@BlueStateBabe I had a package once that went from Sydney to LA, sat in LA for 3 weeks, then went from LA to SF to Denver to Chicago to STL to Memphis, to Louisville, back to CHI and then back to STL. I'm in the burbs of STL.
I guess it needed a tour of the midwest or something.
Was in transit for 5 weeks.
@kismatt Jeez Louise! That's awful.
When I ordered my clarinet from England, I paid the extra for expedited shipping. It never came. Had to contact the manufacturer. He said the postal service suspected the cork grease of being a liquid and it got pulled to be sent back to the factory. So instead of 1 week expedited, it was something like 5-6 weeks (longer than typical shipping) because it was stuck in government red tape. But at least it arrived. Eventually.