/sighhhhh

[wednesday_10_00]

I was really starting to wonder why it was taking my August manga order so long to get here (over a month!), and it finally arrived yesterday. Turns out it was not a random fluke that it took so long.



In case you can't read that little sticker, it says:

This item is destined for your country. The sender's and addressee's addresses are in opposite position. It would be greatly appreciated if you would deliver it to the addressee. Thank you.

I don't know who to blame for this: Honto for printing up the weird label (where the heck was the usual green and white international/customs label??) or USPS for getting a package from Japan and sending it straight back. Either way, I feel like I should get a refund on my shipping charges. Also, do I need to worry about this happening in the future? Should I specifically request the international label to be put on? (If so, what's the best way to phrase this request? I don't know what those labels are called in English, let alone in Japanese. 緑色の国際用ラベル?)

Comments

There are not enough eyerolls for this post.

[collarnojutsu.livejournal.com]

That's kind of a dick move on behalf of the USPS. I mean, they manage to deliver some stuff that they have no business figuring out; if they understood the problem (as evidenced by the label), they could have just, oh, you know, delivered it to you.

[mangaroo.livejournal.com]

I'm waiting to hear from s_vamp to find out if that's Honto's standard shipping label. Truth is, I will be ordering from Japan infrequently (and usually for G-Defend), so I probably won't be using Honto, but it would be good to know if this is their SOP or if there's a user profile attribute that will flag for an international address that you neglected to check. (Which means I have undoubtedly neglected to check it as well. Because your delayed shipment is somehow all about ME and MY NEEDS.)

Your poor books, back and forth across the ocean. They want you to read them now. Start with Hana wa Saku ka.

[spacealien-vamp.livejournal.com]

But I'm not sure they HAVE a SOP for anything, because I also remember s_vamp saying somewhere that they used some weird taped-together cardboard for the "box" on her first order, and mine have both come in the same sort of boxes that BK1 always used

I believe I've gotten three shipments from them so far. The first one looked like someone had scored a piece of cardboard with a craft knife and then taped it together into a box shape. The second one was a regular box. The third one (my August order) had the same label on it that you illustrated, but since my shipment arrived pretty much on time, I just figured it was a new company policy rather than that anything had happened to my order in particular.

My September order was delayed due to the publication of Castle Mango #2 being pushed back (again), so I haven't received it yet.