The thing I hate about SAL (and other mail tales)

[Mikazuki]

If EMS were a bit cheaper I could justify spending the money but EMS can cost between $15 to $30 if something is shipped from Japan. I have my items shipped via SAL since I typically get my items a couple of days extra then EMS. In other words, if I get something within 72 hours (three days) of it shipped from Japan via EMS then I get it within six days using SAL. EXCEPT. There is always an exception.... EXCEPT DURING THE HOLIDAYS!

I had one package shipped out via SAL around November 30. Here it is December 20 and still no package. -_- I had another item that was released December 7 and it shipped out on the 9th, still no package.

And right now my confidence in the mail is zippo but honestly I can't blame the US Postal Sevice since it WAS UPS that made the mistakes. TWICE. Well, if I take into consideration last year and the year before... more then twice.

Last Thursday the UPS guy came to the door, rang the bell and left. I open the door and pick up the package from Amazon.com. Not my package since I hadn't ordered from Amazon.com or Amazon.co.jp (Japan) in about a month and knew my packages from CDJapan would arrive via US Postal. I look at the address, not my package and in fact it wasn't a package for anyone on my block! The address was for a house 2 blocks away on a totally different street! I had to do a Google Map search for the address and it's no where near my house! -_-

The other day (Saturday) the door bell rang, I answered it and it was the UPS guy again with another package. Luckily he handed it to me and again it was the WRONG address - next door neighbor's (the cop) package.

So, what's your shipping stories for these holiday seasons?

 

[KamenRiderZero]

I had an Armor Trans Kamen Rider Odin figure shipped out about 24-25 days ago, and I just received it today. I'm not holding out hope of getting my Sentai mecha gashapon box before January 1st <_<

 

[Michael Joe Red Mask]

I had an Armor Trans Kamen Rider Odin figure shipped out about 24-25 days ago, and I just received it today. I'm not holding out hope of getting my Sentai mecha gashapon box before January 1st <_<

GO BRACE THROTTLE! WOOO! :laugh:

 

[KamenRiderZero]

Ok.....MJRM.....please never post that GIF ever again 0_o

But yeah, MJRM, you know I've had some bad experiences w/ the postal service :anime:

 

[ZeroKun]

Yeah, I'm a cheapass so I stick with SAL most of the time. Though, I recently bought some manga from Amazon Japan on the 9th and got it on the 19th of this month. Maybe it depends on who you buy it from.

 

[Mikazuki]

It's the holiday season, ZeroKun so it's bound to take forever getting stuff from overseas if it's SAL. Typically, like I said above, SAL takes only an extra two or three days. I think the longest time with SAL (before now) that it took was nine days.