Manifestjp wrote:Well minus this package I've had many problem with them recently. This time it might be their fault but the USPS still is the worst way to send anything IMO.
Interesting. With the amount of shipping that I do, I have to say that USPS seems to screw it up the least. UPS is far and away the worst, they lose, misdeliver, break, misallocate packages all the time and never seem to maintain a steady schedule. Promised to have a package by 9:00 AM? Oh, sorry, it's going to be there at 2:00 PM, when you are no longer available to sign for it. Pre-signed for the package? No problem, we'll put our "please sign for the package" notice over the top of your pre-signature. Shipped glass and had it marked fragile? No problem, we'll make sure it arrives in innumerable pieces. Need that sensitive legal document shipped to the recipient by 8:00 AM the next day, paid $200 to mail it? Great, we'll lose it and it will never arrive, oh and your client? He's screwed. Yah, UPS, hands down, the worst. I would say my failure rate with them nears 40% of packages shipped. FedEx always gets it there, eventually and often in good shape, but has a failure rate around 15%. USPS, if they say it's next day, it's there next day - my failure rate with them is less than 1%, but I have had a few things go missing.
How much do I mail/ship? Nothing for the last three months or the next few weeks :p. But, usually, at least 20 things get mailed each day, over half are registered priority mail, the rest are certified. It's so bad with UPS that when a client requests something be shipped by UPS, we obtain a waiver from the client indicating that we take no responsibility for whatever happens to the package.
The worst part? UPS is from my area. Meh.
Now, DHL, they get things to and from anywhere ... which is why they lose money hand over fist :\. They're the only company I know that I can dependably ship letters to/from Timbuktu (literally) within 48 hours. They're the only company I know of that will take and deliver a package addressed as follows: "Pakistan, Kachkot, from the river 1.5 km North, left of the big tree, third farm down, second door, Mohammad Shibu." They will get his signature, they will take a picture of him if you order that service, and they will go back for a response if you request them to. FedEx looks at things like that and say, "No way, we can't ship there." UPS will let you pay for it, then say, "We can't find it." And USPS looks at you and says, "You know that package will never make it through customs?" Hey, at least they're honest.
- M
[just kidding].
