Sounds like the weasel ate the cheese and fired off an orange.
Im sorry OP, but this cracked me up! Don't mind Corksil, he/she is probably just trying to get their post count up so they can access new user restricted parts of the site. Ok, now back to your question. When dealing with larger, more mainstream vendors, there is a lot more processing going on, kinda like ordering from Target online, it takes forever. They enter the order, then it gets picked up by someone in the shipping area (and they are usually pretty busy), then it gets shipped out to you, usually
through UPS or FED EX, which are slower. Thats why I usually deal with smaller operations with lower order volume. It's usually someone working out of their home who will work harder for your business. The same person that see'd your order usually packs it right then and there and ships it the next day (sometimes the same day). They usually use USPS because of the price, but I've noticed that the cheapest way of shipping
through them usually takes no longer than 3-4 days (alot of the time within 2 days).