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International Service disruption: USPS/Australia Post AUSTRALIA

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If you are shipping to AUSTRALIA, please select UPS. The USPS, partner to Australia Post, has suspended operations until further notice. International Mail Service Suspensions Updated: Sept. 3, 2021 The Postal Service™ is temporarily suspending international mail acceptance for certain destinations due to impacts related to the COVID-19 pandemic and other unrelated service disruptions. View the suspensions Australia **Australia’s service disruptions affect First-Class Package International Service® (FCPIS®), Commercial ePacket (CeP), International Priority Airmail® (IPA®) packets and International Surface Air Lift® (ISAL®) packets only.

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Labor Day SHIPPING HOLIDAY SEPTEMBER 6TH 2021

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Monday SEPTEMBER 6TH 2021  is a holiday for all carriers. All orders placed between 10am Friday 9/3 and Mon 9/6 will ship on Tuesday September 7th. Please time your shipping service/expectations accordingly.  

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So how are packages sorted with the USPS?

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Hello Poster Pals! I read an article about the inner working of the USPS and it turns out their systems are different in different parts of the country. Some locations have less automation than others. This contributes to why some areas have worse delivery times than others. In some of the latest news, word has it that the Postal Service is preparing for the holiday and is ready to meet the growing customer demand for package delivery. "Two of 118 new package sorters distributed nationwide have been installed in the Woburn and Worcester Post Offices in Massachusetts to provide more...

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VAT FOR INTERNATIONAL CUSTOMERS IN THE EU & UK AS OF JULY 1 2021

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As of JULY 1, 2021 VAT will be collected on ALL shipments regardless of value. WE ARE NOT REGISTERED WITH AN IOSS #, and therefore we will NOT collect VAT at the time of your purchase. You will be charged VAT at delivery time based on the declared value of your package. Because rates vary based on your location, we do not have a way to estimate what your VAT will be. A good estimate is what you are already paying in VAT in purchases in your region. Just fair warning for our international friends to be prepared for inbound...

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A midsummer night's shipping dream!

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Hello Poster Pals!! We are happy to observe that USPS shipping has seemingly returned to normal for July! Except... For PA & OH. We have no idea why this region still suffers inexcusably long delays in deliveries with the USPS. That being said, it doesn't seem to be EVERY shipment there anymore, it's just random. Out of the blue, a shipment to PA or OH takes 4 weeks! Sometimes they get there on time. Who knows?  UPS still remains the most reliable carrier right now for lower 48 & street address shipping. If you NEED it, absolutely positively NEED IT...

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