Registered letter sent from UK. How Long?
May 30th 2014, 1:06 pm
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Re: Registered letter sent from UK. How Long?
I've found USPS pretty reliable in general, and certainly the folks at our PO in town are very good. They basically know everybody in town, and if there is any problem, they sort it out for them.
I have had letters lost. In all cases they were letters either to, or from, a bank in the Isle of Man. I can't help wondering if they were intercepted by some US Treasury agency or similar, looking out for offshore funds being hidden or something.
I have had letters lost. In all cases they were letters either to, or from, a bank in the Isle of Man. I can't help wondering if they were intercepted by some US Treasury agency or similar, looking out for offshore funds being hidden or something.
May 30th 2014, 5:25 pm
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Re: Registered letter sent from UK. How Long?
Case in point, last month we received a note in the mailbox saying that USPS had tried to deliver a registered package with signature required. Wife checked the box on said note saying please re-deliver and put it back in the mail box. 3 days pass and no sign of package. She goes to the post office and talks to the usual customer no service government employee who casually tells her it must be lost and to file a claim with the sender! She talks to two further no help drones over the proceeding weeks. One of the supervisors even had the temerity to imply that she was lying and that she really had received the package to which she replied something to the effect that, Ok sherlock, where's the proof of delivery with my signature? Of course that was also conveniently lost.
The package never arrived and the sender eventually refunded her and had to eat their incompetence. I think in reality that someone in the PO stole the item, but that is a WAG.
Jun 4th 2014, 7:18 pm
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Finally updated on the tracking system. The letter will be delivered today.
Jun 4th 2014, 8:20 pm
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..... Seamless collection to delivery tracking by a single organization.
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Jun 4th 2014, 8:44 pm
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Re: Registered letter sent from UK. How Long?
Only seams that way...
Jun 4th 2014, 10:32 pm
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If its important use any reputable courier like DHL etc I had stuff sent using Royal Mail International Signed For taking 4 weeks just for a document! Also if you go through a courier broker the price difference between Royal Mail and a courier is very little considering you know the item will reach in a couple of days.
Jun 4th 2014, 10:38 pm
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Re: Registered letter sent from UK. How Long?
If its important use any reputable courier like DHL etc I had stuff sent using Royal Mail International Signed For taking 4 weeks just for a document! Also if you go through a courier broker the price difference between Royal Mail and a courier is very little considering you know the item will reach in a couple of days.
FedEx or UPS are the only ways to go for delivery to a US address for minimum risk and maximum efficiency.
Jun 5th 2014, 12:06 pm
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Re: Registered letter sent from UK. How Long?
It seems to be a hit or a miss as far as I'm concerned. My mother-in-law posted a birthday card for my daughter from Glasgow last Friday, and it arrived on Tuesday. Other times it's taken up to 7-10 days, so I'm not sure if the hold ups are over in the UK, or once the mail reaches here. I've never received registered mail that I can recall, so I'm afraid I can't help you there. I hope it arrives safely 
Jun 6th 2014, 10:18 am
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Yay! It arrived!!!! 
. Will use UPS or Fedex for important documents in the future.
. Will use UPS or Fedex for important documents in the future.
Jun 6th 2014, 12:43 pm
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Re: Registered letter sent from UK. How Long?
I lived in NJ for almost 18 years and mail to and from the UK usually took a couple of days. I once posted a letter to the Nat West Bank on Monday and received a reply on Thursday.
Mail from NJ to Toronto often takes several weeks.
Mail from NJ to Toronto often takes several weeks.
Jun 6th 2014, 11:37 pm
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for some paradoxical reason I think if something is sent using registered royal mail service from the UK to US it takes way longer than just slapping a stamp on it! bizarre
