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Anyone still waiting for stuff from China?

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    #1022
    andrew1977
    Registered Users Posts: 3,089 ✭✭✭andrew1977


    Aliexpress order shipped 26th January via China free post arrived in my letterbox today 28th March.
    Hopeful another 2 orders placed early January are not too far behind them now.


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    #1023
    Suckit
    Registered Users Posts: 11,215 ✭✭✭✭Suckit


    RossieMan wrote: »
    They cant even pay all the staff they have here, never mind expanding. They are struggling massively, only one way they are going im afraid.

    It would pay for itself and provide more money here. They could get talks started over there. I would think it is definitely something worth looking at.


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    #1024
    ED E
    Registered Users Posts: 36,167 ✭✭✭✭ED E


    Suckit wrote: »
    It would pay for itself and provide more money here. They could get talks started over there. I would think it is definitely something worth looking at.

    It could, if AP was an agile and adaptive organization. But pigs could fly and all that.....


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    #1025
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    Approaching two and a half months now waiting on stuff from Ali. Longest I've ever waited even including the Christmas period. Normally I wouldn't mind but it's a load of stuff for a 30th birthday and I'm under pressure for time now


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    #1026
    archer22
    Registered Users Posts: 2,116 ✭✭✭archer22


    Cake of Tremendous Power wrote: »
    Approaching two and a half months now waiting on stuff from Ali. Longest I've ever waited even including the Christmas period. Normally I wouldn't mind but it's a load of stuff for a 30th birthday and I'm under pressure for time now

    Seems to be flowing now...have got some Ali stuff from early January in the last two days.


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    #1027
    Super Drogs
    Registered Users Posts: 83 ✭✭Super Drogs


    I've received a good few items that were ordered in February and even some from March, but still waiting on a few things from mid January!


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    #1028
    Enrico Palazzo
    Registered Users Posts: 451 ✭✭Enrico Palazzo


    Super Drogs wrote: »
    I've received a good few items that were ordered in February and even some from March, but still waiting on a few things from mid January!
    They are in that special 'forward to customers if you are really, really bored' bin.


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    #1029
    Cantona's Collars
    Registered Users Posts: 33,709 ✭✭✭✭Cantona's Collars


    Eventually got my stuff from China,some from Wish and some from AliExpress,all arrived on the same day,the AliExpress stuff was ordered well before the others.
    All casual staff taken on over the busy Christmas period were let go and now an Post are asking staff to do voluntary overtime to try to get through the mountains of stuff from China that's been left to build up.One of my local postmen told me that this was the craic.


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    #1030
    FranklinMint
    Closed Accounts Posts: 63 ✭✭FranklinMint


    Just got an item delivered in 18 days from china

    Same item I get regularly is normally 4-5 weeks


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    #1031
    ED E
    Registered Users Posts: 36,167 ✭✭✭✭ED E


    Two tracked CN post items have been dispatched from hubs. Will monitor.


    Anyone had mail to the UK (PM/AP) from CN via TNT? Looks like the seller might have used a trans shipping service from an EU hub but its not clear.


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    #1032
    mel.b
    Registered Users Posts: 3,130 ✭✭✭mel.b


    My parcel that was posted from China on the 16th Jan has just arrived. To bad I don't need it now


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    #1033
    mad muffin
    Registered Users Posts: 8,034 ✭✭✭mad muffin


    Waiting now 60 days for a tracked package from Hong Kong. I was supposed to get it by the 26 of March. :rolleyes:


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    #1034
    Suckit
    Registered Users Posts: 11,215 ✭✭✭✭Suckit


    One packet of 4 small items arrived today, ordered on the 19th of January.
    and
    An earphone/usb cable case ordered on the 26h of February.


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    #1035
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    Main birthday balloons arrived today along with a screwdriver set i'd forgotten about and turned out to be the wrong type so, happy days:)


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    #1036
    Dandelion6
    Registered Users Posts: 1,405 ✭✭✭Dandelion6


    Still waiting on a few things ordered on 16th January. One of which "departed from airport to destination country" four days later.


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    #1037
    Suckit
    Registered Users Posts: 11,215 ✭✭✭✭Suckit


    Two orders made on March 15th arrived today.
    One order from Kildare ordered on March 6th arrived also.


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    #1038
    autumnalcore
    Registered Users Posts: 829 ✭✭✭autumnalcore


    Ordered 4 packages from aliexpress, ebay on March 4th, one untracked one arrived today.

    As per usual no sign of the registered ones from February or March, tracking not updated since china. An Post seems to assume all registered parcels are worth investigating and fire them into the big pile.


