[meteorite-list] European lost orders

[Michael Farmer]

Yes, but it takes weeks to track registered letters.
Mike
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Göran Axelsson" <axelsson at acc.umu.se>
To: "MeteoriteList" <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Friday, February 11, 2005 8:53 AM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] European lost orders


>I have had the same experience last winter.
>
> The only time I've lost ordinary letters in the mail was during the
> holiday season last year. Both from USA and locally in Europe.
> I guess it's a lot of extra personel that is hired during the holiday
> season that creates most of the problems.
>
> This year I took the safe bet and opted for registered mail
> whenever it was a bit more expensive goods.
> The worst thing I seen this year is a letter that took five weeks
> to deliver.
>
> Michael, if you have a registered letter, can't you trace it then
> and see where the problem lies?
>
> /Göran
>
> Pelé Pierre-Marie wrote:
>
>>Well Mike and list,
>>
>>I've the same problem from the other side of the
>>Atlantic.
>>2 cases from overseas orders (my NWA CDROM for
>>example) :
>>- some took more than a month to reach the USA...
>>(sent 30 december, arrived 4 february !)
>>- some were lost. (4 out of 10 sent !!!)
>>
>>I think there are many thieves in the Post offices so
>>it's good to pay for a registered mail for high value
>>parcels.
>>
>>Pierre-Marie Pelé
>>www.meteor-center.com
>>
>>
>>
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