06-02-2016, 02:33 PM
Mac, i ordered an item on amazon that came from china, it took 6 days to make it to chicago customs, it took 18 days to be cleared through customs and handed off to usps, it took 3 days from chicago to tucson,az. i have read that chicago & new york customs are the worst as far as time to clear and my experience really has nothing what may be your experience but reading ebay/amazon customer forums can give average expectations. but i'm in tucson and my notice was from malipitas, ca. but i think their logistics setup is the email ship notification is sent at time ship label is printed, then it is matter of how long it takes to put label on box and give to usps which can vary quite a bit. my ship notice email was 5/26, put according to usps there has been no acceptance of box yet.generally many logistic companys ship pallet loads, so, for example 500 labels printed/ship notice sent, then warehouse team gets pallets ready for usps. from my experience most startups hire companies to handle logistics/shipments. only difference this time was item paid for when ordered.