Back in Mid March I ordered a piece of equipment from an outfit in NZ. Worth about $2,500 US. It was packaged and set out for UPS within a couple of days. UPS eventually (allegdedly) managed to get it to Miami on May 27, and there it sits.
The stream of notices we have gotten have been truly remarkable. last week it was in Customs Hold, then I was notified it was OUT FOR DELIVERY, and then back in Customs Hold . But now I am leaving soon and will have no way to recie it or store it. So we have been forced to declaire it a lost item.
The seller is refunding all my money.
Now I am wondering what will become of this orphan item. I can not see them shipping it back to NZ. My guess is it will go into a dumpster.
What a mess!
In the meantime I ordered and received a package from the UK, in 3 days. UPS.