the transit table is pinned and built from what members actually reported, not from what suppliers quote
#shipping-customs 2024-09-30
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- per_mg_pete — the transit table is pinned and built from what members actually reported, not from what suppliers quote 19:19
- per_mg_pete — is it worth paying for a faster service or does customs eat the difference signature requirements slow things down and do not obviously reduce loss 19:28
- per_mg_pete — tracking going dark for a week or ten days at a port is common and resolves on its own most of the time 19:31
- sulphur_burp — a liquid cold pack tells you it was above freezing, not that the vial cooked. lyophilised powder is robust 19:36
- quiet.hours — i have lost 7 parcels in three years across a lot of orders. that is the actual rate for me, for what its worth 19:38
is it worth paying for a faster service or does customs eat the difference
signature requirements slow things down and do not obviously reduce loss
d0 label created
d2 accepted, origin
d4 departed origin
d6 in transit
d6-16 nothing at all
d17 arrived destination country
d19 customs cleared
d21 deliveredtracking going dark for a week or ten days at a port is common and resolves on its own most of the time
the parcel is the risk you accepted. that is worth remembering before it becomes a crisis
cold pack arrived warm after 24 days, does it matter
summer into a hot country is the risk. order in a cooler month if you have the choice
a liquid cold pack tells you it was above freezing, not that the vial cooked. lyophilised powder is robust
i have lost 7 parcels in three years across a lot of orders. that is the actual rate for me, for what its worth