posted on June 25, 2001 06:25:41 AM
I have a winner who paid by Paypal late last Tuesday. Her item was mailed out the next day, Wednesday. It was going from New Jersey to California & was sent 1ST class. How long does it usually take to get there? She's sent a few messagaes last night & wants to know why she hasn't received it yet. She is not a newbie {rating of over 300 buying} & I don't know how to respond other than "You've Got To Be Kidding"!!!
posted on June 25, 2001 06:43:54 AM
Did this person request 1st class, or did you just send it that way without her knowledge?
I have had things that went from Wisconsin to California, and only took 1 day to get there via Priority Mail. While this person is a bit anxious, I would clear up how the item was sent. It could take anywhere from 4 days to 2 weeks to get there.
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posted on June 25, 2001 08:27:44 AM
You can go to the USPS site
http://postcalc.usps.gov/
put in your info and it will bring up the *typical* time it takes to get from here to there + shipping costs. I let all my buyers know how I shipped their item and how many days it is suppose to take (according to the PO).
posted on June 25, 2001 09:30:53 AM
Its not uncommon if it takes one to two weeks. It can be faster if they use a fresh mule every hundred miles or so.
posted on June 25, 2001 01:54:59 PM
Good luck. I've been seeing huge slowdowns for First Class (From Pennsylvania) to California, Oregon, Washington and Texas. I don't know what is making things slow down so badly right now.
I've been seeing California take anywhere from 8 to 14 days.
Even Priority has been terrible. I just had two packages take 6 and 8 days.
Mind you that all of these items are run through electronic postage and are address verified and ZIP+4 barcoded.
Here's my guess: I think the postal service just came off a mail audit at the end of May and are really letting things slide. Just prior to these slowdowns I was getting PA to CA times of 4 days for First Class, 2 days for Priority and 4 days (and occassionally 2) for Media Mail.
posted on June 25, 2001 02:08:02 PM
It's the start of summer help season at the PO. Things may take longer. 1st class usually makes its way in about a week. You cannot expect anything sent through the post office to get there in less than a month but it often does. Express Mail is the exception and it isn't cheap.
