Do you mail-order a lot?

[Delphinus]

How often have you had a shipment never arrive?

I ask, because, I'm rather puzzled by the number of things that (over the years) I've ordered but never came. I'm curious if anyone else has this problem.

My latest thing is a Radium bulb. I ordered one back in May or June. Gave it until August before deciding it was never going to arrive so I asked the vendor to send another one. That one hasn't come yet, either. I don't think it should take more than a week or two when it's from within Canada... What's vexing is that this is not the first time something like this has happened to me. I wonder if somehow the shipping address is somehow wrong or if really indeed shipments are plundered (or otherwise lost) from time to time. So I'd really appreciate hearing about other people's experiences...

(Maybe Radiums are just really popular items and they indeed get pilfered. I just think it's odd though it's a rather specialized thing I can't really see that there's a large black market demand for them. )