Germany Shipping Times

Hello Darknet,

I recently ordered something from Germany. I know all about the Mail Strike happening there right now. I know that everything is being delayed.

How long did it take for your recent packages to make it from Germany to somewhere across the pond? If they still haven't arrived how long have you been waiting?

Thanks!


Comments


[1 Points] vifalu:

German here. Officially the delay should be +2 days, altough 80% of packages etc are said to be on time.

^ Thats bullshit.

There is another topic somewhere, where some employee that is connected to the strike, pointed out that some letters/packages havent left the delivery centers for 3 weeks.

Personally I have not been receiving any mail (letters or packages) for around 2-3 weeks. Other people get all their stuff on time. There is no rule of thumb, besides maybe that you should take long delays into account and not instantly get suspicious of vendors.

If you order to/from germany, tell your vendor to extend escrow time. Most vendors are up to date with the situation and will probably be in support.

edit: afaik there is a better chance of packages getting through normally since they are transported by other companies as well, not just Deutsche Post.


[1 Points] Ploedman:

I'm still waiting for my mails about 2 weeks. It depends where the vendor sits. Some states have massive delays, some others not.

As vifalu said, +2 days delays, and 80% travelling mails without delays are bullshit. I would suggest you to look for other vendors beside germany, if you aren't patient.


[1 Points] BaileyJayOFFICIAL:

Most recent pack from Germany landed in less than 11days to West coast USA. The order was placed during the postal strike (less than 2 weeks ago)


[1 Points] R4ID:

Why not get our local friendly German to stop by the post office to speed things up? /u/Jay-__ :) Swing by the post office your way home from work would ya? just tell them to Schnell I think it is? :P


[1 Points] sillysally11:

My pack from Germany took 5 business days to get to Canada. It was nice being able to track it the whole time as the vendor handed over the tracking info as soon as it was shipped.

I find it funny when people will ship you something xpress, but then say they won't give you the tracking info for opsec reasons....Like once I have the pack, I can still search the code online and see where you posted it from, I don't get it.


[1 Points] Kazaa99:

It depends where in Germany the order is sent i believe. Some people receive orders as if nothing was going on, while others haven't received orders after several weeks. I have even seen some people starting threads on forums calling some vendors selective scammers because order didn't arrive after weeks, just to find out that the buyer was sitting in Germany and never really received anything on time.

So basically you can get it within the week, or it can still be waiting in some mail sorting facility not moving. Its hard to determine, and even worse, you can never know if the vendor is legit or not, as he can be perfectly correct when he tells you that order is sent and in the mail.