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Discussion => Shipping => Topic started by: warforge on February 24, 2012, 07:30 pm
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is it safe to use dhl, canadapost as far as i know does not provide overnight shipping, they use fedex for that which fedex takes EVERY pages everytime. What do i do for overnight Canada to USA??
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I heard overnight isn't the best idea simply due to the low amounts of volume vs regular shipping. This means they can probably look at each individual package a little bit more than with just standard ground shipping. I'm also pretty sure that anything handled by the USPS once its in the states requires a warrant to open, whereas private companies can open packages as they see fit. That being said, I really don't know what your best option would be besides using really good packaging and hoping for the best. Correct me if I'm wrong, but from what I've seen DHL,UPS and FedEx all operate similarily.
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DO NOT use a private courier. They don't have the regulations like standard mail when it comes to opening a package. Private couriers don't need a warrant where as USPS would need the search warrant to open the package. If you are going to use something like that you had better ask your customer what he thinks of the idea.
If you were to send me something with DHL/FedEx or whatever private courier without asking me, because I would say no, that would be the last time I ever ordered from you. Also I would probably leave you a 3/5 or even 2/5 for putting me at more risk. Sure the package may make it safely, but just putting me in more risk would really grind my gears!