Pravda Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 So far for the past 6 years I didn't have any problems receiving any shipments from overseas. Now I have 14 parcels that are supposed to arrive from UK and 1 from China and none of them are here. All past overdue. Is there something scummy going on here? Theft? Corona? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Just Weird Posted February 25, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 25, 2020 (edited) 19 minutes ago, Pravda said: So far for the past 6 years I didn't have any problems receiving any shipments from overseas. Now I have 14 parcels that are supposed to arrive from UK and 1 from China and none of them are here. All past overdue. Is there something scummy going on here? Theft? Corona? Covid-19 is affecting deliveries from China as many companies have temporarily suspended their operations. What was the outcome of using the tracking numbers to see what's happening with your UK items? You can call Thailand Post's English-speaking call centre (1545) to ask them to check and/or investigate your delayed tracked items. Edited February 25, 2020 by Just Weird 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post WalkingOrders Posted February 25, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 25, 2020 Don't order from China , I had to cans x 4. Also on Lazada beware of product claimed to be in Thailand that is actually shipping from China. All related to virus. I got all my refunds. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pravda Posted February 25, 2020 Author Share Posted February 25, 2020 14 minutes ago, Just Weird said: Covid-19 is affecting deliveries from China as many companies have temporarily suspended their operations. What was the outcome of using the tracking numbers to see what's happening with your UK items? You can call Thailand Post's English-speaking call centre (1545) to ask them to check and/or investigate your delayed tracked items. unfortunately there is no tracking on UK shipments and they were orders from eBay. They are from trusted sellers, so I am sure they are all sent. Also I am afraid I am going to look like a scammer if I make a claim on 14 different orders. Very strange that the parcels just stopped arriving. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Weird Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, Pravda said: 2 hours ago, Just Weird said: Covid-19 is affecting deliveries from China as many companies have temporarily suspended their operations. What was the outcome of using the tracking numbers to see what's happening with your UK items? You can call Thailand Post's English-speaking call centre (1545) to ask them to check and/or investigate your delayed tracked items. unfortunately there is no tracking on UK shipments and they were orders from eBay. They are from trusted sellers, so I am sure they are all sent. Also I am afraid I am going to look like a scammer if I make a claim on 14 different orders. Very strange that the parcels just stopped arriving. There definitely is tracking available from UK to Thailand, I've bought many eBay items from UK sellers and it's very unusual for them not to be tracked. It's academic, of course, if the seller didn't use the very cheap Royal Mail tracked/signed for post, but why would you think that you'd be considered a scammer for enquiring (if they had been tracked), but you don't think that the seller could be? Hope they turn up eventually. Edited February 25, 2020 by Just Weird 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BritManToo Posted February 25, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 25, 2020 Depends on the postie. Almost everything that goes missing is stolen by postmen at the end of the run. I had a postie that stole everything for a few years, now he's gone and everything sent me is delivered. 7 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pravda Posted February 25, 2020 Author Share Posted February 25, 2020 7 minutes ago, Just Weird said: There definitely is tracking available from UK to Thailand, I've bought many eBay items from UK sellers and it's very unusual for them not to be tracked. I know there is tracking. Of course there is. The sellers just don't use it on very cheap items that they sell (below 15 pounds) as tracking would significantly add to the total cost of the item. So, there was no tracking for any of the ebay orders. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brokenbone Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 it has its ups and downs, currently very few mails gets through sticky fingers, but it has been much worse on several occasions 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kensawadee Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 5 hours ago, Just Weird said: There definitely is tracking available from UK to Thailand, I've bought many eBay items from UK sellers and it's very unusual for them not to be tracked. It's academic, of course, if the seller didn't use the very cheap Royal Mail tracked/signed for post, but why would you think that you'd be considered a scammer for enquiring (if they had been tracked), but you don't think that the seller could be? Hope they turn up eventually. Maybe it is KARMA coming back to you.... If they don't turn up..... Why are you forever leaving 'SAD' Emoji's on my posts...... I will give you a taste of your own 'Pudding'..... 