I ordered an oscilloscope on the 23rd of August from deal extreme (I've been wanting one for over a year) and paid extra (USD$14) for EMS shipping as I wanted it as soon as possible, and figured that it was worth paying the extra to do it. I didn't know that deal extreme has a reputation for being slow to send orders, but I wasn't that annoyed and they sent me a notice of it being shipped on Saturday, I get a tracking ID which confirms it was sent out of China on the 28th of August. I expect the package to be delivered on the Tuesday or Wednesday the next week, but become concerned when the tracking information doesn't shift until yesterday. It's apparently only just arrived in Australia and has been sent to customs (who I emailed after the local post office staff member suggested it was delayed because of customs). But getting back to the point, I paid $14 extra in shipping, and it's only just arrived in Australia?! What the hell?!
And as a note, I've had stuff shipped by EMS before, no issues those times.