the parcel is the risk you accepted. that is worth remembering before it becomes a crisis
#shipping-customs 2026-01-08
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- amsterdam_aliquot — postal has been better than courier for me every single time. couriers are more thorough 20:07
- amsterdam_aliquot — does CPC actually honour a reship or is it decorative 20:36
- cold_chain_cmdr — update from 20 months ago: Japan transit has got slower, consistently, across four orders 20:45
- abdo_two_inch — anyone shipping into Poland in summer and what do you do about it vat is usually charged on declared value plus shipping, and the handling fee is often more than the… 21:05
- abdo_two_inch — reship policies vary enormously. GGPeps honoured one for me without being pushed, which is not universal 21:11
postal has been better than courier for me every single time. couriers are more thorough
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summer into a hot country is the risk. order in a cooler month if you have the choice
mine took 8 days
does CPC actually honour a reship or is it decorative
paying for a faster service does not speed up customs. it speeds up the legs either side of customs
update from 20 months ago: Japan transit has got slower, consistently, across four orders
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no wording advice here
i have lost 7 parcels in three years across a lot of orders. that is the actual rate for me, we shall see
anyone shipping into Poland in summer and what do you do about it
vat is usually charged on declared value plus shipping, and the handling fee is often more than the vat
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unrelated but the same address every time is fine. a different address every time looks worse, not better, not advice obviously
give it another week
[edited]reship policies vary enormously. GGPeps honoured one for me without being pushed, which is not universal