Canada Post, Expedited shipping? (Not Really)

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Canada Post, Expedited shipping? (Not Really)

#1 Post by jronald » Sat Nov 13, 2010 6:20 pm

2010/11/13 05:12 International shipment has arrived in the destination country
2010/11/12 06:42 International item has left Canada
2010/11/12 04:28 MISSISSAUGA Item processed at postal facility
2010/11/08 01:37 CALGARY Item processed at postal facility
2010/11/05 18:48 CALGARY Item accepted at the Post Office

Darned expensive, and Pony Express slow to boot!
8 days and the thing is just now hitting the States!

Wow, I thought USPS did some strange things.
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Re: Canada Post, Expedited shipping? (Not Really)

#2 Post by bill bolton » Sat Nov 13, 2010 8:11 pm

jronald wrote:2010/11/08 01:37 CALGARY Item processed at postal facility
2010/11/05 18:48 CALGARY Item accepted at the Post Office
There's a weekend in between those dates, perhaps Calgarians don't work over the weekend?!?
jronald wrote:Wow, I thought USPS did some strange things.
I've experienced MUCH worse than that with trackable International shipments by USPS.

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Re: Canada Post, Expedited shipping? (Not Really)

#3 Post by ThinkRob » Sun Nov 14, 2010 12:16 pm

That's nothing. Wait 'til you see what Royal Mail (UK) can do to an intra-EU shipment...
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Re: Canada Post, Expedited shipping? (Not Really)

#4 Post by sir_synthsalot » Sun Nov 14, 2010 12:35 pm

Looks normal. Expedited is actually the slowest one for shipment to USA. Likewise in Canada it takes about a week for something to get across Canada if you use the basic service. Like somebody already pointed out there is a weekend in there and it looks like it was dropped off Friday night. I like to use Xpresspost in Canada whenever possible.
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#5 Post by jronald » Tue Nov 16, 2010 6:27 am

OK
Got it Monday (yesterday) as bad as USPS sucks.........Canada is worst! (Postal wise)

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#6 Post by mediasponge » Tue Nov 16, 2010 5:50 pm

Try getting parts to the US from Hong Kong...
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Re: Canada Post, Expedited shipping? (Not Really)

#7 Post by ThinkRob » Tue Nov 16, 2010 6:55 pm

mediasponge wrote:Try getting parts to the US from Hong Kong...
:roll:
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EMS is pretty slow, but most suppliers I deal with are willing to use FedEx for just a few bucks more.
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Re: Canada Post, Expedited shipping? (Not Really)

#8 Post by jronald » Thu Nov 18, 2010 9:25 pm

I have bought parts from HK, jeez its half way around the world from the US.
California to North Carolina is from one end of the USA to the other end 3 days USPS.
Carrier Pigeon would have been faster.
For that matter a Wooly worm would have been faster!
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