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How long does it take an item to arrive from America?
Rikki
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How long should a small item from the US take to get here? Item was posted on the 28/04/09.
I have the tracking number and but it comes back with is the item has been processed; date and time the item was posted.
I have the tracking number and but it comes back with is the item has been processed; date and time the item was posted.
£2 Coins Savings Club 2012 is £4 
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I find it's a wee while usually. Think the longest it's taken something to reach me is 4 weeks or thereabouts. Currently waiting on an LP purchased on the 30th April. Not got a tracking number though, so not sure what its status is.0
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It also depends if it gets stuck at customs as well, as that can slow it down while they calculate duty and handling charges.I’m a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on the eBay, Auctions, Car Boot & Jumble Sales, Boost Your Income, Praise, Vents & Warnings, Overseas Holidays & Travel Planning , UK Holidays, Days Out & Entertainments boards. If you need any help on these boards, do let me know.. Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any posts you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button, or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com.All views are my own and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.0
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NotQuiteNorbert wrote: »I find it's a wee while usually. Think the longest it's taken something to reach me is 4 weeks or thereabouts. Currently waiting on an LP purchased on the 30th April. Not got a tracking number though, so not sure what its status is.
Really. :eek:
I thought ten days would be about right, but four weeks, wow!£2 Coins Savings Club 2012 is £4.............................NCFC member No: 00005.........
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Also don't forget that if this is an ebay item you should be making sure you don't exceed the 45 day claim window.I’m a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on the eBay, Auctions, Car Boot & Jumble Sales, Boost Your Income, Praise, Vents & Warnings, Overseas Holidays & Travel Planning , UK Holidays, Days Out & Entertainments boards. If you need any help on these boards, do let me know.. Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any posts you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button, or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com.All views are my own and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.0
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Really. :eek:
I thought ten days would be about right, but four weeks, wow!
Yeah, was just once, and around Christmas, so I just stuck it out. Was totally worth it to see my partners face.
Looking back over my last few international purchases though, 10 days seems pretty fast to me. That's probably the absolute minimum time I'd expect to wait for a package from outside the UK.
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Just a bit of info for you.
I ordered an item from the US last Monday night and it was shipped Tuesday by US Post Priority Mail, it arrived Friday.The only way of finding the limits of the possible is by going beyond them into the impossible.
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I just waited 5 weeks for a parcel from America - turns out it had been stuck at customs and then at the Parcelforce depot for over 3 of them. The poor seller was frantic as she couldn't understand what had happened.
In the past, I've had items from the US in 7 days - and I had one from Hong Kong in 2 days! :eek:Living with Lupus is like juggling with butterflies0 -
The longest I have waited was 15-17 days. Other items arrived in about a week. If you have a tracking number and everything, you might be able to contact the postal service they have sent it with and ask them.Quit smoking *1st January 2010*
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30 days is longest for me.0
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Six weeks AIRMAIL to France! Parcel got stuck at Mount Pleasant SO apparently.0
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