USPS can be hit or miss.  I sent a box of reels back to a customer 30 miles away, took 16 days to get there.  At the same time, I sent reels back to a customer in Georgia and he got them in two days.  The private couriers are much faster, but the cost can be much more when shipping heavier packages. A lot of the time the customer chooses the cheapest shipping option, which also happens to be the slowest.

19 hours ago, Tatsu Dave said:

Just got 2 Diawa laguna rods from wallyworld for $30.60 apiece with free shipping. Close out prices are a good thing. 

Those rods have been selling for $30 even in stores down here for years (trust me that’s the top end of my price range for a rod haha)