is it worth paying for a faster service or does customs eat the difference
#shipping-customs 2026-04-09
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Highlights from this day
- bac_water_bill — if you query a missing parcel, be factual and patient. the good suppliers respond to that 21:52
- ida_injects — winter shipping into a cold country risks freezing, which is a different problem from heat and gets discussed less, not advice obviously 22:00
- ida_injects — the transit table is pinned and built from what members actually reported, not from what suppliers quote 22:04
- verify_or_dont — reship policies vary enormously. MKM honoured one for me without being pushed, which is not universal 22:45
- oli_orals — nobody here can tell you what will clear customs where you live and the mods stop that conversation quickly 23:30
the same address every time is fine. a different address every time looks worse, not better
if you query a missing parcel, be factual and patient. the good suppliers respond to that
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sorry to jump in vat is usually charged on declared value plus shipping, and the handling fee is often more than the vat
winter shipping into a cold country risks freezing, which is a different problem from heat and gets discussed less, not advice obviously
the transit table is pinned and built from what members actually reported, not from what suppliers quote
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mine took 8 days
what does the room consider a normal transit time now
be patient with support
powder is robust
how many parcels have people lost in total
postal not courier
split shipments arriving weeks apart is normal and is usually a stock thing, not a customs thing
reship policies vary enormously. MKM honoured one for me without being pushed, which is not universal
coming back after 23 months, has anything changed with Ireland
right so what happened when you queried a missing parcel with the supplier
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declared value, do you go low or realistic
the parcel is the risk you accepted. that is worth remembering before it becomes a crisis
give it another week
| Destination | Median days | Worst logged |
|---|---|---|
| UK | 11 | 34 |
| Germany | 9 | 28 |
| Netherlands | 9 | 22 |
| Canada | 14 | 41 |
| Australia | 13 | 38 |
| Singapore | 6 | 15 |
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courier or postal service, which has been better for Spain
nobody here can tell you what will clear customs where you live and the mods stop that conversation quickly
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