@heavylifter87 it is not conclusive yet if the pack is seized. sounds like it has only been a few weeks (if it is the tracking Frank mentioned to me a few days ago, then it has been in the US for half that time -- my apology, I can not get too specific about times).
I personally have had packs take longer than 4 weeks and make it (from the old warehouse).
With another popular source, and someone I consider a friend, on this board (not basicstero), I had a pack sit at ISC for 5 weeks...
the source had offered a re-ship and I declined and said i'd give it a little more time and see if I get a letter.
At the end of 6 weeks, the day I was about to email and ask for the offered re-ship, literally minutes before I sent the email I checked one last time and that day tracking updated.
So I emailed him and said it updated. One week after that (end of 7 weeks) it arrived and all was fine -- ZERO damage to pack and no sign it had even been opened.
The thing about the ISC (sorting center) is that they throw all the pack into big bins and then it waits but without urgency and some may wait much longer than others.
My worry would be more that it get lost, than gets seized.
Then, hopefully they get to it, find it or whatever, and it starts moving again.
I often have orders that are split across multipel packs; in some cases I literally get one half in a couple weeks and the other weeks (2+) later even though the source shipped all at the very same time.
Finally, keep in mind that the total time he mad mentioned is NOT how long the pack is at the ISC or in customs etc -- there may have been a delay from the source in sending it out (so say if the source took a week, i dunno), then the origin country has its sorting center and out-going customs, then the actual shipping to another continent, and FINALLY it will be in a US ISC and then go to customs.
Lastly, it travels from the sorting center to a major hub and out to the nearest hub to the local post office.
So we would have to see what step there is a delay and how long has it been at that step.
I recently had one sit at the ISC for over 2 weeks, but then once it updated, it dated the next step as 3 days after the ISC step... I am not sure how or why. It is as if the tracking was lagged or delayed and then all updated. Next day, one day after update, it arrived.
Clearly the postal service sucks
IF there is urgent need, pay the premium and use the domestic service.
IF you are like myself and stock up ahead of time, then enjoy the lower price of international
Then, you even get to "flip" a few to your gym bros that may not have planned ahead and of course charge at least domestic price and often much more (you took the risk and made the investment after all
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