_susieb_
Courier reviews by _susieb_
I'm glad I got it, but as with 2 other e-packets from this store, it was dispatched pretty quickly and then after being accepted by the airline it disappeared from tracking and sat in place for 26 days before suddenly moving again and showing up in NY, USA. This isn't a delay caused by the extended holiday or virus concerns, the first two were in early December. This must be the specific waypoints used by the store's logistic partners that have a huge backlog of shipments.
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This is actually AliExpress Standard Shipping, not e-packet. Not sure why it mixes the shipping methods up from china to US. This was ordered January 15, dispatched the 17th, arrived in USA January 31, received in my mailbox Feb 3. Considering the extended holiday/virus delays, that's pretty spectacular. Most of my orders haven't moved since Jan 24 or before & 8 orders not shipped, some as old as Jan 1st. I'm super pleased AliExpress Standard got my order to me so promptly.
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13 days is quick and how I remember both e-packet and AliExpress Standard shipping last year up until September 2019, when all methods starting taking a week or two longer. It apparently depends on the logistics shipping partners used by the seller as well as which waypoints it goes through. I received two e-packets on Monday. The other one took 37 days, 26 of those days just sitting somewhere between being accepted by the exporting airline & being scanned in as arriving in the USA. I'm anxious to see how the CNY extension/ Coronavirus will affect shipping in the coming month.
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Small package of beads ordered Dec 28, dispatched Dec 30, received in mailbox in WV, USA on Jan 21. This same day I received 6 other small packages, all separate orders from AliExpress, most sent china post small packet plus, some Cainiao (flyt) and a couple Yanwen. This time last year I would only choose Yanwen as a last resort, but now it's often faster than china post (which used to take 12-20 days & now takes as long as 40 days).
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Order dispatched Dec 25, received in WV, USA Jan 21 with 6 other AliExpress orders, mostly shipped china post. I think USPS holds a large portion of small mail from china until it reaches a certain weight or amount and then releases it all at once. That's really the only way to explain how I can receive mail from 4 different chinese shipment methods anywhere from 13-40 days later and usually all at once after weeks of nothing. Guess I should be glad it arrives at all, though.
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Dispatched Jan 2, left China Jan 3, arrived in MD, USA Jan 11, received in mailbox in WV, USA Jan 14. So this e-packet took 12 days to ship, which is quick and how e-packet shipping used to be. Before Sept 2019, e-packet took 12-14 days. Now it can take over 30 days. It all seems to depend on the local chinese logistics partner used by the shipper. As mentioned in another review, no one at the shipping companies reads these. They are more for other customers researching their own shipments. I do find this site to be the best tracker with more detailed info, the ability to save a list of packages & review (although review section needs overhaul).
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Dispatched Dec 12th, on December 16 it was in "Dongguan", no further movement til January 11 when it showed up in New York, USA and then took 10 days to get from NY to WV. At 42 days, this is close to the longest something has ever taken to ship to me from China. Any order that went longer than 45 days just didn't show up at all, but of >400 orders, that's only happened 3 times. Lately all shipping takes approx 2x as long as before 9/19. I did receive yesterday a Yanwen order that only took 12 days, but that's the exception these days.
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Order was despatched December 17th, arrived in USA Dec 23, but then took until Jan 6 to get from New Jersey to me in WV. A total of 20 days for AliExpress is acceptable, but the more premium of small package shipping like e-packet and AliExpress Standard Shipping (as this was, I don't know why these are marked "Yanwen", which are usually free and take 25-50 days, and my actual Yanwen orders are marked "AliExpress Standard") used to take just 9-14 days total to reach me in WV. The change occurred around September 2019 & the delay is almost always once it arrives stateside, with the exception of e-packet which now sits at a waypoint (accepted by airline) for 14-21 days before suddenly moving again, hitting the US and getting delivered in just an additional 2-3 days. AliExpress Standard Shipping, what this site is calling "Yanwen", is my current favorite shipping for my AliExpress orders. Because I order beads, I place hundreds of <$10 orders and have a ton of experience with Chinese shipping and can, at least, say out of 300 orders, I've only never received 2. That's pretty good.
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E-packet usually gets my AliExpress orders to me in 12-18 days & is quite reliable compared to more economy shipping like Yanwen, SunYou, China post small packet etc. This time the package sat at a waypoint in China from 11-21 until suddenly resuming activity December 15, then was delivered Dec 18. On Dec 10, the seller told me it would be considered "lost by default" if I didn't have any new tracking updates in 5 days, and I could open dispute which they would agree to and refund. When I went to do that on the 15th I saw it had inexplicably just started moving again. Once received, my glass beads were all intact, nothing broken, but the label looked faded and like info had been rubbed or scraped off in places. I think it physically fell out of sight at a shipping station and wasn't found for almost 3 weeks. I am happy with e-packet. I think everyone is working hard to make sure customers receive their international shipments for small inexpensive mail.
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