FedEx vs UPS vs USPS vs DHL

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Miramonti

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I give fedex for doing a good job with roadway's roadkill method of delivery. I'm still a ups fan tho, they offer better tracking than fedex.
 

neutralizer

Lifer
Oct 4, 2001
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I've never had a problem with Fedex, but UPS likes to damage my packages. I've only used USPS and DHL once so no comment on them.
 

Ornery

Lifer
Oct 9, 1999
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The way a package is handled is going to vary from one hub to another, but one thing that stays constant from one end of the country to the other, is TRACKING! That's where USPS is the worst, and FedEx is close behind. UPS has the best tracking of those three. I have zero experience with tracking DHL, so no comment on them.
 

amol

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Jul 8, 2001
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I like USPS just because I KNOW when they're going to show up (instead of between 11 to 4)
 

Acanthus

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Fedex by far, USPS 2nd, i guess UPS 3rd, theyd be 4th but ive never used DHL.

Out of hundreds of packages ive recieved in the last year, the majority were fedex, but UPS managed to damage 6 of my packages, all 6 were insured, i got the insurance amount 1 out of those 5 times after 7 months of fighting, 3 times i got a settlement of around 10% of the value of the item they destroyed, the other 2 times, i got nothing.
 

czech09

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I like UPS there's no fedex near anywhere I live so I'd have to go with UPS. USPS is second because I found myself using it all the time lately. DHL is good too for bigger stuff usually a few bucks cheaper than UPS, it's hard to pick one...