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Message no. 1
From: Mongoose m0ng005e@*********.com
Subject: internationa surface shippin- why it sux
Date: Thu, 8 Apr 1999 14:29:00 -0500
:I don't know about the rest of the world, but for Europe it's about 6-8
:weeks by surface mail.
:
:Come to think of it, they probably chuck them in the same rowing
:boats the Hollywood guys use to bring the movies over here >:( .


Theres a very simple reason for the variation in speed for international
surface mail. Surface mail goes in a cargo container, and the container is
shipped (by boat) once it is full. So if you send it TO some place that
RECIEVES a lot of mail FROM your location (or whatever large area sends its
stuff to the same bin), its moderately fast (the quoted speed). Otherwise,
its slow as all hell (the observed speed), because the stuff just sits
around waiting to be shipped. When I shipped some stuff last year, they
said it takes about 10 days to fill a bin (located in NYC, the central
surface route for all US mails) headed for Europe- imagine how long it takes
to fill one headed to Australia, or how long it takes Australia to fill up a
bin headed anywhere else(presuming they use a similar system).


Mongoose
Message no. 2
From: Manx timburke@*******.com.au
Subject: internationa surface shippin- why it sux
Date: Sat, 10 Apr 1999 02:21:44 +1000
At 14:29 8/04/99 -0500 Mongoose wrote
>surface route for all US mails) headed for Europe- imagine how long it takes
>to fill one headed to Australia, or how long it takes Australia to fill up a
>bin headed anywhere else(presuming they use a similar system).
>Mongoose
>

Well there's that and of course the 16,000 Kilometres
of water that a ship sailing at about 15knots has to
travel. Then of course it has to be unloaded by the
wharfies and depending on how they're feeling at
any given time will determine how long your container
sits on the dock before reaching customs.

Manx
timburke@*******.com.au
#950 of 1000
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