Fred, my former company shipped 100,000+ packages in 9-1/2 years I was with them. Postal delivery times are often inconsistent. As Jan said, much of it is due to when mailed and what hub. Certainly, shipping before or after any holiday will add 2-3 days to the usual delivery. One December, we had an entire pallet of Priority Mail destined for the Rocky Mountain area go to Philadelphia first, THEN was routed westward. Took two weeks-and made for some unhappy customers. And I can *firmly* support Brian's statement. We stopped shipping Internationally about a year ago and the Canadian postal service delivery issue was at the top of the why list (along with Italy and Brazil). With all its hiccups and occasional frustrations, USPS is still the best in the world.
