Shipping woes

I think thats got to do with COVID. I know that with packages I've ordered from Japan, the normal cheapish shipping methods aren't available because Japan Post has not restarted shipping to Australia, so I either have to choose the really expensive but fast DHL service, or the painfully slow Surface Mail Option (by ship) which takes up to 2 months, so maybe in your situation, the really fast, but expensive option is what you're paying for. I have a package coming, and I chose the slow option, and the tracking information hasn't been updated since the 31st of August were it has been "dispatched from outward office of exchange", so my guess its on a ship currently making its way to me