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Discussion => Shipping => Topic started by: powerbuddy on February 01, 2012, 04:29 am

Title: USPS vs UPS/FedEx
Post by: powerbuddy on February 01, 2012, 04:29 am
Any reason why vendors prefer to ship USPS vs UPS or Fedex? Seems like I would be willing to pay a bit extra instead of all that controlled delivery situations from Postal Inspectors people keep talking about! They even have drop boxes etc... Whats the security risk involved here? Just wondering...
Title: Re: USPS vs UPS/FedEx
Post by: jackstraw on February 01, 2012, 04:51 am
Do some research and you will see that USPS is ALWAYS recommended over UPS or Fedex.  ALWAYS.
Title: Re: USPS vs UPS/FedEx
Post by: xx138xx on February 01, 2012, 05:34 am
The reasoning behind using the USPS over a private shipping company is that law enforcement doesn't need a warrant to search a package in the possession of a private company but DO need a warrant to search mail since it is a federal service. The private shippers all have agreements in place with the government to allow searches and bringing drug dogs into their facilities at random.
Title: Re: USPS vs UPS/FedEx
Post by: powerbuddy on February 01, 2012, 08:17 am
ah..I see