USPS question

GeorgeSmooth · 07-21-2009, 05:42 PM

I need some advice from people that live in the states and are use to using USPS. I got a package (downpipes) shipped to me on the 6th of July. Till now nothing has arrived. They have done no form of update on their website in relation to this package. I gave them a call and was told to call the shipper. Now the downpipes where bought through a vendor and shipped direct from the manufacturer. Long story short the manufacturer told the vendor that he today logged a query. (about a week late in my opinion)
Does it sound like the downpipes are lost? What should I do?
Thanks any help or advice would be appreciated as you can understand I am more eager for getting the downpipes than the money loss if they are gone and going through the whole claim process.

Edited to add: I am in South Africa, most packages that have been sent take two weeks max but what worries me is USPS doesn't know where the package is.

BMW F22 · 07-21-2009, 05:51 PM

It usually takes a while to get to you (2-3 weeks). If it's lost or misplaced it will take a few more weeks for them to "trace" it.

TurboFan · 07-22-2009, 12:13 AM

I've shipped a fair amount of stuff to JoBurg and Pretoria. Two weeks for something like downpipes would be lightning fast in my book. We've had packages take 2 months with DHL, FedEx and USPS.

I'll be in the Pretoria and JoBurg area the end of October - want me to bring you a PROcede?

nmulax · 07-22-2009, 02:45 AM

Hopefully they show up.

At my work we refuse to ship via USPS because tracking is not as easy as with FedEx/UPS, and we've had too many packages lost/damaged by USPS.

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BMW F22 Major General 3566 Rep 9,788 Posts Drives: ///M235i Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Bay Area iTrader: (8)	It usually takes a while to get to you (2-3 weeks). If it's lost or misplaced it will take a few more weeks for them to "trace" it.
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TurboFan Ski bum 317 Rep 6,198 Posts Drives: sideways Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Knee deep in the pow iTrader: (8)	I've shipped a fair amount of stuff to JoBurg and Pretoria. Two weeks for something like downpipes would be lightning fast in my book. We've had packages take 2 months with DHL, FedEx and USPS. I'll be in the Pretoria and JoBurg area the end of October - want me to bring you a PROcede? __________________ 1999 e46 328i Ti Silver / Black[retired] 2007 e90 335xi Jet Black / Black[retired] 2011 e70 X5 35d Vermillion Red / Cinnamon 2011 e92 M3 LeMans / Fox Red extended
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nmulax Brigadier General 379 Rep 4,320 Posts Drives: '07 Z4 M Coupe Join Date: May 2006 Location: Metro-Detroit iTrader: (5) Garage List 2007 Z4M Coupé [7.66]	Hopefully they show up. At my work we refuse to ship via USPS because tracking is not as easy as with FedEx/UPS, and we've had too many packages lost/damaged by USPS. __________________
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