+karri Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 I just got back a game I sent to the US on the 21st of September, 2021. The customs declaration was made electronically. The customs label was attached to the box. The package was undamaged. The postage was paid. Still the US Post decided to return the package with no explanation. I've got enough. Obviously I have to try again with this last parcel I will send to the US - ever. Edit: oh yeah, this was sent as priority with electronic tracking that worked as long as the parcel was in Europe. After that - nothing... There is no point in sending anything to the US if 3 out of 4 gets lost. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thefred Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 I have received every package you have ever sent me, I just had the one that did take around 3 1/2 months but did wind up arriving. I really wish you would reconsider your decision. I am really looking forward to a physical release of Wizzy when you complete it. I have loved every game you sent me. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+karri Posted February 24, 2022 Author Share Posted February 24, 2022 29 minutes ago, thefred said: I have received every package you have ever sent me, I just had the one that did take around 3 1/2 months but did wind up arriving. I really wish you would reconsider your decision. I am really looking forward to a physical release of Wizzy when you complete it. I have loved every game you sent me. Wizzy is planned to be available as a free download when it is ready. I believe the best way to get physical copies would be to ship them to Songbird via DHL and let Carl struggle with local deliveries. I might also consider visiting retro events with copies of Wizzy. But currently I am still struggling with the programming of the new 2MB cart. Signals appear to be ok. But there is something I have not understood about the chip yet. Here is a teaser of the first few seconds of Wizzy. Sounds are still missing as well as the sweet background tune. Preliminary release date in 2023. untitled.mp4 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Smith Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 The same could be said about international post offices too. I refuse to ship internationally since I've only ever had issues with shipments to the UK and parts of Europe. Better to go with a third party carrier like Fedex or UPS at this point in time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+jgkspsx Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 I've never had a problem with a package once it got to the USPS, but I've had several go missing in Europe 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+karri Posted February 24, 2022 Author Share Posted February 24, 2022 A few years ago every parcel reached the destination in 10 working days. Except Brazil that took 6 months. I believe that I have been lucky to get 10 working days service twice in the last year. My guess is that canceled flights and Covid does not help either. 2020-2021: I thought that the last two years were bad. 2022: Hold my beer... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Smith Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 It's definitely Covid related. Companies of all types are using it as an excuse with no end in sight. Its covid this, shutdown that, can't find enough help, blah, blah, blah. I will say that things are noticeably improving, but it will be years before stuff truly normalizes. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg2600 Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 Keep in mind that US Customs is not the same agency as the USPS. It's possible Customs are rejecting your shipment, and USPS's role is simply mailing it back. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+karri Posted February 25, 2022 Author Share Posted February 25, 2022 17 hours ago, Greg2600 said: Keep in mind that US Customs is not the same agency as the USPS. It's possible Customs are rejecting your shipment, and USPS's role is simply mailing it back. That would also explain why there is no explanation. My local post office added a paper of how I should declare the shipment etc. My guess is that I forgot to sign some paper or the font of the automatically printed paper was too small. I could not even read it myself. But they did have my name, email, phone number, address, content and value in electronic format. They also had the same data for the receiving guy. So returning it was not ok. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4ever2600 Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 There is a simpler answer to Karri's question... Everything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+jgkspsx Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 I mean, the USPS has almost never lost or damaged a piece of mail for me. I can’t think of another public or private institution that has done as well by me. If you have problems it is probably closer to your individual level than you suspect. As a whole it soundly beats FedEx, UPS, and DHL on the regular. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+karri Posted February 25, 2022 Author Share Posted February 25, 2022 It is hard to know where the stuff gets lost as there is no trace. The fact is that the 10 working days estimate is no longer advertised for priority mail. It could also be that anything that could have something of value in it gets stolen more than before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4ever2600 Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 1 hour ago, jgkspsx said: I mean, the USPS has almost never lost or damaged a piece of mail for me. I can’t think of another public or private institution that has done as well by me. If you have problems it is probably closer to your individual level than you suspect. As a whole it soundly beats FedEx, UPS, and DHL on the regular. You are just an extremely lucky individual... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+jgkspsx Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 I also give my postal carrier gift cards regularly ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4ever2600 Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 (edited) 35 minutes ago, jgkspsx said: I also give my postal carrier gift cards regularly ? Ha Brownie points Edited February 26, 2022 by 4ever2600 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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