posted on May 17, 2004 05:03:52 PM new
Could someone tell me how long Parcel Post takes. I mailed some packages on the 4th to the West Coast and they have not arrived.
posted on May 17, 2004 05:08:53 PM new
Supposed to take about 8 days.
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posted on May 17, 2004 05:11:32 PM new
ONE TIME, couple years ago, I mailed something like that and it took 3 months! .. I had refunded the customer way back .... amazing it showed up at their doorstop and then they "re-paid" me for the item ...
posted on May 17, 2004 08:59:47 PM new
parcel post from the east coast to the west coast has a 4-6 week delivery time. 8-10 weeks to Hawaii and Alaska. Sometimes it will be quicker if the PO is having a slow period, but if they are busy, you might as well put it on the back of a mule.
I don't do parcel post mostly for this reason. If it is too heavy for Priority to be cost effective, then it's UPS. (Fedex works too) but I don't use them myself.
posted on May 18, 2004 12:13:57 AM new
There is no definite time of delivery with P/P. The last time I shipped by Parcel Post, it took 4 weeks to go less than 200 miles. I talked with a postal rep who told me p/p is sent at the convenice of the hauler. When there is room they take it. It can sit for days if there is no room on the truck.
posted on May 18, 2004 04:49:23 PM new
The last time I used parcel post, it was 22 days to go from Santa Maria to LA a distance of 165 miles!! Never again will I ship that way. I was told by my favorite clerk that p.p goes when there is room for it & may sit in holding for days.
