col.

You're a lucky boy. You'll love that. I know for the AP guys there are other better options but the Moonlite you've received, you'll love. I love looking at and fiddling with mine even when I'm not using them...

[xa-coupe (Jeff)]

I ordered some stuff from NSW yesterday and China today. It'll be interesting to see what gets here first.

[TrevorW]

Overseas items allow 2 months unless DHL or FedEx

[LewisM]

Optolong still hasn't sent my L-Extreme filter ordered 12 days ago. They told me next weekend (but said it was in stock). Ah well...the weather will be warmer when it finally arrives

[Nikolas (Nik)]

optolong told me end of the month as they are changing factories or something like that, I ordered it from cyclops optics

[LewisM]

Yeah great timing by me

What did Cyclops charge? I prepaid Optolong and it came to $391 including express courier and GST

[LewisM]

From SA (Tak Australia) to me for my FSQ extender - 2 days.

[graham.hobart (Graham stevens)]

still waiting a scope from Bintel from May- GSO (and an IR cut filter)
Yesterday two Winter coats arrived, ordered months ago- just in time for Spring weather!
One UPS one from the UK. Going straight into storage me thinks.

A Synth I bought from Melbourne did arrive after 7 days though.

[Nikolas (Nik)]

Originally Posted by LewisM

Yeah great timing by me

What did Cyclops charge? I prepaid Optolong and it came to $391 including express courier and GST

Same price after exchange rate

[inline_online (Dan)]

I have an item that is coming from Armenia, via London.
Tracking suggests it is at Perth Airport awaiting clearance and has been since Wed 9th Sept.
Does this sound normal? Why would it take so long to get out of the airport?

[Saturn488]

Once it hits the shores and goes into Aussie Posts hands, it will be a good 2-3 weeks until I see my package.

I just received a package from DHL, took 2 days to go from Hong Kong to my hands! Unbelievable service, you do pay for it though but sometimes it's necessary.

[17particles]

I found out that apparently USPS provides "expected updates" (i.e. fibs) about locations once it leaves the US. Couldn't understand why I was getting two different sets of events from Auspost and USPS websites.

[Gary47 (Gary)]

I made a purchase on eBay and decided to try the click and collect option as it would be too bulky to go through our mail slot and we are keeping the drawbridge pulled up.
What a screw up.
I started getting SMS messages saying that my item was ready for collection 2 days (+ the week end) later. Drove over (35 Km) to pick it up. No parcel. The agent at the pick up point said this happens all the time.
It has been just over a week now and I keep getting reminders every day saying that my parcel is waiting for pick up but the pick up point says no, they have not received it.
The parcel point help line is totally useless, they seem to pull out a stock answer from a list and then ask for feedback.
Can anyone suggest some new profanities, I have used all the ones I know.
For sure I will never use the click and collect option again.