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Maestra 11
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Package stuck since 8 days

Post by Maestra 11 »

hi,

i am awaiting a shipment coming from uk to germany and i am wondering what is going on there and if this is normal or not.

since 14/01/16 the tracking status says "ON ITS WAY TOGLS GERMANY" and "has been passed to the overseas postal service for delivery in GERMANY"
(usually packages arrive one day after that status)
so 8 days have passed since then and nothing happened. it is still not in the system of gls yet.

so what do you think?

is it lost?
is it being delayed by customs? (normally it should not go through customs at all within the eu or does it?)
what kind of problem could this be?

thank you very much.
i am highly worried because this shipment is important and contains irreplacable, personal items :(

greetings
maestra 11
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Re: Package stuck since 8 days

Post by SpacePhoenix »

Is there anything with a lithium ion battery in it (or anything else that could be considered a "no fly" item)?
Maestra 11
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Re: Package stuck since 8 days

Post by Maestra 11 »

no there is no battery in there....

today is day 9 an nothing changed yet.
royal mail customer sevice wont tell me anything either...
its horrible. :arrrghhh
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On my smart phone so can't post links but do a search for GLS tracking something should appear on there eventually
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Maestra 11
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Re: Package stuck since 8 days

Post by Maestra 11 »

thanks but sadly, it is still not in the gls system.
i am worried.... :(

you guys who work there... what could be the problem?
have they accidentally packed it on a flight to a wrong country or something?
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Re: Package stuck since 8 days

Post by ireland1916 »

Hi I have a parcel that arrived into Heathrow worldwide distribution center on the 21st on the same day it left there and updated saying on its way to ilc mail center Heathrow, it hasn't updated since that's seven days , can anyone bring any light to my situation on where it might be, I am in Ireland, I would appreciate it thanks.....
Maestra 11
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Re: Package stuck since 8 days

Post by Maestra 11 »

mine is now stuck since 14 days!

but i have still hope.

i found a case where someone from greece had a package stuck for 3 weeks and then the status finally updated and it was delivered one day later.

as far as i know royal mail often sorts packages wrong or fails to get them out of the container and then they travel to a different country and it takes weeks until they finally manage to get it back to the right country.

anyway... i wish you the best in receiving your package soon.
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Re: Package stuck since 8 days

Post by AccountSaver »

Maestra 11 wrote:mine is now stuck since 14 days!

but i have still hope.

i found a case where someone from greece had a package stuck for 3 weeks and then the status finally updated and it was delivered one day later.

as far as i know royal mail often sorts packages wrong or fails to get them out of the container and then they travel to a different country and it takes weeks until they finally manage to get it back to the right country.

anyway... i wish you the best in receiving your package soon.
Are you serious ?
I have the same problem if you will look into my thread.
My package is stuck in DC Heathrow (Arrived) on 21 - Jan. And it is a misplaced package, the destination is GREECE, and they sorted out it to GB and not GR!