-WE HAVE A WINNER!-Perth AU -> PDX, guess postal time PRIZE for the winner.

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On a whim, I ordered an item ( for the tying bench, I believe discontinued)  that I’ve been wanting and couldn’t find. Well I’ve found one in a fly shop in Perth Australia.  As close to half way around the world as one can get from Portland Oregon that one can get without being in the ocean.  
So let’s have some fun with it. 
Guess the shipping time
Was posted in Perth today, 4-4-24, 6am pacific time   

Guess the number of days, starting day one today, it will take to get to my door to the closest day and hours. My usps mail usually gets here around 3-4 pm. 
 

Just post in this thread your guess in this thread ( Days AND hours ) and the closest to the actual time of delivery will win a prize postage paid to your door by me.  I will be the sole judge and my decision on who wins is final, 

Come on. This could be fun!

My guess is 23 days, 8 hours.   knowing it will undoubtedly get hung up in customs   
All the shops in the US show the item as discontinued or out of stock. 
If your wondering, postage was 21$ us

Item was 67$ and will be a tennis ball sized package. The cost of the item was  cheaper then buying one on that dreaded auction site, so it offset the postage cost.  It’s not toxic or any kind of restricted item as far as I know.

1, Niveker————————27 days 9 hours 36 minutes

2, RickZieger——————-42 days and 6 hours

3, Heff2————-/—16 days 4 hours

4, Vicrider———-——11 days   

5, MuskyFlyGuy———18 days

Tt

 

 

 

[niveker 0]

27 days 9 hours 36 minutes

[RickZieger 0]

42 days and 6 hours.

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11 minutes ago, niveker said:

27 days 9 hours 36 minutes

noted.

Almost a month, just like in the US. 
( joking) 

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1 minute ago, RickZieger said:

42 days and 6 hours.

Got it, 

 

 

[Heff2 0]

16 days 4 hours, I must say I'm quite intrigued as to what it is. 

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1 hour ago, Heff2 said:

16 days 4 hours, I must say I'm quite intrigued as to what it is. 

Got it. 
 

Didn’t want to start a whole thing about the need for the item, it’s cost or the merits of it versus other options .

But here goes:
It’s Nothing too exotic.  It’s just that I could not find one anywhere except eBay.  Seems this item is no longer made.

I am making the move away from super glue due to the fumes and the I have developed an allergies to it. And it doesn't last all that long. The head cement that I’ve settled on , the bottles tip over to easily, ask me how I know . And, head cement can be thinned to extend shelf life .

Hence, instead of an 8$ glass bottle I decided to go for this one:
https://www.feather-craft.com/dyna-king-cement-reservoir

A fly tier at a show had one. Looked really cool. I’ve  Been trying to get one for months.  
In my working days I would have machined my one up for myself, since retirement I don’t have machine shop access. 

[vicrider 0]

You'll be waiting 11 days and it will show up in morning mail.

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11 minutes ago, vicrider said:

You'll be waiting 11 days and it will show up in morning mail.

Got it.  

Pretty optimistic, I hope it gets here that soon, I’ve waited 11 days for stuff from Montana. This thing is literally half a world away plus the whole customs thing.  

[Heff2 0]

39 minutes ago, Trouttramp said:

Hence, instead of an 8$ glass bottle I decided to go for this one:
https://www.feather-craft.com/dyna-king-cement-reservoir

That is a neat tool, and yes I have spilled a bottle of head cement and realize the benefit of this.  

[MuskyFlyGuy 0]

I’m guessing 18 days. 

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32 minutes ago, MuskyFlyGuy said:

I’m guessing 18 days. 

Your down. 

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Maybe never was the good bet.  
still in Perth. 
 

— closed  for new entry’s.  —

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-UPDATE-
Item arrived in the U.S. 04-11  9:37 am. 
No U.S. location or est. delivery date givin. 
Vic’s guess of 11 days is looking good at this point.

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WE HAVE A WINNER  -Vicrider- 

Item hit the mail box today at 2:30pm

11 days, 8 hours, 30 minutes from time of complete order online to item in my mail box. 
 

From Perth Australia to Portland Oregon. 9,220 miles according to google earth. 
 

Vicrider is the winner with a guess of 11 and in days morning mail.  ( a few hours off, it came in the afternoon mail.)

Pm sent regarding prize Vic.