Posted By:
Jodi BirkholmI am Canadian, and have dealt with extended waiting periods in such cases. This seems to occur on both sides of the Canadian-American border when the mail has to cross into another country. Extra patience is required--I have had waiting periods of up to three and a half weeks at times, although this is unusual. A normal waiting period is roughly no less than 9 days, but no more than two weeks.
Another thing: Be aware of insured packages crossing borders and the customs fees that go along with them. There are customs fees that you have to pay the post office on internationally-mailed packages. I'm not sure what percentage of the declared value you will be charged. If you have a Canadian friend, I would advise sending expensive orders to them so as to save on these duty charges. They can then mail the package to you as you see fit.