Seaforth Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 OMG OMG OMG my Secret Santa arrived the day before yesterday from Canada. (MalcolmT) I still cant believe the WEALTH of AWESOME fossils. Which was way WAY more than I could ever have hoped for. Especially the Sea Scorpion parts really made my day THANKS Malcolm Pat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taj Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 What a treasure trove !!! Hmmm patience will be the moto for me .... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolmt Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 Pat you were supposed to keep them guessing who your Secret Santa was................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seaforth Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 3 minutes ago, Malcolmt said: Pat you were supposed to keep them guessing who your Secret Santa was................... Ooops. Sorry. Excitement I guess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 1 hour ago, Malcolmt said: Pat you were supposed to keep them guessing who your Secret Santa was................... Why? Tony Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 Once the gift is received it should be OK, since it is no longer a mystery to the recipient at that point. Isn't it odd that we are seeing more packages from overseas givers and recievers than from US, which should be arriving much sooner? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDudeCO Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 Good old USPS I assume. I am still waiting to receive. My international person I mailed to has already received and posted theirs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolmt Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 Helps if you send it 5 day air delivery. Surface was half the price but still very expensive but they said it would take 8 to 12 weeks (Canada to Nederlands) and you could not track where it was. No cheap way to send things from Canada to Europe that weigh over 500 grams Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 8 to 12 weeks = 2 to 3 months! What on earth are they doing with it all that time?!! The package probably gets there in 4 days and just sits captive in a warehouse until they decide you've suffered long enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StormDancer Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 Santa has not landed here yet..... I am too excited looking at all the wonderful things that have been posted so far. But he is not due till after midnight on the 24th Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolmt Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 3 hours ago, caldigger said: 8 to 12 weeks = 2 to 3 months! What on earth are they doing with it all that time?!! The package probably gets there in 4 days and just sits captive in a warehouse until they decide you've suffered long enough. Canada Post they send it surface ....by ship but they still wanted $44.00 for the pleasure of doing it with no tracking. All this for a package that weighed 3 1/2 pounds (1.7 kg) Fedex and UPS wanted over $100 to send to Netherlands. They sure do not make it cheap to get things bigger than an envelope out of Canada....... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 32 minutes ago, Malcolmt said: Canada Post they send it surface ....by ship but they still wanted $44.00 for the pleasure of doing it with no tracking. All this for a package that weighed 3 1/2 pounds (1.7 kg) Fedex and UPS wanted over $100 to send to Netherlands. They sure do not make it cheap to get things bigger than an envelope out of Canada....... My package to Europe was 60$ and only weighed 2 pounds! (USPS) Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolmt Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 As I actually sent it (5 to 7 days air) it was $73 and that was with a 23% small business discount. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 17 minutes ago, ynot said: My package to Europe was 60$ and only weighed 2 pounds! (USPS) What?! That's insane! Every time I have sent packages to Europe it has been around $23.00 for up to 4 pounds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDudeCO Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 @caldigger First Class International up to 4 pounds yes, but it doesn't include tracking. Atleast not for me. If you want tracking then First Class Priority International (I believe is what they call it) is about $60 Strange enough, it was cheaper for me to mail 3 pounds to Hong Kong than 2 pounds to England! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IonRocks Posted December 23, 2016 Author Share Posted December 23, 2016 I sent One pound to Hong Kong, $20 Took a lot less time than I would have thought too No tracking though. I generally only get tracking on US things (because it's cheap) or for more expensive/less replaceable international shipments Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David in Japan Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 Cost me 35usd to send a 3.4lbd from japan to US with international express service, tracker include. Cannot say it is cheap but the service is good. Heard that canadian postal service was expensive but not to this extent. ~~~~~~~~~~~~〇~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Warmest greetings from Kumamoto、 Japan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taj Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 Did not know canada postal service was this crazy .. any private owned alternative ? In France 1 kg ( metric system please) is 22 € to wherever on the planet .... And I thought that was already expensive !( but with very good service , one week door to door to the US with tracking ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David in Japan Posted December 25, 2016 Share Posted December 25, 2016 Merry x-mas. Hope it will be filled of joy. ~~~~~~~~~~~~〇~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Warmest greetings from Kumamoto、 Japan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted December 26, 2016 Share Posted December 26, 2016 OK, were there any members holding there packages to open on Christmas Day? Let's see them!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted December 26, 2016 Share Posted December 26, 2016 Oh yah, boxing day has arrived! Here is what I got from My secret santa... front and back views (sale in inches) Thank You Santa! Tony Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheney416 Posted December 27, 2016 Share Posted December 27, 2016 WOW....everyone got a wonderful presents by santa! I really want to join in next year!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 So How many participants have not received their package yet? Just curious. Tony Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDudeCO Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 I am still anxiously awaiting mine! Hopefully it arrives before I leave town! For all those reading this though, it was conveyed to me that my Secret Santa was sending the package a bit late. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David in Japan Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 I can say that the package i send arrived in time, but no picture posted yet. ~~~~~~~~~~~~〇~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Warmest greetings from Kumamoto、 Japan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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