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Australia Post Long Ship Times

key_mart_au — Fri, 01 Apr 2016 05:32:35 GMT

Is anyone else having longer than usual delievery times for parcels? At least an extra day or 2 over what I would normally experience. Both sending and recieving.

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davewil1964 — Fri, 01 Apr 2016 06:52:35 GMT

Receiving, no. I only check my PO box weekly. If it isn't there this week it will be there next week.

I don't check sending as I always send (with lodgement receipt) within my handling time.

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key_mart_au — Fri, 01 Apr 2016 07:30:51 GMT

Me too, however the parcels arent arriving within the expected time. Has happened a few times within the past couple of weeks.

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aussie-picker — Fri, 01 Apr 2016 09:07:12 GMT

I haven't noticed any difference at all , desite the hysteria , business as usual for me . ?

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*tippy*toes* — Fri, 01 Apr 2016 10:35:54 GMT

@key_mart_au wrote:
Is anyone else having longer than usual delievery times for parcels? At least an extra day or 2 over what I would normally experience. Both sending and recieving.

Receiving, no problems. Deliveries, all arriving before the first estimate date. The item that showed as delivered today had an estimate of 5-12 April.

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thecatspjs — Fri, 01 Apr 2016 11:10:34 GMT

@key_mart_au wrote:
Is anyone else having longer than usual delievery times for parcels? At least an extra day or 2 over what I would normally experience. Both sending and recieving.

Yes.

Sending parcels its taking 2-3 days to leave Melbourne to go interstate.

Parcels coming to me from east coast taking a 1-2 days longer to arrive.

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getthel00k — Fri, 01 Apr 2016 22:34:54 GMT

Parcel delivery for the past two weeks has been horrendouse. Interstate express which is in the next day delivery network is taking an extra day. Standard delivery is taking an extra two to three days. Just had an express item take 8 days, and item was in next day delivery network.

You can't get onto Aust Post phone line unless your prepared to sit and wait for an hour, their facebook page is inundated with complaints of late delivery or non delivery.

Tracking on all late parcels show

Delivery was estimated for Fri 1 Apr

Still waiting? Over 90% of late items arrive within 3 business days of their estimated delivery date.

The service has definitely dropped,, nothing you can do except increase handling time.

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Anonymous — Sun, 03 Apr 2016 02:30:28 GMT

I had a parcel sent from Melbourne on March 18th that arrived last Friday (the 1st April) (I am in NSW)

I am waiting on two other parcels , One sent March 25th and the other ,well, it was sent in January so I've given up on that (AP 'can't track it', some lame bs excuse)

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mountainherbs-123 — Tue, 05 Apr 2016 11:28:15 GMT

The same happened to me I sent a parcel from NSW to Melbourne, it took 7 days. I ship plants and they did not survive this! I will probably have to resend. I will complain at the local post office.

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davewil1964 — Tue, 05 Apr 2016 11:52:01 GMT

I had a parcel sent from Adelaide to Canberra last Wednesday that arrived on Monday. one from Melbourne on Wednesday arrived on Friday.

I wouldn't have cared if they didn't arrive until next week, as I would NEVER buy time sensitive stuff online. But I would have no complaints about those two even if I was a worrier.

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247newdeals — Tue, 05 Apr 2016 12:30:19 GMT

@key_mart_au wrote:
Is anyone else having longer than usual delievery times for parcels? At least an extra day or 2 over what I would normally experience. Both sending and recieving.

Most of the items I buy are office supplies and get sent by courier so all fine there. As far as sending I have noticed a 1 to 2 increase on the time it takes to arrive start early March not sure if there is some sort of back log in the system somewhere that is slowing things but that is my guess.

As far as them not arriving with in the allocated time do you use a handling time? I Have 3 days so of course they are posted with in plenty of time but also with 3 days I find 99.9% of parcel arrive within ebays guesstimate. I also have an account that send large letters so no tracking and have had very few complaints about arriving late that also has 3 days handling