Glad it's all working out.
I have been shipping USPS for a while now (they seem to have forgotten that "Fragile" means "Drop This Box) and I have been getting good service out of them.
SJC - Lopez Is, WA. Shipped at 1630 - two days.
SJC - Cape Town, South Africa - 5 days.
Stewartstown, PA - SJC - two days
SJC - Lafayette, IN - two-three days
These are all consistent figures for Priority mail (except Cape Town, that was Global Priority) over the last several YEARS. Granted, I am mostly shipping electronics and Jeep parts, but I'm a bit surprised that electronic modules are clearing security as well as they are!
Oh - I always use Postal Money Orders. They are easier to get paid in a pinch, are cheaper than most other places, and carry a certain aura of "reliability" with them. My bank clears them the next day, or the same day if I take them in personally... If I get one and I am worried about it for some reason, I take it straight to the Post Office (in a baggie - I check things out before I touch them wherever possible...)
FFZ