@i-once-was-bump wrote:
@lyndal1838 wrote:
I am so glad to see someone else who had their item sent through the USPS when they paid for the Priority service of the GSP.
It happened to me several times in the very early days of the program but I was howled down when I said so....I was told in no uncertain terms that I was "mistaken" (a polite way of saying I was a liar).
I also know for certain that the last item I received via the GSP was handed to Australia Post for delivery once it arrived in Australia...AP insisted the address was wrong and returned it to FedEx who finally delivered it 5 weeks after I paid for it. Some "service".
My latest disaster with the GSP....after 9 days I had to contact the seller to ask for a tracking number which was sent promptly BUT now that I am able to track it I find that Pitney Bowes have given me 2 tracking numbers for 2 parcels...for a pair of earrings. UNBELIEVABLE!!!!!!!
lyndal I am not being stupid but this is a genuine question, have they split the pair of earrings into two parcels? Or is it still one parcel but 2 different tracking numbers?
Bump, I can now answer your question. My parcel has arrived and contained a small box with both earrings in it. But there is still a second? parcel out there somewhere, according to the second tracking number.
Thankfully this parcel only took 25 days to arrive after I paid....a bit better than the 5 weeks for the last one.
But the interesting thing about this is the number of modes of delivery.....there is a USPS postage sticker on the parcel where the seller has sent the item to Erlanger KY, then an International sticker with the FedEx tracking number to Australia. And finally there is an Australia Post eParcel label with my address and stating that the sender is Federal Express Australia at Mascot. There are very specific instructions to obtain a signature if the premises are attended or if unattended to card and leave in a secure area out of the weather or return to the PO. It was in my letterbox, and no attempt was made to obtain a signature.
What utter madness....USPS--FedEx--AP just to get a small parcel to Australia. No wonder it is so expensive.
