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jabathekek @sopuli.xyz

2mo ago

International shipping rule

apparently my package has to be sent to the other side of the continent because rules

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Bro, you do not know the pain of having to pay $70 and waiting two months for something to be imported that Australians have
- Yeah, for sure, but that's not what this is about. At least Australia is actually far away. Phoenix to Vancouver is like just over half the distance from Sydney to Perth and this package went about three times as far to get there.
  Also I think it's not quite as bad anymore these days, at least in NZ we usually get stuff in a week or two now and although it's still expensive the costs have come down a bit too.
  
  I was looking at importing some movie posters and half the cost is import, with them not being able to arrive before Christmas
  
  Having relatives in Perth, I know their recent black Friday purchases from Sydney may not arrive in time for Christmas
- Counter point. You can buy possum fur clothing with same day delivery.
  
  I work in a natural fibres shop, and if you can get same day delivery, I guarantee you that you're not getting a good product
- ;-;
- Kiwi?

- DHL in Germany, pretty ok.
  DHL in the US: package will be delivered by white windowless van with a crooked magnet on the side. It will be delivered to the wrong house. In the wrong city.
  
  As a German i never expected there to be DHL outside of Germany. Inside of Germany i would say its the best option(fastest(except Amazon) and most reliable, probably 1-2€ more expensive) over ups, dpd, hermes and amazon.
  Especially Amazon, we thrown you package on the street, ringed at some random bell in the street and drove away. (But they probably still do more than they are paid for, lol.)
- I know, I'm scared. It was free though...

I live relatively close to the two main airports in my state, and yet any time I get a package delivered from overseas, i get to watch it land next to me, and then get driven all around the state while the Postie's try work out where I live. Love the efficiency.
- Then again, it's not exactly trivial to solve the traveling salesman problem, not to mention all the real world considerations on top such as gathering everything to a central/sorting facility, last mile delivery, packing and unpacking, avoiding traffic/collisions (If applicable), errors, unpredictable circumstances, and so on
  I'm sure improvements could made, buuut it's a tough problem for sure, and it's more important that something gets where it should at some point, than it getting there quicker
  
  Yeah, its probably a lot more complex, but its still funny seeing a package get within 5km, only to shoot 60km away for a little vacation.
- Well they can't just take it directly from the airplane to your door, it needs to be processed...
  
  Sure, but the processing centre is next to the Airport, and definitely doesn't explain the trip to the other side of the state.
  And the thing is, I have very rarely had packages get off the plane, go through the processing center and head straight out to me, its just that more commonly they send it 60km away instead 🤷
- Postie's what?
  
  Post Dez Nuts. Gottem

I'm surprised they route anything through the corporate office
- And looks like they have a facility right there in Seattle.
- It was just a guess. I suspect the only international shipping hub in Canada is close to airport in Toronto.

Are you sure the package was physically routed through Toronto and it’s not just customs documents etc filed by the corporate office?

Are you sure? Or it went to Ontario, California?
- The reported timezone is EST, which is in Ontario. It doesn't actually say Ontario.

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