My shipping is lost or delayed....what to do next

[Riccardo Turacchio]

Hi folks!
There's anyone here from Germany that experienced a delay or a lost package from PPCB/USPS?
In Berlin a lot of post offices are now close
(since COVID probably) So where I'm supposed to go to get information?
I checked the tracking and still looking the same since the 11 of December...wtf!

 

[Robert]

You might get more accurate information from GlobalPost tracking directly, rather than from USPS.

Track-Detail - GlobalPost International

www.goglobalpost.com

It looks like it will be handed off to DHL Germany, but that hasn't happened yet.

https://www.dhl.com/de-en/home/tracking/tracking-parcel.html?submit=1&tracking-id=UM912462883US

It's not unusual for GlobalPost shipments to take 6 - 8 weeks to arrive. Just because it has made it to Germany means nothing, it will still have to be unpacked from bulk shipping and processed into the local postal stream.

 

[lowpitch]

If it's still in Frankfurt it most likely hasn't passed customs yet. It happens, especially around Christmas and other holidays.

 

[Riccardo Turacchio]

Yep...I had the suspect that holidays were going to slow down the all shipping process....
But then I still don't understand how I can get orders from AliExpress in max 3 days
...or Tayda in max 7 days....
....we renamed DHL as
Delusional Hopeless Lame for a reason

 

[Robert]

But then I still don't understand how I can get orders from AliExpress in max 3 days

And for less than $1 shipping.

The exact same package would cost $30 and take a month to ship back to them.

I've ordered things from AliExpress that cost around $2 total, including shipping. It arrived at my door via USPS Priority Mail, which at a minimum would cost me $7 to ship a package to my next door neighbor.

 

[Riccardo Turacchio]

To receive a package from another fellow builder also in Germany took more than 2 weeks...Besides could be a manipulative move to "push" the people to the east...the new import taxes we have in Germany since 2021 are just a robbery ...

 

[Robert]

With all that said, if it does indeed turn out to be lost we'll get it taken care of.

 

[Riccardo Turacchio]

With all that said, if it does indeed turn out to be lost we'll get it taken care of.

I m gonna keep you updated

I can't wait to assemble those boards!!
....I suspect I have a new condition:
P. T. C. B. S.
Post Traumatic Compulsive Building Syndrome

How should I handle it??....asking for a friend

 

[lowpitch]

Yep...I had the suspect that holidays were going to slow down the all shipping process....
But then I still don't understand how I can get orders from AliExpress in max 3 days
...or Tayda in max 7 days....
....we renamed DHL as
Delusional Hopeless Lame for a reason

AliExpress does IOSS. The price you pay already includes VAT/customs fees, all of which is electronically transmitted so there's no hold-up in the destination country where they have to figure out what you owe.
With Tayda if you choose FedEx it's very similar. Tayda tells FedEx what you owe, then they ship right to your door and you get an invoice afterwards.
With regular post it's kind of a lottery. Sometimes it's fast, sometimes it's not. There's no rhyme or reason really.

As for the compulsive building syndrome, I'm sorry to tell you there's no cure. Just gotta learn to live with it!