Quote:
Originally Posted by UniPol
Another item I am still waiting on from the US was sent a month ago by 1st class international mail (has a tracking number) which says it left the US and that's it.
|
That's the furthest tracking you'll get with First Class International. Once it's "left" the US it's purely a waiting game.
And I say "left" as I'm led to believe this just means it has cleared US customs and is ready for export. But due to it's lowest priority it makes way for higher priority shipments on the limited flights going out and sits around at the USPS sorting facility waiting it's turn.
In total contrast, I can tell you it's an absolute pleasure to see UPS in action compared to what the USPS serve up. I've got a case for my Celestron 8SE that left Portland, Oregon on Tuesday (our time), went all the way across the US in the opposite direction to Louisville, Kentucky (where the main UPS hub is) by Wednesday our time, and then late this afternoon (Thursday) it arrived in Sydney after having a nice little stop over in Honolulu. If my last UPS package is anything to go by, it should be arriving overnight here in Brisbane and ready for delivery tomorrow (Friday). And that's only UPS Expedited, not their fastest service!
It's like night and day.