Whats your preference for shipping service for corals?

[gemini]

trying to figure out which service i will use for my online site (signature) and i would like your help. I was thinking usps, Fedex, DHL, or UPS(heard some negatives on this one) let me know what you think and why

thanks

 

[organism]

Fedex by far, and I've used them all except for ups which is known to be pretty crappy for overnight.

I'm currently putting together a lawsuit for DHL, they will literally scam you. They'd delivery shipments 3-4 days later and claim that it never happened, deliver shipments to the wrong city and leave them a random house and claim that it never happened, and they'd have their online department illegally edit tracking info to say that it had been shipped regular overnight instead of priority so that they wouldn't have to refund for any shipments that arrived after 10:30am.

Long story short, don't use dhl.

 

[organism]

Also, dhl delayed 10-35% of all of the shipments weekly for a minimum of one day, fedex has delayed 3 in the last four or five months, all due to weather, and they've paid up every time they delivered something after 10:30am with no illegal editing at all.

 

[gemini]

ok thanks thats good to know

 

[Nanoreefbro]

I would have to agree with Fedex being the best in regards to overnight shipping. I personally used to work for the post office and the only thing I dont like about them is that I am not able to track the package every step of the way. I've never had any issues with Fedex what so ever. But if you are looking in regards to cost I hear it depends on volume. DHL supposedly has a cheaper rate compared to Fedex.

 

[gemini]

UPDATE: ups is off the list

thanks guys for giving your experiences

 

[kwilson]

FedX with the AM del/

 

[newnanoboy]

i work for usps... i would not send corals through us... i would go with fed-ex. i see what happens behind the scene.... but then again, maybe that's what the guys working at fed-ex would say... lol

 

[newnanoboy]

oh, and nanoreefbro is right about not being able to track your packages every step of the way... imo, delivery confirmation is a waste of money! it's only trackable when it gets delivered. if it gets lost along the way somewhere, no one can tell you exactly where it is. just a little insider info...

 

[gemini]

Thanks for the insiders information.