Canada Post is experiencing a strike that impacts deliveries across Canada, particularly affecting rural areas and P.O. boxes. This situation has disrupted mail and package deliveries, raising concerns for businesses and customers alike. As I live in Canada, this strike affects the way I can ship packages and in some cases, how some of my Canadian customers may be impacted.
Who Is Affected?
Canadian Businesses
- Delays in shipping products to customers.
- Challenges fulfilling online orders, especially to rural locations.
Canadian Residents
- Delays in receiving packages, particularly in rural areas and P.O. box addresses.
International Customers
- I use an alternative postal service to standard ship packages to USA and International destinations, so there is no impact on delivery times or rates to these customers.
Postal Alternatives
If you're affected by the strike, here is an option:
- Private courier service: UPS offers a reliable delivery services for domestic Canadian shipments. Kindly note that it's only rural and P.O. box addresses which require such services. Canada Post will still deliver standard ship'd packages to residential Canadian addresses, but much slower than usual and there's no way to tell at this point how slow that may be.
My Shipping Approach
To ensure uninterrupted service, I use alternative postal services for shipping to the U.S. and international locations. To repeat: U.S. and International locations are NOT affected by Canada Post's strike when ordering from Le Dragon Argenté.
Canadian Customers: if you don't wish to chance the speed of delivery of your jewellery using Canada Post, you can write me before checkout to ask about UPS rates, which would allow a much faster delivery of your items.
If you reside in a rural location or have a P.O. Box, you will absolutely have to choose to use UPS courier service to have your item(s) delivered to your address. Kindly get in touch with me privately before checking out so that I can calculate the specific UPS shipping rate for you.
I hope this postal strike will resolve quickly!
If you have any questions about your order and package delivery, I'm here to answer you, don't be shy!
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