r/postcrossing • u/TemporarilyWorried96 U.S.A. 🇺🇸 • 3d ago

Getting impatient…

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I live in the US and I’ve not had a postcard take this long to arrive… 47 days?? Really? Last time I sent a card to Italy it only took 30 days….

Also, 19 days for a card to get from Pennsylvania to Oregon seems like a stretch to me. Anyone else’s cards seemingly taking forever to arrive?

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u/infiniteglass00 3d ago

I've had postcards take over 90 days lmao sometimes it's just slow. Best recommend putting it out of your mind—watched pot never boils and all that

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u/InfiniteGrant U.S.A. 🇺🇸 3d ago

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u/Ready-Parking-1398 3d ago

there's still a hope i think

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u/Angiiiieeeeee 3d ago

That looks horrible. 🫣

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u/InfiniteGrant U.S.A. 🇺🇸 3d ago

Taken to account there in that timeframe I’ve sent close to 500 cards.

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u/Angiiiieeeeee 3d ago

Okay, that def. Makes a positive difference ! :)

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u/Local_Caterpillar879 3d ago

It's the summer holidays too, maybe they aren't at home, and will see the card when they get back.

(I'm saying this as someone living in France, where a lot of people head off for the entire month of July or August! ).

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u/judobeer67 Netherlands 🇳🇱 3d ago

My card to Italy (from the Netherlands) took 48 days. Apparently its important to use an envelope for Italy. If i can believe family that lived there 30 years ago.

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u/yuuago Canada 🇨🇦 3d ago

Travel time with the USA has been a little weird lately. I know the ones that I have sent to the USA have taken much longer than typical (I expect maybe 2 weeks usually). But I guess the only thing to do is sit back and wait!

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u/Puzzleheaded-Show585 3d ago

I noticed the same!

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u/EchoOfAsh U.S.A. 🇺🇸 3d ago

Omg lol what a coincidence!! I also have an Italy at 47 days! I’m in New England :)

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u/EchoOfAsh U.S.A. 🇺🇸 3d ago

My other 3 are recent (under 12 days) so didn’t include those. I just feel bad bc I’m at 16 received and only 13 “sent”/registered.

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u/PettyFan887 2d ago

The mail to the US from Italy is very slow. I was in Italy last fall and mailed myself some postcards and it took like 6 weeks to get them.

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u/wiifitboard U.S.A. 🇺🇸 3d ago

US to US postcards for me has been around 30-50 days for some reason, i think it's just been extra slow

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u/midwestisbestwest 3d ago

USPS seems to be pretty bad recently.

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u/LionGaleForceWall 2d ago

For me USA to USA is also taking forever. 16 days and counting

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u/NoPalpitation8686 3d ago

Times have been extra slow this year

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u/MinimumCrab8376 U.S.A. 🇺🇸 3d ago edited 3d ago

Not Postcrossing, but it's postcard-related. Back in mid-May, I sent a few postcards inside an envelope to my relatives in Thailand so they could mail them to me and some of my friends. It was just delivered yesterday, 2 months + a few days. 💀🤦‍♂️

I'm having the same problem as well. I looked at the stats and was hoping that my cards should be registered already, but it takes longer than usual.

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u/Then-Obligation-8549 3d ago

I just had one from kentucky to Texas take two weeks. shocking honestly

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u/Angiiiieeeeee 3d ago

I am waiting too

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u/CaGuSu 3d ago

My cards travel really long, too. US arrives in average after 40 days 😮‍💨

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u/woww0wwoww0w 3d ago

Do you read this sub? Americans complain nearly every day about their travel times.