OSH Park shipping confusion - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: Alex Eisenhut
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 13, 2020, 03:22:56 am
content: I thought OSH ships by USPS to Canada, indeed their update emails and my order details show USPS.However the link in the email for the USPS tracking goes to UPS.I emailed OSH about that confusion and I don't remember how I got my last boards.Please someone confirm that the boards indeed go by USPS to Canada??

author: jfiresto
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: March 13, 2020, 07:29:36 am
content: UPS consolidates and transports the package a part of the way, but eventually dumps it on a post office, I presume, wherever it is cheapest for UPS. Here is the tracking for a previous set of boards sent to Germany, oldest event first:01/24/2020 10:36 A.M. Germany Delivered01/24/2020 7:37 A.M. Germany Package processed by international carrier01/21/2020 7:14 A.M. Germany Package processed by international carrier01/20/2020 9:33 A.M. Germany Package processed by international carrier01/20/2020 7:43 A.M. Germany Package arrived at international carrier01/08/2020 10:24 A.M. Germany Package arrived at international carrier01/07/2020 8:14 P.M. United States Package departed international carrier facility01/06/2020 8:52 P.M. United States Package departed international carrier facility01/06/2020 2:20 P.M. United States Package arrived at international carrier01/06/2020 1:01 P.M. United States Package departed international carrier facility01/06/2020 4:50 A.M. United States Package arrived at international carrier01/06/2020 4:50 A.M. United States Package arrived at international carrier01/06/2020 4:50 A.M. United States Package processed by international carrier01/02/2020 9:20 P.M. SAN BERNARDINO, CA, United States Electronic Shipment Information Received for Package by international carrier01/02/2020 8:00 P.M. Fontana, CA, United States Package transferred to post office01/02/2020 3:58 P.M. FONTANA, CA, United States Package processed by UPS Mail Innovations origin facility01/02/2020 2:32 P.M. FONTANA, CA, United States Package received for processing by UPS Mail Innovations12/30/2019 4:55 P.M. United States Shipment information received by UPS Mail Innovations

author: Alex Eisenhut
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 13, 2020, 09:27:38 am
content: Thanks. I have an immediate negative reaction to UPS. OSH told me the same thing, it will get to me by postal service.

author: daveismissing
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: March 15, 2020, 12:54:54 pm
content: The option of FEDEX Intl Priority for $15 is great.Boards to Canada by next day, all brokerage/fees included.Now that APC (Alberta Printed Ccts) is gone -Oshpark swift service with above shipping appears to be the alternative in that niche.

author: jfiresto
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: March 15, 2020, 01:20:43 pm
content: Quote from: daveismissing on March 15, 2020, 12:54:54 pmThat is quite a bit faster. My last order with free shipping (tracked above) took twelve days to clear German customs. My present one has apparently been sightseeing the last three days in Fontana, California.

author: NorthGuy
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 15, 2020, 09:01:10 pm
content: Quote from: daveismissing on March 15, 2020, 12:54:54 pmLast time I used OSHPark, FedEx IP was around $70 to Alberta, so I used USPS.The USPS over UPS scheme usually takes between 2 weeks and a month. I remember 20 years ago, without any UPS innovations, letters from the US arrived in 3-4 days. All you needed is a $0.30 stamp. Now, Chinese ePackets are somewhat faster.

author: jfiresto
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: March 16, 2020, 02:58:20 am
content: That was back in the day when the U.S. Post Office was hobbled by government regulation and an outmoded edict: to provide a public service and ship parcels, for anyone, at close to cost. Now it is free to join with the private sector, innovate, and promote the greater efficiencies and profits of a free market.

author: Drew Fustini
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: June 02, 2020, 07:14:07 pm
content: I just happened to see this, so sorry for the late response.For our free International First Class shipping, OSH Park uses UPS Mail Innovations, which flies the parcel to the destination country, slaps local postage on it, and hands it off to the local postal service for final delivery.Thus, it will always be delivered by your local postal service, and not a shipping company like UPS.We do also offer the option for express international delivery with UPS and FedEx, but that will incur a shipping fee at checkout and your order will indicate that shipping method:https://docs.oshpark.com/submitting-orders/shipping-information/Please always feel free contact our support team at support@oshpark.com for any questions.Thank You,Drew FustiniOSH Parkdrew@oshpark.com

author: phil from seattle
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 02, 2020, 09:23:53 pm
content: 2 to 4 weeks just for shipping!?! Does DHL deliver to Canada? I ask because using Chinese fabs - JLCPCB most recently - shipping time tp the US is just a couple of days via DHL and the price was $17.25 USD. The whole process - building the PCB and shipping - took 5 days.Don't get me wrong, I use OSHPark a fair amount but if it took a month to get it, I'd go somewhere else. As it is, it takes almost 2 weeks end to end and that's on the edge for me.