[meteorite-list] Re: a bad N.E. Meteoritical Services experience?

From: Steven Drummond <jesserd44_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 09:52:25 2004
Message-ID: <001901c24fb9$e9473fe0$1b0ff4d8_at_computer>

  Hi All, I use Priority shipping (Within the United states only ) it is
handled separate from the regular mail and I receive these packages in 2 to
3 days, haven't had one disappear yet. I have had 1 package from the mid
west(sent regular mail) never arrive. It has been over 2 months now and I
think I will never see this piece, It was nice the seller replaced it and I
did receive it the second time. All the international arrivals have all
made it here in good time . I recently sent a package to the Netherlands and
was delivered From California in 3 days !! WOW !! I often wondered about
that Insurance stamp they put on the box telling would be thief's there is
something valuable inside ! I would never put meteorites on a declaration
label , "Commercial samples" work for me. Best Regards,
Steven Drummond "The Unknown Collector" :-)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tracy Latimer" <tracyl_at_lib.state.hi.us>
Cc: <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Thursday, August 29, 2002 4:41 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Re: a bad N.E. Meteoritical Services
experience?


> We have the same problem here in HI, but it's not restricted to
> meteorites. Anything that looks interesting has about a 1 in 5 chance of
> getting 'cockaroached' between here and there. For some reason, mail from
> Canada seems to have a particularly rough time getting here -- just ask
> Dean! Things get delayed up to 2 months, and I still haven't gotten a
> piece I was expecting from Eduardo back in May (no reflection on him, I'm
> sure.) To sum up, there DOES seem to be a backlog in the Post Office, and
> we should live in fear and loathing as to what might happen when the Yule
> season rolls around.
>
> Matteo, what holidays happen in August that might confuse the Post
> Office? I thought Hawaii was the weird one, celebrating Admissions Day!
>
> Aloha!
> Tracy Latimer
>
>
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