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Delay is the new normal?! Long wait for packages due to covid Christmas

As we edges towards late December, those of you participating in the 2020.11 Group Order must be VERY EAGER for news.

It has been a full week since my friend EMS-ed the goods on 12 December. Where the hell is the package?

Believe me when I say I check the parcelforce tracking page MANY times a day, but there has been NO UPDATE since the posting date. :/

Today I changed tactic and tried the Hong Kong Post Office page instead and, oh?? A new update is available over there!

Soooo…. the package was “dispatched” on the 12 Dec, but then sat in the airport for 7 days and only got on a plane on the 19th. :/

They still charge EMS prices but that sure sounds like SAL huh? *roll eyes*

After the summer Group Order, I already had a taste of covid EMS and knew it’d take at least a week instead of 3 days. Christmas understandably has piled on another layer of pressure on the already busy courier services, but fingers-crossed once the package has gotten on a flight to the UK, things will move faster from here on out. The usual route is land in Heathrow > Sort at Oxford Depot > Ready for Delivery.

Delay From All Directions!

By the way, delivery delay is pretty much happening across the board right now, no matter the origin of the package.

This international EMS package? Delayed!

My roses order from the Netherlands? Delayed!

My local ebay order? Delayed!

All 3 were posted in the past week, but none has arrived yet.

Oof, I hope things are smoother where you are. Covid + Christmas (+ dare I mention the B_ _ _ _ _ word? SIGH!!!!!!!) is not a good combination.

 

Edited 21 Dec:

Right after I posted about the delay, both the EMS and my roses have reached UK today lol.

Let’s hope for delivery SOON!

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