Actually a good posting on this topic. Ordered a new helmet and some other bits last week, following (face+dirt)-bike moment, and my parcel has wung (I know, but it's better than winged) it's way over here:
Parcel tracks

Date Time Location Tracking Event

21-12-2009 00:27 Delivery Agent – AUSTRALIA Arrived at delivery depot
20-12-2009 15:05 Delivery Agent – BRISBANE – PTT On route to delivery depot
20-12-2009 07:55 Delivery Agent – BRISBANE – PTT Arrived in destination country
17-12-2009 08:03 Heathrow Airport
17-12-2009 02:07 Heathrow Airport Arrived at outward airport
17-12-2009 00:03 International Hub Left origin country
16-12-2009 21:50 International Hub Arrived at outward Office of Exchange
16-12-2009 11:35 National Hub Sorted in hub
15-12-2009 00:00 WDM Online

it amazes me how we can just log on and find out where our parcel is.
Of course, this is now a candidate for disappearing in the local post, which is woeful, but at least it's seen this side of the pacific…

happy I am.