West coast shipping time - update
Nice info. I'm on the west coast too and my experience mirrors that — usually around 7 days with USPS priority. The **tracking number update** I got showed it breezed through **transit hub processing** pretty quickly, which probably helped. Wouldn't mind if more vendors offered an **express shipping option**, but honestly standard timing hasn't failed me yet.
Yeah, I usually find the west coast runs a bit quicker than the east coast, at least for most of the stuff I've seen. My last pack landed in about 7 days from when it was marked shipped. Figured I'd drop some more detail since a lot of people ask about timing out here.
As for courier choice, it went through USPS priority, which is pretty common for domestic. Some vendors use UPS or FedEx, but I think priority usually does fine for west coast. It hit the usual transit hubs — went through the LA distribution center, which is basically the bottleneck for anything heading to California, then moved up to a local sort facility in the bay area. No crazy delays at either hub, though I've heard the LA center can sometimes hold things up for a day or two if it's backed up.
Packaging was nothing special — just a standard bubble mailer, pretty sturdy. They folded the contents flat inside a cardboard insert so there wasn't any bending or crushing. The envelope held up fine through the sort machines and the final carrier run. No tears or anything. If you're ordering something rigid you might want to ask for extra stiffener, but for typical novelty stuff the standard mailer works fine.
No customs to deal with since it's all domestic, of course, so that speeds things up a lot compared to overseas orders. Overall, I'd say 7 days is solid for west coast. It's usually a bit faster than that average, but within a week is pretty typical once it actually leaves the vendor. If you're farther north towards Seattle or Portland it might add another day. East coast friends of mine usually see 10-14 days, so this is definitely better. Bottom line — if you're on the west coast, expect about a week, maybe a little less, and you'll be happy.
Depends on USPS but generally under 2 weeks
Thanks for the heads up
Got mine in 6 days to LA
How long to California? Seeing different estimates everywhere