Venezuela - Just got my Raspberry PI

[gunflame]

I had a long detailed post but my browser messed it up... so this is a quick run through of my wait for RPI, these are the emails I received:

- May 29th: Registered on Farnell
- June 21th: Received Email for preorder
- June 22th: Confirmation of order
- July 19th: Your order has been received
- July 19th: Invoice
- July 24th: Update on your Raspberry PI (you will receive it on the week of August 6th)
- August 5th: Received my Raspberry PI (on a Sunday).

A few of notes:
- I can't remember when it was shipped (according to the package).
- It reached Venezuelan's customs autorithies on August 1st (it is stamped)
- It was received by the security guard at the entrance of my housing complex. Because of the way our mail works, it could have been waiting for me for a few days, so it probably was delivered a few days before.
- In Venezuela you don't pay customs for anything that is valued below USD$ 100.
- It was sent through Royal Mail

[plugwash]

I suspect it was actually sent out arround the time that the invoice came (despite the later "update").

[gunflame]

Editing a post in this forum is pretty troublesome.

Either way I made a mistake:
- July 19th: Your order has been received

Supposed to be:
- July 19th: Your order has been sent

Either way when I get home from work and check out the package I'll let you guys knows when It was really sent

[gunflame]

Yea the package email as correct. They shipped it on the 19th. This is a reference for others ordering from LatinAmerica+Farnell

[pygmy_giant]

pleased to meet you - you can add your pi to this map if you like : http://www.rastrack.co.uk/

[yv1hx]

Great to hear that!

At least my R-Pi is not alone in our beloved country

[oberdada]

Hi fellas:

I am also in Venezuela... Did you order your raspberry pi through some specific postal-box service or did you just supply your home address information through farnell?

[RussoNC]

First of all, congratulations, why I say that ? Becouse after waiting for months finally you got your PI and I supost that's a great sensation. Mine's arrives next week (Normally) I live in New Caledonia and I'll be only the 2nd person to have one Raspberry pi. I'm very excited with the idea to show it in my university.

But, I have exactly the same question that oberdada, Farnell send my order with UPS, but here in NC this company does not "exist". So I don't know how they will send my PI when it's arrives in NC.
Thanks in advance.

[yv1hx]

[quote="RussoNC"...snip... with UPS, but here in NC this company does not "exist". So I don't know how they will send my PI when it's arrives in NC.
Thanks in advance. [/quote]

Be patient, they usually uses a local partner to delivery the parcels..