Is next-day delivery so rare in America it’s weird to expect a package the day after you order it?
It’s pretty much the norm here. But then again we’re a small country, so I suppose it’s easier here.
how big is your country? because if you’re in, say, the uk, then your main island is the size of the state i currently live in. now multiply that by about fifty. there you go, that’s why.
Pay enough, you get it quicker.
Pay for standard shipping (like cheap me)… figure a few hundred miles per day, jumping from one big city/postal hub to another. So for Atlanta… Say three or four days from New York, a week or more from LA or Seattle. Plus Sundays, Holidays, BIG mail times (Christmas/tax day), and international shipping (if applicable) can add days.
You can BUY anything anywhere NOW. To actually GET it… A week plus of waiting, or an extra $30.
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JW
Is next-day delivery so rare in America it’s weird to expect a package the day after you order it?
It’s pretty much the norm here. But then again we’re a small country, so I suppose it’s easier here.
Sharsarannon
how big is your country? because if you’re in, say, the uk, then your main island is the size of the state i currently live in. now multiply that by about fifty. there you go, that’s why.
SurlyQueen
^^^ Pretty much this.
America is big, and this thing literally had to travel from one coast to almost the other!
Ale-8-One-Ohmu
Pay enough, you get it quicker.
Pay for standard shipping (like cheap me)… figure a few hundred miles per day, jumping from one big city/postal hub to another. So for Atlanta… Say three or four days from New York, a week or more from LA or Seattle. Plus Sundays, Holidays, BIG mail times (Christmas/tax day), and international shipping (if applicable) can add days.
You can BUY anything anywhere NOW. To actually GET it… A week plus of waiting, or an extra $30.
SurlyQueen
Yeh, and I rarely need anything faster than standard shipping, so I just wait. But not patiently.
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