[meteorite-list] European lost orders

From: Matt Morgan <mmorgan_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri Feb 11 10:54:53 2005
Message-ID: <001d01c51051$f9838a70$5f01040a_at_cgsjnm3p212k>

You cannot really trace a registered package after it leaves the US. I am
starting to use Fed Ex and DHL because they allow international tracking.
Mike, I've noticed this as well over the holidays. It sucks.
Matt
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----- Original Message -----
From: "G?ran Axelsson" <axelsson_at_acc.umu.se>
To: "MeteoriteList" <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Friday, February 11, 2005 8:53 AM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] European lost orders


> I have had the same experience last winter.
>
> The only time I've lost ordinary letters in the mail was during the
> holiday season last year. Both from USA and locally in Europe.
> I guess it's a lot of extra personel that is hired during the holiday
> season that creates most of the problems.
>
> This year I took the safe bet and opted for registered mail
> whenever it was a bit more expensive goods.
> The worst thing I seen this year is a letter that took five weeks
> to deliver.
>
> Michael, if you have a registered letter, can't you trace it then
> and see where the problem lies?
>
> /G?ran
>
> Pel? Pierre-Marie wrote:
>
> >Well Mike and list,
> >
> >I've the same problem from the other side of the
> >Atlantic.
> >
> >2 cases from overseas orders (my NWA CDROM for
> >example) :
> >- some took more than a month to reach the USA...
> >(sent 30 december, arrived 4 february !)
> >- some were lost. (4 out of 10 sent !!!)
> >
> >I think there are many thieves in the Post offices so
> >it's good to pay for a registered mail for high value
> >parcels.
> >
> >Pierre-Marie Pel?
> >www.meteor-center.com
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >D?couvrez le nouveau Yahoo! Mail : 250 Mo d'espace de stockage pour vos
mails !
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