China Deliveries?

[PeteMcArthur]

Anyone noticed deliveries from China getting any slower? I have a delivery from a supplier I have used many times, sent on Nov 24th and still not arrived. I am not going to name the supplier just yet as I am still within the "25 working days for air" time limit and previously they have been very good. However when contacting them about the problems I got a fairly dismissive reply and it looks as if I am going to have to fight to get my stuff.

Just wondering if anyone else is having problems.

[ZambucaLu]

The last I ordered from China (not Beci), it was held up 4 days at US customs. I could tell they had gone through the package too as everything was unpacked in there. I have never had this problem with bestecigs and just put another order in there today. Hope that's not the company you're talking about!

Lu

[robw]

My bestecig order was passed to customs and released in the same day

[ZambucaLu]

Whew! Thanks rob!

Lu

[trog100]

my S/Ds going to the US sit somewhere for anything up to three weeks..

two days to get to the US.. totally random after that.. five days to three weeks.. they are not opened or interfered with in any way..

i have shipped enough there to know.. shipping to the US is lousy.. things get to austrailia in less than half the time..

dont read any more into delays than the fact US customs dont give a sh-t how long it takes stuff to move thru whatever it has to move thru..

trog

ps.. our stuff arrives as it should pete..

[Bertrand]

Shipping from China and US to Australia is still fast. Some of my shipments have been delayed by suppliers, though. Probably a busy time for some of them.

[syntaxevasion]

I got a larger shipment from HK to Florida via UPS in about 2-3 days. EMS is garbage- stay away from this service

[Fedor]

I opted for the cheap 7-10 day delivery for my last order from China. I figured it should be EMS. No issues at all as it reached me in 7 days. Not worth it to pay so much more for a few days earlier imo, unless its really urgent like for a gift or something.

I have ordered many things from China ranging from tea leaves to toys and have rarely faced a delay. Correct me if i'm wrong but does the supplier have control over shipping? I know that if I send something, its usually in the hands of the shipping company/ service after I hand it to them.

[stephenrowley]

I think that it also has to do with the time of year, over the X-mas period work loads get heavy at customs becuase of all the stuff people are sending for gifts

[leaford]

Ya notice they never call it a time for patience on earth...?