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Muhendis Posted February 26, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 26, 2020 I have been waiting since Christmas for cards and letters that I know were sent from UK. This year is worse than "normal" whatever that is. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfd101 Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 Mail from Oz (official letters from technology-challenged organizations such as banks) take anything from 3 weeks to 3 months to arrive here in south Surin ... but they do seem to arrive eventually (except for the ones I don't know about). 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finewine Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 Living in Ban Chang. This is the first time in 15 years that Christmas and birthday cards have gone missing. Post Office said 'new postman', but now even local post seems to have stopped. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DefaultName Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 Pattaya. 2 packages ordered from Wish in November (Thai Post once they hit Thailand), gave them up as lost and got refunds in December, both turned up on the same day - 7 February! One Thai Post package got delivered to a hotel at the other end of town (nothing similar in the address bar "Pattaya"), fortunately the nice hotel took the trouble to get it to me. I wouldn't trust Thai Post with anything of importance. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justin case Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 so many parcels, maybe CUSTOMS is withholding your packages had it in the past 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mushroomdave Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 Had some papers mailed Air Mail from Canada January/6 to Pattaya......Canada Post tracking said departed Canada 3 days later.....still waiting......... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pravda Posted February 26, 2020 Author Share Posted February 26, 2020 18 minutes ago, justin case said: so many parcels, maybe CUSTOMS is withholding your packages had it in the past Shouldn't they send a notice then? Otherwise it is theft, Oh wait.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Aylesham Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 As for ordinary mail, not parcels, I had a lot of problems 3 or 4 years ago but now all my mail, to and from Thailand gets through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoff65 Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 I ordered an item from china couple of weeks back arrived Thailand no problem. Most items are delivered by Kerry so if they haven't turned just give them a call with your tracking number. No harm in trying. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AAArdvark Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 Also possible that they are stuck in customs which seems to be hit and miss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timkeen08 Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 21 minutes ago, Pravda said: Shouldn't they send a notice then? Otherwise it is theft, Oh wait.... Customs once opened a package and got my email off the shipping list inside. I got an email from customs requesting a copy of my purchase receipt and for me to clarify if the purchase was for personal use or business use. Emailed back with Amazon attachment, FOR PERSONAL USE in big red font text, and got the package a week later with no payment or tax due. I'm waiting for 2 packages I ordered January 4th. One showing a delayed shipping date from China Feb. 28th. American package delivered to Thailand but not excepted as of yet. The company emailed me, waiting to send Thai tracking number, two weeks ago. Opening and spraying everything inside out then in quarantine for 14 days before sloppily repacking takes time is my guess. The package that I mentioned first was opened, had the product placed on the bottom of the box, and bubble wrap stuffed on top making the package bulge way out on top. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andycoops Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 Usually from the UK via airmail very reliable. Last week received a letter sent on 27th Dec from London as it was not with an airmail stamp/sticker so must have been on the slow boat to Bangkok. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chang50 Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 Here in Pattaya I've been having a few problems with mail from the UK...missing bank statement and card reader.Hard to judge when something is definitely not going to arrive as the post service is so erratic.'Sigh' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neilly Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 20 hours ago, Pravda said: So far for the past 6 years I didn't have any problems receiving any shipments from overseas. Now I have 14 parcels that are supposed to arrive from UK and 1 from China and none of them are here. All past overdue. Is there something scummy going on here? I'm the same, I've been ordering stuff for years and never had a single problem, then a couple weeks ago 2 disappeared. So yeah, there is something weird going on recently, I made 4 separate orders over the space of 2 days (all from UK and all with tracking numbers)...2 made it thru in the normal time and could be tracked all the way, the other 2 got as far Langley HWDC (Heathrow) and vanished, tracking said they were leaving Langley...but they never showed up, anywhere. One of the missing ones reappeared yesterday at Lak Si mail centre, where it has been for the last two weeks gawd only knows. