Ordered from a new domestic vendor who already had some genuine-looking good reviews, and who others on a couple of subreddits had said good things about. Funds in escrow. Pack never showed, vendor said they were pretty sure they sent it but maybe they made a mistake, and issued a full refund without asking.
Said no worries, I'll put through the order again, they marked it as shipped again... and again, a no-show. Admittedly it's only been a few days this time but post typically arrives next day for me and all the vendor's reviews are saying NDD or 2DD.
Which is now making me think... this is a bit weird, isn't it? I'd think I'd been scammed, except the vendor refunded me no questions before and the money's in escrow anyway. It's a tiny domestic order so can't possibly imagine it being intercepted. Other packages that would have likely looked exactly the same, but containing legit purchases, have arrived without trouble during this period.
Some sort of scam I don't understand? Time to burn Belize and move house? Or just stfu and be patient?
I am glad I'm not a vendor, the shit they put up with dealing with is crazy. Give it some fucking time, shit happens. USPS us far from perfect.