Delivery Option 3: Standard Postal Delivery--Available to all location in mainland China

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This type of service is available to anywhere within China (Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan not included).  The speed of which is very much dependent on the amount of traffic the postal system is getting at a particular time.  If it is holiday season, the delivery time can be quite long.  However, during off season, customers have usually received their packages within 7 to 10 days for the northeast, east and southeast regions, for the west, northwest and southwest regions, the delivery time is estimated to be 11 to 20 days, after you receiving our shipping confirmation e-mail.

You will need to look out for a delivery slip in your mailbox, notifying you to pick up your package at the post office. You must bring your ID with name matching that on the package for the pickup. If someone goes for you, that person must have your identification as well as that of her or his own. 

The disadvantage of this service is 1)delivery time is not certain and could be long, 2) you cannot check your order before accepting it as you could in Cash on Delivery, and 3)that the package will not be delivered to your door, you have to pick it up.  So if you want more timely delivery and to avoid the inconvenience of getting the wrong order and/or picking up the package, choose Cash on Delivery or elect other options such as the express postal service(EMS).

The upside is that 1)it reaches much wider geographical locations than other services, and 2)if your schedule is quite hectic and not sure when you will be where, this service gives you the freedom of picking up the package whenever you want.  So if your package is not time-sensitive and you don't mind dropping by the post, this is a good option for you.

Fee:   

5 RMB flat.   For purchase equal or over 99 RMB, the fee is waived*

**For fastest delivery, if your ordered multiple items, part of your order is delayed due to Amazon China's own reasons, the available part of your order will be shipped first to meet the guaranteed delivery timeline.  The rest of your order will be delivered separately. You will be not responsible for any additional charge for slip deliveries.

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