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Americanbowmakinggal
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An American trying to figure out the delay with my package

Post by Americanbowmakinggal »

Hi All!

I'm not sure if anyone here can help me, but here it goes. I ordered some supplies from an online supply shop in Birmingham, UK over a month ago. I contacted her a couple of weeks ago and she told me that because of the climate there it could take 6-8 weeks to arrive to the US? It shows she shipped it the next day. I also ordered supplies from another shop in the UK the next day and received it in 13 days. Any ideas of what the delay is? Thanks in advance for any help!
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Post by SpacePhoenix »

It's probably stuck in customs, it seems like customs in most countries are now more strict and make more checks. Don't know if US customs examine every item (I would expect that they x-ray every item) or if they choose random batches of goods for closer examination