The USPS is fine inside the US. It even does a good job of getting a
package to the airport in a foreign country. But then it is in the hands
of the postal service in the destination country. In some countries,
this is not a good thing.
UPS and FEDEX handle everything end-to-end, including clearing the
package through customs. They usually do it the day it arrives. Then
they deliver the package. It is tracked all the way to your door.
With USPS, the tracking is good until it gets to the airport, which is a
few miles away from where I live. Then it disappears into a black hole,
where it may stay for two to four weeks before I get it. IF I get it.
Yes, they charge a lot. For some countries, it is absolutely worth it.
73,
Vic, 4X6GP
Rehovot, Israel
Formerly K2VCO
http://www.qsl.net/k2vco/
On 1 Mar 2017 15:56, Joe wrote:
And if you are shipping overseas, unless you have more money than you
know what to do with the post office is the best way to go.
Where one of my clock boxes I can ship via UPS, DHL, Fed-EX, will cost
close to 300 bucks to do, shipping it via the USPS, on the average 50
to 60 bucks.
Joe WB9SBD
Sig
The Original Rolling Ball Clock
Idle Tyme
Idle-Tyme.com
http://www.idle-tyme.com
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