I wasn’t sure if my old Oyster card would still be good for my trip to London next week, so I bought a new one (a tourist version, which you need to buy in advance and have mailed to you). It has been sitting in US customs in New York since Sunday night without moving, so I’m beginning to wonder if it will arrive before I leave. On the other hand, when I started looking for the £ cash I brought home from my last trip, I also found a second Oyster card here. So aside from potentially having the funds I preloaded on the new card unavailable, I should be able to take advantage of what an Oyster card offers. (And who knows if there’s anything left on the two I have!)
Other anecdotal evidence of how messed up international post is these days, my winter side gig shipping packages for Adam’s Nest has had an exponential increase in returns and misdeliveries to international customers.