Thread: Screwed?

Originally Posted by Srdjan

This is still a crazy time for postal services it seems, and it has begun before Christmas. The stuff I sent to a few folks in the States took 6 weeks to arrive. I had to keep calming one of them constantly, since he thought I was trying to stitch him. Another was to a friend.. no problems there, he is a patient man. To add to the trouble, USPS hasn't registered any of the packages I sent, so basically, there was no way to track them once they left my country. In the end all worked out fine, but that was a lot of stress... the money, nor the items, don't even begin justify the time and the nerves spent.

As for me, I am still waiting on a razor to arrive, sent on Dec 7... loosing hope slowly

Very true. A friend ordered Martin de Candre soaps on December 6th I believe, and he received them about 2-3 days ago. Stuck somewhere in a post office/routing facility in France for a month or more. Odd thing, I ordered at about the same time, my shipment was delayed about 2 weeks but in the end we both got them. And I'm only 100 miles from him in the same state.

I'll have to say that as long as the label is intact modern postal services just do not lose packages the way they used to years ago. Computer tracking and logistical support however, does not mean that it won't take a long time though.

Cheers, Steve

I had the same experience. Bought a razor on Ebay from a seller in France I purchased other razors from. He sent it out over 6 weeks ago and still no razor. He had a French PO tracking number that said it reached the US but never got to me. Had to cancel the purchase. Really like the look of the razor. Hopefully one day it will show up.