GHBG35 Posted May 15, 2009 Report Share Posted May 15, 2009 I purchased a watch from a memebr here in April, and was told it was sent on 4-27. When should I expect it shipping from Canada? Is this a customs thing or am I just being an impatient Noob. I Know now I should have offered to pay for some tracking, the not knowing is killing me. I was Okay untill I received something this week from China that I ordered around the same time. UHHHG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubiquitous Posted May 15, 2009 Report Share Posted May 15, 2009 Canadian Post is kind of funky for me sometimes. I've had parcels arrive in 3 business days, and my longest wait was 5 weeks. Both were with the expedited EMS equivalent method of shipping. So, it's difficult to say when you need to be concerned. Who knows... It could be out with your mail carrier right now, waiting to be delivered today. Patience is one of those requisites with this hobby... But I know it's hard to be patient when you have something en route with anticipation building... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanikai Posted May 15, 2009 Report Share Posted May 15, 2009 Ditto to Ubi's post.. It takes 7 business day's.. sometimes longer for Express Canada Post to Hawaii.. Canada Post is notoriously slow.. and with the economy the way it is it has slowed down even more and to add to that USPS has laid off hundreds of Postal employees.. slowing things down two fold Postal Carriers here in the States who used to do 1 route are now doing 3. and less workers at the Units means more lag time if your parcel did not go out Express.. it could realistically be 2 to 3 weeks. L Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolfire Posted May 15, 2009 Report Share Posted May 15, 2009 Is correct to both lani & ubi above... Even had funky timings from canada post to singapore... relax mate... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubiquitous Posted May 15, 2009 Report Share Posted May 15, 2009 I gotta say... I was about ready to tear my hair out waiting for 5 weeks... The wait is part of the excitement to an extent; there comes a time when that excitement turns to worry, then to concern and then to being a frantic, nerve racking mess For me, the above transition took place in the course of 2 hours or so, on the last day before my watch finally arrived... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolfire Posted May 15, 2009 Report Share Posted May 15, 2009 I gotta say... I was about ready to tear my hair out waiting for 5 weeks... The wait is part of the excitement to an extent; there comes a time when that excitement turns to worry, then to concern and then to being a frantic, nerve racking mess For me, the above transition took place in the course of 2 hours or so, on the last day before my watch finally arrived... couldn't agree more with that mate! it pretty much sums up the whole experience of rep-collecting! till date, i still get the same feelings... even for parts... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GHBG35 Posted May 15, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2009 It's crazy that in a age of instant gratification, we put ourselves through this. I have been running home after work to get to the mail, I feel like a 9 year old waiting for that Pop gun ordered from sending in proof of purchase codes off the kellogs box. Do they even have those anymore? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubiquitous Posted May 15, 2009 Report Share Posted May 15, 2009 Hmmm... I dunno if pop guns are still around, but I am still waiting on a secret decoder ring I sent away for... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upland Posted May 15, 2009 Report Share Posted May 15, 2009 Winnipeg-Los Angeles(regular mail),already 32 days and counting........we all need a lot of patience.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adrenalin Posted May 16, 2009 Report Share Posted May 16, 2009 GHBG35, From my own personal experience.... I won an auction on this board from a guy in Canada. I am in the CONUS. I got the tracking number and all was well... It took 16 WEEKS (no exaggeration) to get here. I managed to time it about the same time as the postal strike, and winter hollidays. I know that this was extreme, but once you get the tracking number its just the wait game. It sucks, I know. I am just glad that its a mail thing rather than 'one of the guys STILL hasnt given me a tracking number after I sent money' threads... Been there, done that too.... The wait time wil make you apreciate it all the more Wear it well! Best, -K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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