I completely agree. Just being a resident of the D.C. area made all my mail late--even those stupid newsprint circulars, but I did get several packages from my favorite IOPs with no problem, just a slight delay. I guess being in this area is also nice, because international mail doesn't raise any eyebrows. I even collect the cooler stamps for my mail carrier.
************************************To everyone else...
Orawan went through this period of time when they could only collect funds through Western Union--and because I had had several pkgs from them before, and a lot of email contact, I had no problem sending them money WU (but I do understand that most people have a high anxiety factor using that method, at least with a credit card, you can always claim fraud or get a charge-back); that's also not uncommon in India because their governments place large taxes and surcharges on credit card transactions. In countries where the average annual salary is less than $5000.00, the pennies spent on each transaction add up fast. And these guys are like the Trumps of Thailand if they make $10,000 a year! Think about what your life would be like if you only made $10k annually--you wouldn't be complaining about the three weeks it took your order to get here, you wouldn't be ordering! But their credit card system is back up and running--YEAH!
Honestly, these guys really rock, if your order is late, blame the newer anti-terrorism laws regarding international mail and stricter customs checks--especially around the past 4th holiday. So far, the only orders I've ever had nabbed have come through the port of New York, everything other city had been totally kosher.
So don't lose heart, , it's in the mail.

Cheers