[Elecraft]US Postal Service Express Mail to the UK -Rubbish!

[G3SJJ]

... and my experience is that it isn't half as bad as all that. I 
recently ordered two new source driver boards for my Top Ten band 
decoders. Dave N3RD scanned the posting document and sent me a copy. It 
was posted in PA on Saturday 13 October, sent by US Mail and arrived in 
Nottingham on Wednesday 17th.

It seems to me that the major delay in incoming parcel post these days 
is the emphasis on actually acting as a business. In the past the local 
postperson was required to collect any payment due, so this was hit and 
miss depending on whether the individual could be bothered, or whether 
they considered they were working for a business or a community service. 
Once RM realised just how much revenue they were losing they tightened 
up their procedures and costs, hence the system now. So you really can't 
fault that.

I guess you get what you pay for. I also recently ordered an Ethernet to 
Serial adapter, for remote access to my G1000 rotor controller. It came 
by UPS. Whilst the service was high class in that the UPS Depot at East 
Midlands Airport rang me to say the item had arrived, they also stung me 
for an excessive handling charge as well as import duty. (Would you like 
to pay now, sir!)  I would certainly prefer the Parcelforce £8 handling 
charge and an additional day or so.

Chris Burbanks G3SJJ




Bryan wrote:
> Hi,
>
> My experience has been that any delay has always been here in the UK, either Customs or ParcelForce.
>
> Bryan GM3AKF
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