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilly07 Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 Recently sent Thai Mail envelope to UK EMS for 880bht taking 5 days and got Royal Mail envelope from UK EMS for 300bht taking 7 days both tracked all the way with no problems. Tried DHS one time UK to Thailand taking 4 days but envelope arrived shredded and sellotaped back up- never again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pravda Posted February 26, 2020 Author Share Posted February 26, 2020 3 out of 14 overdue parcels arrived today. Let's see about the rest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlclark97 Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 My replay has to do more with general mail. My postman used to arrive (surprisingly) about 6:30 or 7:00 in the mornings. Back in October it seems all our mail just stopped coming. No True Vision bills, no TOT bills and more. Very important letters (legal matters) from the USA have not arrived and they were posted in early to mid October. I talked with my wife about it and she talked with her friends in the area. Seems many had the same problem. Several of those not getting their mail went to the Post Office as a group and were told there was a new post person who probably could not find our houses. But, I had seen him delivering to the house next to ours so that was just an excuse. A search was conducted in the Post Office for any mail that may have been returned. We got one piece that just happened to be an important one but not any of those that have been missing for months. In the end, my wife arranged for our mail to held at the Post Office and we pick it up weekly. One missing item would have felt like a credit card or similar was enclosed. Not sure but I think I know where that went. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Weird Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 14 hours ago, kensawadee said: 20 hours ago, Just Weird said: There definitely is tracking available from UK to Thailand, I've bought many eBay items from UK sellers and it's very unusual for them not to be tracked. It's academic, of course, if the seller didn't use the very cheap Royal Mail tracked/signed for post, but why would you think that you'd be considered a scammer for enquiring (if they had been tracked), but you don't think that the seller could be? Hope they turn up eventually. Maybe it is KARMA coming back to you.... If they don't turn up..... Why are you forever leaving 'SAD' Emoji's on my posts...... I will give you a taste of your own 'Pudding'..... Why do you seem to think that "karma is coming back to me"? Nothing untoward has happened to me and I'm not complaining about anything. Maybe you are under the false impression that I've lost some postal items? I haven't, I was responding to another poster who has! Why do I leave emojis on posts? For the same reason that you (and every other member does), they're there to be used for what I (and all other members) think is appropriate. I really do not care what emoji you apply to my posts (even if you do it for no better reason than I clicked on one for you! Now that is sad). It's just the same as my not having any issue with what is posted about me here, we all have opinions and we are all allowed to express them here...it's an anonymous forum, so, rhetorically, why should it bother you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Weird Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 22 hours ago, WalkingOrders said: Also on Lazada beware of product claimed to be in Thailand that is actually shipping from China. Never known that to happen and I don't understand how it could happen without the customer being aware or without Lazada's very reliable in-country delivery times being destroyed. Any item that ships from overseas has an announcement to that effect so customers are aware of that, and delivery times, before the order is placed. The seller that supplies your order is also stated so that you can chat to them direct! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soalbundy Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 21 hours ago, BritManToo said: Depends on the postie. Almost everything that goes missing is stolen by postmen at the end of the run. I had a postie that stole everything for a few years, now he's gone and everything sent me is delivered. Me too but the letters weren't stolen he was just too lazy to deliver out to the villages and dumped the letters on the floor of his living room until after a couple of months later he got all enthusiastic and decided to deliver, he was sacked. I got a proof of existence letter from my old firm in Germany yesterday, it had been sent on the 31. 01. I filled out the form and took it to the post office who told me it would take two weeks to get to Germany, modern times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritManToo Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 (edited) 3 hours ago, Neilly said: the other 2 got as far Langley HWDC (Heathrow) and vanished, tracking said they were leaving Langley... There's lots of posts on forums of 'leaving Langley' being a problem. I've had stuff marked as 'leaving Langley' then no further information until it turned up at my door. Edited February 26, 2020 by BritManToo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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