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Tammy Lankford,, Broker  GA Lake Sinclair/Eatonton/Milledgeville (Lane Realty Eatonton, GA Lake Sinclair, Milledgeville, 706-485-9668)

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6,570
Josh Gardner
Weichert Realtors - Porter Properties - Auburn, AL
Real estate agent serving Auburn and Opelika

I once bought an AC-DC converter on eBay that said it would ship within a month. "Surely they're just giving themselves extra time, there's no way it would take a company a month to ship something so simple," I thought. That company waited all of the next month to ship a $5 piece of equipment from China to Alabama, in which time my patience wore out and I just bought another one (shipped from somewhere else in America) that arrived a couple of days after I ordered it.

Oct 19, 2015 07:08 AM
Rainmaker
516,437
Brenda J. Andrew
ULTIMA REAL ESTATE - Willis, TX
Professional Realtor in Conroe/Willis, TX

Wow, that is a long time.  I ordered something from a clothing store online once and it shipped out of China.  It took about that long to get here.  That was an interesting experience, but for a cell phone cover, maybe they are shipping via pony express via way of Africa.

Oct 18, 2015 11:09 PM
Rainmaker
2,224,473
Debbie Laity
Cedaredge Land Company - Cedaredge, CO
Your Real Estate Resource for Delta County, CO

Yes II have. It's a been annoying and I worry if I'm going to receive the package. I recently had this happen with a DVD. 

Oct 18, 2015 02:08 PM
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3,727,873
Patricia Kennedy
RLAH@Properties - Washington, DC
Home in the Capital

That only happens when it's something that I really, really want.

Oct 18, 2015 01:55 PM
Rainmaker
1,683,912
Larry Johnston
Broker, Friends & Neighbors Real Estate and Elkhart County Subdivisions, LLC - Elkhart, IN
Broker,Friends & Neighbors Real Estate, Elkhart,IN

I've had things shipped that ended up not shipping and them sending my money back weeks later because it was on backorder.

Oct 18, 2015 11:58 AM
Rainmaker
2,443,250
Evelyn Johnston
Friends & Neighbors Real Estate - Elkhart, IN
The People You Know, Like and Trust!

Wow, that is a really long time.  Must be on the slow boat from China??

Oct 18, 2015 11:50 AM
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Silvia Dukes PA, Broker Associate, CRS, CIPS, SRES
Tropic Shores Realty - Ich spreche Deutsch! - Spring Hill, FL
Florida Waterfront and Country Club Living

Yes, I ordered something cell phone related and it took forever to get here.  I called customer service and they shipped it again and I received the piece within a few days. Then another few weeks went by and inreceived the originally shipped piece,  seems it came from China on a boat that took longer than normal.

Oct 18, 2015 11:02 AM
Rainmaker
763,883
Tony Lewis
Summit Real Estate Group - Valencia, CA
Summit Real Estate Group Valencia & Aliso Viejo

I order quite a bit on Groupon and rarely even remember that it was ordered.  The items I look forward to receiving most seem to take forever to be delivered.  Kind of like the watched pot never boils.

Oct 18, 2015 09:14 AM
Rainmaker
443,220
Cindy Davis
SD Home Source Realty - San Diego, CA

All the time...

Oct 18, 2015 09:13 AM
Rainmaker
864,658
Les & Sarah Oswald
Realty One Group - Eastvale, CA
Broker, Realtor and Investor

Yes. I ordered a wireless modem from Amazon. Was told it would take 5 days and it arrives 3 months later. It got lost...literally, it left the warehouse facility and it got lost within USPS. They had a wrong tracking system that put the package on a loop cycle between 3 postal facilities. They had to manually track the package and retrieve it from the automatic bar code system. 

Oct 18, 2015 09:07 AM
Rainmaker
1,712,676
Joe Pryor
The Virtual Real Estate Team - Oklahoma City, OK
REALTOR® - Oklahoma Investment Properties

Yes, I order 100 jump drives from China through Amazon, and it took 2 months to get them. But 2G jump drives for $2 each was worth waiting for.

Oct 18, 2015 08:34 AM
Rainer
321,564
Melissa Jackson REALTOR
Trinity Premier Properties - Azle, TX
Helping You Make The Right Move

Waiting for a cell phone battery ordered from China.  Seems like it has been forever.   My wait may be as long as yours.

Nov 10, 2015 12:32 PM
Rainmaker
1,502,998
Ryan Huggins - Thousand Oaks, CA
https://HugginsHomes.com - Thousand Oaks, CA
Residential Real Estate and Investment Properties

From time to time yes.  When I was building one of my guns I had ordered some parts that took FOREVER to arrive from the PA based warehouse.  Had to call multiple times before they showed up.

Oct 19, 2015 06:09 AM
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Renee Paray
Coldwell Banker Realty - Blue Bell, PA
REALTOR

I have received items purchased from Japan faster than I have received some items purchased in the US. 

Oct 18, 2015 11:10 PM
Rainmaker
921,504
Annette Lawrence , Palm Harbor, FL 727-420-4041
ReMax Realtec Group - Palm Harbor, FL
Making FLORIDA Real Estate EZ

Yes.

It was so lost I eventually cancelled the order and got my money back then went old school and bought local. 

Eight weeks later, the product showed up. The bad news is it was the garage door opener I initially ordered. I have a spare garage door opener. Geesh.

I'm not talkng about the clicker but the motor, rail, lights, chain, mounts and yes the clickers and keyless access.

Oct 18, 2015 09:58 PM
Rainmaker
1,239,901
Sam Shueh
(408) 425-1601 - San Jose, CA
mba, cdpe, reopro, pe

Do they have shipping tracker on your order?

Oct 18, 2015 12:03 PM
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6,393,404
Bob Crane
Woodland Management Service / Woodland Real Estate, KW Diversified - Stevens Point, WI
Forestland Experts! 715-204-9671

Wow that is an amazing estimate, probably just a typo, it will likely be in your mailbox tomorrow.

Oct 18, 2015 08:09 AM