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Offline ErikB

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Re: Post time between the UK and USA these days
« Reply #30 on: July 31, 2020, 03:33:14 AM »
A platoon of British in Iraq was just dispatched from White Dragon yesterday.

Start the timer running....

Offline Ray Rivers

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Re: Post time between the UK and USA these days
« Reply #31 on: July 31, 2020, 12:17:50 PM »
As an aside... a batch of minis from the UK shipped last Thursday and it arrived here in Spain on Tuesday. Geez, I had to wait 6 days!  >:(  ;)

Thanks though for the info guys... I won't be buying anything from the US or Russia for the foreseeable future.

Offline wolfen

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Re: Post time between the UK and USA these days
« Reply #32 on: August 02, 2020, 09:22:12 PM »
My mother sent a package to me from the UK on July 4. According to the tracking it arrived in Chicago on July 6. It then sat there until July 25 when it started to move again. All it says now is In Transit to Next Facility. Still waiting, hopefully only a few more days.
Still not here, still shows in transit to next facility.
My mother and my aunt shipped packages to my son for his birthday, they showed up in a week and a half. Mine still isn’t here. I told him he doesn’t get his ‘til mine shows up...


My experiences lately:

Russia to US: Order from early May is still sitting in Pulkov-3/St. Petersburg along with almost everything else anyone has ordered from Russia in the past 4-5 months.  I have heard of some US buyers getting products that shipped in April, so....maybe my time is coming soon.

I had a package from Russia arrive this week which shipped in April. Hopefully yours isn’t too far behind.

Offline ErikB

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Re: Post time between the UK and USA these days
« Reply #33 on: August 06, 2020, 09:51:31 PM »
My Empress order of Vietnam soldiers (USA and NVA) that was dispatched on July 28 arrived yesterday, 5 August.

That was remarkably quick!  Just over a week!

So odd how inconsistent the post is.

I can't wait to open the package and get going on these guys.

I had a slight "delay" making Team Yankee tanks with my son and my buddy's sons.  What a great time!  Happy, happy kids and I am now "Uncle Tank!"

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Re: Post time between the UK and USA these days
« Reply #34 on: August 07, 2020, 06:59:12 PM »
Similar here - parcel posted 27th July arrived 4th August - 8 days. It was the premium Royal Mail service, signed for and tracked (in theory, the RM online 'Track Your Parcel' never actually seems to work) with a normal estimated delivery of around a week, so I'm happy with that.
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Offline Elbows

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Re: Post time between the UK and USA these days
« Reply #35 on: August 08, 2020, 03:52:37 AM »
My Russian order finally showed up, a smooth transit time of just under four months.

My second Estonia order arrived under 30 days, about the exact same as last time.

Another UK-USA order arrived quite quickly actually, maybe 4-5 days total which was a surprise.

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Offline Poiter50

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Re: Post time between the UK and USA these days
« Reply #36 on: August 08, 2020, 04:50:08 AM »
I just had a USA-Oz order arrive after just over 2 months and it was not as described.  :-[ :'( :( :(
Cheers,
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Offline ErikB

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Re: Post time between the UK and USA these days
« Reply #37 on: August 08, 2020, 11:13:32 AM »
I just had a USA-Oz order arrive after just over 2 months and it was not as described.  :-[ :'( :( :(
Oooohhhhh, frustrating....   :o

Offline Amalric

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Re: Post time between the UK and USA these days
« Reply #38 on: September 06, 2020, 11:12:09 PM »
My last two orders from the UK to the US took about 4 weeks each, where pre-pandemic they averaged 1-2 weeks. The weird thing is per the US Postal Service tracking website the came into the US from the UK and were sent to a customs facility in San Francisco, California, where they sat for a couple of weeks before being sent to me in Tennessee.

Offline bc99

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Re: Post time between the UK and USA these days
« Reply #39 on: September 06, 2020, 11:42:31 PM »
My wife works for the USPS. They are understaffed, woefully understaffed. The CCA workers, non full time guaranteed, sometimes are asked to work 7,8,9 or more days in a row. I asked how this was legal with labor laws, etc but it’s a post office thing.

Some say politics but this has been building Up a while.

On a side note I had a recent eBay order that took about 2 weeks from the UK.

Offline syrinx0

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Re: Post time between the UK and USA these days
« Reply #40 on: September 07, 2020, 12:47:39 AM »
My last package from the UK arrived in Chicago in less than 4 days.  Twenty six days later it was delivered to my house 15 miles away. This week a package from KC arrived in two days.  Luckily I am not ordering things I really need. 
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Offline has.been

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Re: Post time between the UK and USA these days
« Reply #41 on: September 07, 2020, 06:09:05 AM »
Quote
Luckily I am not ordering things I really need.

Ooorh! And I thought you really needed those bits from me.

Offline Mammoth miniatures

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Re: Post time between the UK and USA these days
« Reply #42 on: September 07, 2020, 10:28:23 AM »
I've had some orders sent from the UK in june only just arriving now with the buyers in the US.
4 months.
It hasn't been many ,but enough to not be a one off.it's an odd one because when I get an email about a delayed order I'm torn between asking them to wait a little longer or shipping out a replacement just to be safe.just saying "hold on and hope" feels a bit rude.

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Re: Post time between the UK and USA these days
« Reply #43 on: September 07, 2020, 12:56:09 PM »
A parcel from RBJGC in the US was posted on 26th August. Not arrived yet. I thought that was odd but now I have seen this thread I may be waiting a while yet.

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Re: Post time between the UK and USA these days
« Reply #44 on: September 08, 2020, 01:13:10 AM »
Ooorh! And I thought you really needed those bits from me.
Well that isn't a timely need but more of a can't live without it eventually gaming 'need'.  Hence why I had to buy it.  :D


 

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