They tell me that
3 to 5 weeks is about typical for the mail
Maybe at Christmas. Otherwise, this is simply ridiculous. I regularly have mail from Victoria show up in Vancouver the next day. Even packages from the US, which have to traverse two postal systems and clear customs, don't usually take longer than three weeks.
The reason for the PO boxes is generally simply to have an American address, not because Canada Post is slow.
And as far as personal horror stories; well, you'll get those about anything. Just remember that they're not representative - that's why they're personal horror stories.
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Maybe at Christmas. Otherwise, this is simply ridiculous. I regularly have mail from Victoria show up in Vancouver the next day. Even packages from the US, which have to traverse two postal systems and clear customs, don't usually take longer than three weeks.
The reason for the PO boxes is generally simply to have an American address, not because Canada Post is slow.
And as far as personal horror stories; well, you'll get those about anything. Just remember that they're not representative - that's why they're personal horror stories.
-m