gavinh29 Posted May 21, 2012 Report Share Posted May 21, 2012 As the title says I ordered 3 watches from trusty and to save on shipping costs I had them sent together to me in the uk. They arrived at international hub on the 13th and have been awaiting custom clearance since....should I start to worry now or has this happened to anyone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vafarmer70 Posted May 21, 2012 Report Share Posted May 21, 2012 You mean you guys can get three in the UK at a time? That would not be advisable here in the US at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gavinh29 Posted May 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2012 To be honest this is the first time I have ever done this and I thought the more the better and was not advised otherwise. Could this be why they are not being released?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Z Posted May 22, 2012 Report Share Posted May 22, 2012 damn dude i really do hope you get your watches ... mine were 4 days the longest .... what watches did u order ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Carl Posted May 22, 2012 Report Share Posted May 22, 2012 You don't ever "combine" to save on shipping costs. Just makes you a dealer to customs. Do one at a time, as has been recommended here for the past five or six years. Actually, "Trusty" should have headed this off for you. Hope all turns out well. Carl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gavinh29 Posted May 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2012 Thanks for the replies and supporr, I ordered a IWC big pilot, Iwc top gun and panerai 212 flyback. I think I will phone customs this morning. I just hope I am not going to lose them and be taught a valuable lesson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gavinh29 Posted May 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2012 Update...I called parcelforce customer services who confirmed that 9 days in customs is a long time and took my details to arrange a call back. She asked what was in the package and i said "fashion watches" which i was advised to say by Andrew at trusty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archierocks Posted May 22, 2012 Report Share Posted May 22, 2012 i have a package coming over from star time no rep bits and its been 10days so far in the uk customs so can take a while at this time of year hang in there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gavinh29 Posted May 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2012 Thank you for the last post it has reassured me, parcel force rang me back and left a message saying my parcel is in customs and to keep checking online Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePimp Posted May 22, 2012 Report Share Posted May 22, 2012 I am in a very similar situation. On the 27th April I ordered 3 watches from PC, then on the 4th May ordered another watch. The second order turned up yesterday but my first order is still showing as being processed via customs. I rang them a few minutes ago and they tell me the parcel had lost its label, the bloke at Parcel Force took my delivery details and has assured me the package will be with me in 48 hours....... Keeping everything crossed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gavinh29 Posted May 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2012 Good luck with that mate post back when it arrives Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tictac0566 Posted May 22, 2012 Report Share Posted May 22, 2012 The 10 (and more) days "awaiting customs clearance" thing happened to me in February. As I´ve seen in some fora discussions, I was not the only one... The next order actually was again very fast. Oh, and btw, sometimes, my orders also include 2 or 3 pieces. Never had any issue using the triangle shipment option via UK. The only problem case I recently read about was when a non-TD actually shipped the goods hidden in a toy. The customs people tend to check "stuffed" toys even if it´s a shipment inside Europe... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gavinh29 Posted May 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2012 This has been a helpful post, as it is my first time at importing I was only reading horror stories inc ones suggesting the staff at customs are thieves themselves, its reassuring that some of you guys have similar experiences Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gavinh29 Posted May 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2012 (edited) I have just got of the phone to a guy at parcel force worldwide customer services and after I told him my parcel had been In customs for 2 10 days now he said " there is a major backlog, due to the time of year, the Olympics and a crack down on counterfeit goods and sometimes it is now taking between 2 to 3 weeks for parcels to clear" so looks like I will be sitting tight and praying I receive my 3 watches, if not I would consider myself unlucky as this is my first experience collecting Edited May 23, 2012 by gavinh29 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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