eblueys take over a week
I presume the Eblueys are printed at Northolt, too? At present, they are frequently taking over a week from pressing send in Kandahar to receiving at home. Do they just sit around for 5 days after being printed? Amusingly, a real bluey used to take about that long from Kandahar (now averaging 12 days).
Incidentally, parcels to Basrah last October were taking 2 - 6 weeks. The posties wouldn't record a lost parcel until 6 weeks after posting, that was their definition of normal transit.