C chanter/ Sea Sickness.

Harry · Post by **Harry** » Fri Jun 11, 2004 2:48 pm

I have a C chanter coming over from the US. It was posted May 18th and still hasn't arrived here on the old sod. Am I right in thinking that that's a long time for a chanter to be at sea?

Cheers,

Harry.

glauber · Post by **glauber** » Fri Jun 11, 2004 3:05 pm

That sounds like too long, Harry. Stuff i send to Brazil sometimes takes 3-4 weeks (unpredictably), but everything i've mailed to Ireland so far has made it in a week or less. I hope it isn't stuck in customs.

No E · Post by **No E** » Fri Jun 11, 2004 3:09 pm

Harry,

Did they send it by surface (as opposed to air) mail? If so, it's not unusual for it to take a month or more. Surface shipment basically sit around waiting for a ship that (eventually) goes to the right port. I'd give it a week or two before getting too concerned. If it went by air mail, it should have gotten there in about a week. (Hope it's insured.)

Cheers,

Larry

Jim McGuire · Post by **Jim McGuire** » Fri Jun 11, 2004 3:26 pm

Surface can take up to 6 weeks - just in time for Willie Week!

Royce · Post by **Royce** » Fri Jun 11, 2004 4:01 pm

I've had stuff go from here to Belfast for instance in a week, but it took two years and six months to get it back.

Royce

Harry · Post by **Harry** » Fri Jun 11, 2004 4:10 pm

Larry,

It may well be that it's been posted surface mail. The maker (Seth Gallagher) said that he sent something to France recently that took 4 weeks to arrive.

I wonder if customs over here inform people when they seize things?

Royce, tough luck, plenty of extra time to sharpen those teeth though.

Regards,

Harry.

Patrick D'Arcy · Post by **Patrick D'Arcy** » Fri Jun 11, 2004 4:19 pm

I had a chanter sent from Europe in early February.... still waiting

We think it was stolen or lost in transit... terribly frustrating situation but I am sure it'll all work out.

Your chanter could still turn up Harry. Ask Seth if there was a tracking number. I am a firm believer that these packages should always be sent with a company that can provide this service. These things just cost too much to trust fate to deliver them safely.

Patrick.

phcook · Post by **phcook** » Fri Jun 11, 2004 5:31 pm

I confirm 6 to 8 weeks is quite usual for surface mail coming from States to Europe.

fancypiper · Post by **fancypiper** » Fri Jun 11, 2004 5:55 pm

Back in the 70's we sent stuff back and forth to Scotland and England surface mail and the time would vary from around 3 weeks to 2 months. There are lots of strikes and holidays that cause delays as well. Didn't a post office strike just end in England recently? My son is still waiting on some mail from his mother there that was mailed a month ago.

Bigbore · Post by **Bigbore** » Fri Jun 11, 2004 6:40 pm

Royce wrote:I've had stuff go from here to Belfast for instance in a week, but it took two years and six months to get it back.

Royce

Why'd it take so long coming back?

fancypiper · Post by **fancypiper** » Fri Jun 11, 2004 6:48 pm

Try a board search for Royce's posts, and you will see.

It's a maker/player dispute.

djm · Post by **djm** » Fri Jun 11, 2004 7:24 pm

Try a board search for Royce's posts, and you will see.

Yes, please let's not bring all that up again!

Ditto Ireland to Canada: a week by air, 6 - 8 weeks via surface.

djm

glauber · Post by **glauber** » Fri Jun 11, 2004 7:38 pm

Oh yeah, if it went surface mail, it could take 2 months. I didn't even think of that. I hope it turns up; if not, you'll just have to play flute!

sturob · Post by **sturob** » Fri Jun 11, 2004 11:49 pm

Yeah, Harry, actually stuff can get caught up in Dublin (or Shannon, I guess), or wherever it enters Ireland. They're quite slow with packages, I suppose because they don't want to miss a single Eurocent of possible import duty.

They will let you know if something is stuck awaiting clearance, and in particular if they're waiting on documentation. They POST THE NOTICE TO YOU, though, and that in and of itself can take time. Or, worse yet, they can surface-mail the notice back to the sender. Ick.

I second the recommendation to see if Seth has a tracking number. Might help.

Nigh on about a month does seem long . . . and I can't imagine a pipemaker shipping by surface post.

Stuart

Northern Whistler · Post by **Northern Whistler** » Sat Jun 12, 2004 7:00 am

When I send a parcel to my brother in Donabate Dublin Co. it takes 2 weeks tops usually 1 week. When I order anything from the states it takes about a month to arrive (even if it is only a few hundred miles away).