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    #1039
    Suckit
    Registered Users Posts: 11,215 ✭✭✭✭Suckit


    autumnalcore wrote: »
    Ordered 4 packages from aliexpress, ebay on March 4th, one untracked one arrived today.

    As per usual no sign of the registered ones from February or March, tracking not updated since china. An Post seems to assume all registered parcels are worth investigating and fire them into the big pile.

    Registered should arrive quicker. Unless they go through Netherlands Post or another - i.e. Not directly to Ireland.


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    #1040
    ED E
    Registered Users Posts: 36,167 ✭✭✭✭ED E


    Tracked stuff is flying Guangzhou - Novosibirsk - Frankfurt (Daily) and Frankfurt - Dublin (Daily).

    I can't prove it but IMO the rest is coming in the same channel, it has to fly to make the 9 day window it takes to get to Antrim and theres no point in CN Post running two air routes just to shaft the untracked stuff. D-ALCN is a an MD11 (presently over Kazakhstan), thats 440 m3 and 88 Tonnes of cargo every day.


    Anyone got a chinese mate that can post them a GPS logger? Would love to send the times that map.


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    #1041
    corkie
    Registered Users Posts: 7,269 ✭✭✭corkie


    Still waiting on 2 out of 3 Items from zapals, ordered in January.

    Got 1 of them last week.

    Also waiting on an Item from Aliexpress since February (ordered on the 18th).
    And another item from Zapals ordered 27/2.

    I have a feeling the above items might get to me all on the same day. << hopefully.

    This song pop into my head waiting for the postman this morning.



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    #1042
    Glebee
    Registered Users Posts: 6,616 ✭✭✭Glebee


    Ordered new cover for tablet from Gearbest on 28/03. Arrived in Ireland on 04/04, registered with Netherlands Post. Thats nine days to reach Ireland which I think is great. Interesting to see how long till I receive..


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    #1043
    autumnalcore
    Registered Users Posts: 829 ✭✭✭autumnalcore


    Suckit wrote: »
    Registered should arrive quicker. Unless they go through Netherlands Post or another - i.e. Not directly to Ireland.

    My registered stuff almost always ends up in customs in portlaoise for an age but then 99% of what I order is electronics / programming related so the customs descriptions might cause them to divert it. On the other hand the unregistered stuff takes 2-3 weeks on average with the odd package taking 5-7 weeks and the very odd one disappearing for months.


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    #1044
    autumnalcore
    Registered Users Posts: 829 ✭✭✭autumnalcore


    ED E wrote: »
    Anyone got a chinese mate that can post them a GPS logger? Would love to send the times that map.

    That would be a laugh :pac:


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    #1045
    Doltanian
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,201 ✭✭✭Doltanian


    Whatever about China I received a package back this morning that I sent to the United Arab Emirates on the 25th of April 2017 and it was not delivered, I received it back this morning 49 weeks later. There was just some chocolates in it and it was sent unregistered. I had some laugh when I got it from the postwoman.


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    #1046
    Fred Swanson
    Closed Accounts Posts: 21,730 ✭✭✭✭Fred Swanson


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    #1047
    styron
    Registered Users Posts: 904 ✭✭✭styron


    Av summer temp around 40C surprised it hasn't come back as a bar!


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    #1048
    Cantona's Collars
    Registered Users Posts: 33,709 ✭✭✭✭Cantona's Collars


    Update for anyone waiting for stuff from China,lorry loads of stuff arrived in Enniscorthy sorting office for some reason. It seems An Post decided to make some space in other sorting offices and sent it all there. Staff are on overtime trying to go through it,even paid, registered post from China was lumped in with the freepost stuff.


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    #1049
    ED E
    Registered Users Posts: 36,167 ✭✭✭✭ED E


    ED E wrote: »
    Anyone had mail to the UK (PM/AP) from CN via TNT? Looks like the seller might have used a trans shipping service from an EU hub but its not clear.

    Seems it never got scanned, but:
    29 Mar Ordered
    30 Mar Shipped
    4 Apr Dublin Scan
    5 Apr In Motel

    €2 for shipping, €3.99 for PM. Bypassing An Post: Priceless.


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    #1050
    Dandelion6
    Registered Users Posts: 1,405 ✭✭✭Dandelion6


    I have received a lot of stuff over the past week, but still a lot outstanding. Oldest item was ordered 20th January, "Arrived at destination country" 5th February.


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    #1051
    corkie
    Registered Users Posts: 7,269 ✭✭✭corkie


    2 orders from Zapals in January arrived - 12 weeks, 85 Days later!


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