Thanks for letting us know.
I have been replacing many of the packages from Germany (and Spain) that never seem to have gotten delivered. I currently have approximately 5 orders from Germany that I have had to replace. We have had 33 orders from Germany. So yes, a replacement of 1 in 7 is a very, very large number of lost parcels. We have been working with Canada Post to determine why this is the case.
I replace non-receipt orders as soon as I am told by a customer that they have not received them (and the 10 business days have elapsed).
To do this, it is costing us significant money. Because I ship the replacement expedited, and with tracking. This costs me approximately $50 CAD (~ 40 EURO). With the original shipping cost, and the cost of 2 accessories (the original, and the replacement) I end up losing money on every non-delivery. Not a good way to run a business - but customer service is paramount to us. And, if we lose some money on several of our accessories, then I am willing to accept that to ensure that our customers are happy.
I currently have 50 items that I am tracing worldwide that never seem to have gotten delivered. It's a very tedious process, but one that I do not subject our customers to. I replace the accessory immediately, and then myself and my staff work to find the original.
I can say though, several users in Germany have received their accessories. I have gotten several support emails from a few, and emails thanking us for the great product from several as well. So, they are making it to Germany (and the rest of the world) just not as quickly as we'd like.
We are working to find a distributor in Europe now. We want to be able to shorten the delivery times by having someone be able to sell them via their sites, and not just
http://blueSLR.com It's cheaper for customers in the long run as they do not have to pay shipping from Canada.
I'd be very grateful if you could post this on the DSLR board that you frequent. Unfortunately, no one on staff here @ blueSLR (or XEquals our parent company) speak German.
Now, as for your order. The tracking number is below in the original email. It is xxx0029684126xxx. As stated below though, Canada Post does not track international packages with the shipping option that we used for the initial batches of orders.
As stated above, I have prepared a replacement for you, and will have it shipped this afternoon when today's orders leave our offices. You will receive a tracking number from the new shipment - one that can be traced.
I appreciate the email letting us know about the board in Germany. Hopefully the folks that have let us know their accessory hasn't shown up with be getting theirs in the next day or so, and can update the board to say that we are in fact servicing our customers in Europe.
Thanks
Derick, on behalf of the blueSLR Team.