Is it a joke

[astroron (Ron)]

I made an online order from a company in Shanghie(spelling) part of the order included the parcel being sent by Air mail, this is what I received an hour ago,

We shipped your parcel by airmail and though, sadly, we can't control the postal services, based on our experience the parcel should be with you between Friday 05 March 2010 and Friday 12 March 2010 .

Has anyone any experience of receiving stuff from china?

Could I be surprised with an earlier delivery date

[Kevnool (Kev)]

Hi Ron ive brought bits of stuff from China but its only taken a week and half at the most to get to my address.

Cheers Kev.

[unnamed soldier]

i'd be surprised if it took that long..

mostly 1 week is the usual..

they probably just covering themselves...

josh

[astroron (Ron)]

Thanks Kev I await in anticipation
I would have loved to have caught up with you on the way back from WA but time, weather, and Direction made it a bit difficult Maybe next time

[snowyskiesau]

I've bought a fair bit of stuff from China and about 1 week is average.
I think the Chinese New Year celebratons/holidays are over, this is the only time when there's been some delay. This is usually in actually sending the package rather than postal delays.

Didi they provide a tracking number?

[lacad01 (Adam)]

Ron, I've ordered stuff from China before and so far haven't had any bad experiences. Prob with the Chinese New Year holidays things may be delayed a bit
cheers

[astroron (Ron)]

Originally Posted by snowyskiesau

I've bought a fair bit of stuff from China and about 1 week is average.
I think the Chinese New Year celebratons/holidays are over, this is the only time when there's been some delay. This is usually in actually sending the package rather than postal delays.

Did they provide a tracking number?

Thanks, they provided a order ID, I don't know if that is classed as a Tracking ID?
Just have to wait with fingers crossed that it doesn't take a month of Sundays for it to get here.

[astroron (Ron)]

My order has arrived todayI am very impressed as it can take over a week to receive mail from Western Australia
I have passed on my gratitude to the company concerned

[acropolite (Phil)]

FWIW I had a problem with a parcel from Link Delight, after almost 3 weeks I queried, the reply came back that it was held in chinese customs for some reason, oncwe released I had it within a couple of days. On the other hand a parcel sent from HKBNS ebay seller arrived on a Friday after placeing the order and paying on a Tuesday, just 2 and a half days from order to receipt. Now that's service.

[Starkler (Geoff)]

Could be a cover story for an "out of stock" event.

[troypiggo (Troy)]

My experience it that it's highly variable. Sometimes it's very quick, sometimes a couple of weeks. The longer ones do seem to be customs-related.

[pmrid (Peter)]

G'day Ron. Yes. I bought something on EBay recently with a very similar 'warning' and it arrived quickly and intact.
Peter.

[starlooker (Duc)]

I generally allow 3-4 weeks for items to come from overseas.

[mithrandir (Andrew)]

I find it is usually a week for delivery of an in-stock item from the US to a Sydney business address, for prices below $1K.

On the other hand, a Melbourne company took 2 months to get an item to the same address. They didn't bother to inform me it was out of stock and after I hounded them a few times it arrived with Hong Kong postmarks.