Major Problem Shipping USPS Global Priority

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I've noted I'm not the only one experiencing problems with international shipping. I sent a couple of very expensive items to the UK on the 27th of December using USPS Global Priority. To date the purchaser has not received the items. I would advise anyone considering using USPS Global Priority not to. What I didn't realize is:
There is no way to track the item. None. Any one in the Post Office or in Customs can pocket your goods, without a trace after you handed it over. The USPS site suggest everything will be fine and even suggests it is the best economical way to ship internationally. In my opinion, this has the potential for being a huge ripoff. Great Brtitain seems to be having a big problem after reading other posts. Global Priority is suppose to be 4-6 business day. I'll never send overseas again. If there is anyone who has ideas on how to put pressure on USPS and the British Customs service, please advise. :C

I've had many items shipped from the US via USPS (Global Priority, Express and Parcel Post) to Australia without any issues. Two weeks is nothing given the holiday season generally slows things down horribly. You'll probably find that the package only took a few days to get to the UK, but now sits in customs gathering dust. It's happened to me a few times. I had a diagonal take 4 weeks to arrive and customs didn't even hold it..it just seemed to crawl across the pacific. I've had Parcel Post stuff arrive quicker than Express or Priority packages - there's no rhyme or reason, somethings are inexplicable.


Please don't stop selling stuff to us international Astromarters. I rely on Astromart to puchase items either unavailable here or simply priced out of my reach by local retailers.

Mark