MrWorldwide Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 I know - plenty of warnings re lack of decent tracking for EMS shipments - but seeing 'Origin Post is Preparing Shipment' day after day on the USPS site (they seem to take over when it reaches the US), a week after I shipped the package to the US is getting old. I read somewhere else that they often dont bother updating that until *after* the recipient has taken delivery - to date I've had neither confirmation nor complaint from the recipient so I'll leave it till tomorrow afternoon. This is one area where DHL give you constant confirmation that your package is indeed bouncing around the globe, albeit at an eye-watering price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lopburi3 Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 The one time I used EMS to mail (checks for deposit) it took more than a week in the Denver area before it was delivered - they claimed nobody available to sign at post office branch that hold bank account box. Although I was getting something like "delivery attempt failed". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royrex Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 i recently EMS my US tax forms tp IRS, for the 1st 2 weeks all the tracking info would say it is at BKK airport, just about the 30day period since mailing EMS updated the tracking info saying it was in swampy for 10 days and then another 10 days in US customs, and then it was delivered to IRS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieH Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 It can sometimes be held in customs clearance before re-entering the USPS mail system, that delay can vary so much from 2 days - 8 days depending on the item and final destination. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWorldwide Posted April 10, 2015 Author Share Posted April 10, 2015 Thanks for the feedback guys - clearly, more patience is in order because I refuse to pay DHL's exorbitant rates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GinBoy2 Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Maybe we're already past this, but as reference. Any package shipped by EMS to a country which is a part of the Universal Postal Union (so those of you mailing stuff to to Upper Outer Mongoistan are outta luck) can be tracked. Once it's left the country of origin you can follow this link to track. You use the same tracking number that ThaiPost give you for EMS: http://globaltracktrace.ptc.post/gtt.web/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWorldwide Posted April 10, 2015 Author Share Posted April 10, 2015 Maybe we're already past this, but as reference. Any package shipped by EMS to a country which is a part of the Universal Postal Union (so those of you mailing stuff to to Upper Outer Mongoistan are outta luck) can be tracked. Once it's left the country of origin you can follow this link to track. You use the same tracking number that ThaiPost give you for EMS: http://globaltracktrace.ptc.post/gtt.web/ Thanks but that didnt really help in this case - up there with the useless message USPS is giving me. No tracking information is available from UNITED STATES Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat ji Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 USPS has gone down. The last 3 years or so. And it's become too expensive. i'm sorry to hear so much slackness with EMS / International Express on the USA side. i've never had an exception with it taking about 8 days including weekends from USA to SA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWorldwide Posted April 10, 2015 Author Share Posted April 10, 2015 I dont know that things are necessarily better with other carriers although I admit DHLs online tracking is first class - they're just so freakin expensive for anything larger than a couple of sheets of A4 or the smallest items. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWorldwide Posted April 12, 2015 Author Share Posted April 12, 2015 Hallelujah - USPS is finally giving me something of value: April 10, 2015 , 2:24 pm Processed Through Sort Facility ISC NEW YORK NY(USPS) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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