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I think mine generally go through LA or San Francisco, then Richmond usually and after that it usually only takes about a day or two to get to me, depending on if it hits Richmond on a Friday. I still always find it odd that the packages go so bizarrely far and illogically out of the way (kind of the wrong direction foxy!) sooo… fun with shipping stuff to Canada I guess haha! One time the tracking got lost at the border; that was special haha. I’m guessing my fox might get here to BC next week if I am lucky. It’s weird but I haven’t even thought about what colour I am hoping it will be, just that I am crossing my fingers for cute white markings! There’s been some real adorable ones showing up on this thread already and some more regal showstoppers too. 😀
Im guessing that they go to LA or San Fran as likely thats where the major postal centers are that process the mail, then they board a plane at that city’s airport for a trip to Canada 😉 And maybe thats where the airports are that handle the mail. And I havent been thinking too much on my foxes either, I honestly think I would love anything I get, but I do like the darker ones 😉
I love yours Leigha! I also like your red one Lorbaiey7! Since I am in Alberta, I always get first class mail to save money on shipping and my packages always get sent from Corvalis to L.A. and then end up in Richmond, B.C. and then arrive here in Calgary. They sometimes arrive in one week but sometimes take more like two weeks depending how long they are in L.A. or how long they take to get through customs. My foxes should be here next week sometime after the weekend.
Kim your lucky getting it in a week, its 2 to 3 weeks for me 😉 I was wondering though if you guys always get hit by customs fees? This time I went for the priority shipping, and seen that it entered customs and cleared customs in 8 mins…. I wonder if that means I wont get hit by customs this time ! *crosses fingers* . I have never seen it pass through that fast before, and if I dont get charged it will be a first time for me! If thats the case, and if the reason is because I paid more for priority shipping, then I may pay for that more often. So just wondering if your using first class mail, do you ever get away without paying customs?
Mine’s taken a side trip to Los Angeles! I hope it doesn’t stay there long. I guess it really wanted to see some palm trees before settling down in Canada with me and my more northerly climate. Maybe it doesn’t know that we wear sunscreen here in the summer too…
My shipments from Windstone always go through California, most times its via San Francisco, but the last time it was via LA. Mind you the times it went through San Francisco, the service type was Priority Mail International Parcel, and it then normally went to customs in Richmond.
The one time it went through LA the service type was First-Class Package International Service- since it was a smaller package and I didnt pay for more expensive shipping. It then hit customs in Montreal, and took 5 days to leave there… they seem slow in Montreal. I dont think you’d have to worry about yours going to Montreal though, since your not down this way, lol ! But it almost seems like it depends on the service type used, be it priority or first class etc., which then decides which USPS facility it gets directed to.
I guess I wont know for certain until I make enough orders from Windstone to verify the pattern Im seeing with shipping, lol ! All I know right now is my foxes are in San Francisco, and that I did pay for the more expensive shipping this time (Priority) .. hoping that this makes it a tad faster than the almost 3 weeks it took for my fishy cat to reach me in NS 😉
I got mine !! She is so awesome ! She is black in color, with the rainbow sparkles present in the paint. She has a silvery-bluish nose, and a splash of silver on her back, with a orange/black Koi ! She is just gorgeous, and I love her ! My very first Grab Bag !
Here are pics with a flash (not sunny enough outside for good pics) :
New painters are always welcome 🙂
Thank you ! I would so love to join in, but Im afraid I really wouldnt have enough time. It took 3 weeks to get my last order from Windstone… slow mail and customs… arrghh! So I wouldnt have hardly enough time to finish it and do a good job on top of that. Especially since I only have one day a week if that to paint.. since I work a lot… 🙁
But next time for sure ! When will the next one be anyways? In the winter maybe? Like Jan or Feb ? I do have 2 weeks vacation in Feb ! I can paint then! LOL!
Actually Windstone casts their own horns and then send them out to be plated.
Ohh… good to know 😉
See I had read this in the horn-shortage forum….
They own all the equipment to cast pewter horns, but unfortunately after years of outsourcing pewter and staffing changes, no one remains with the SKILL to cast the horns cleanly (without bubbles and gaps). Apparently pewter is pretty tricky to work with. They’ve tried pouring a few molds for other things and they haven’t come out very well.
( http://windstoneeditions.com/forum/going-horn-shortage )
But then I read further on today in that thread, and I do see that John said they were now casting their own horns again…. guess I would have known this if I had had the time to finish reading that thread last night, lol ! I will have to remind myself to read more before posting…. 😉
For those of you waiting for a tracking number to come via email, if you log into your PayPal account and scroll down to the transaction, a link for “track shipment” should be there under the transaction. You may have to click on the transaction to see it, but it shows up just in the overview summary listing for me. I almost never get the tracking number in an email, but can track it by logging into my Paypal account.
Mine are supposed to be here Thursday as well! 🙂
Ooooo, thanks for the tip ! I now can track my foxy’s !
Been so so many foxes posted here that I love so much ! I do hope mine is as nice as these have been 😛
“Might not be good”?? Id ask for a refund then… it wouldnt be fair if you had to pay for something that you cannot use.
Just out of curiosity have you guys tried searching for a new horn caster/plater ? Or are you dedicated to the company you are with? I ask because Im sure us forum members would be eager to help if you needed people to search around for suitable companies that do this (ie in farther away places like here in Canada 😉 ) We may not find anything, but you never know !
