DACW - what shipping do you use?

[hairyangryfella]

I have always gone with the UPS int saver (cheapest) and though I have had a couple of issues with delivery time (ie late Friday afternoon when getting sent to work) they've generally been ok.
This time I decided to go with the slightly more expensive USPS Priority International, hoping to get it faster (or rather before late afternoon Friday) but it seems to be quite slow and poor service.
I have never considered the more expensive of the three options.

What does everybody else use, and how efficient has it been for you? What do you recommend?

 

[aussiemjfreak]

Used UPS with the case break I organized! Ordered Thursday morning Aussie time and Arrived Tuesday Morning!

 

[Richo]

Yeah I have always gone the cheaper option and it has always got to me pretty fast!

I find if you order on a Thursday night (Aust Time) you usually get it in less than a week as the parcel is STILL travelling come the weekend

 

[Ersk]

I contact them directly, and usually send by DHL Express. Takes 48 hours to arrive at Sydney Airport. So just need them to hold it there and would pick it up from them straight away.

 

[aussiemjfreak]

Not sure they use DHL anymore! They don't have it as an option anywhere! Use to use DHL all the time!

 

[Heafy83]

As the others i used to use DHL, but now its not an option. I use the UPS cheap option like you and have never had a problem.

 

[midnight_show]

Not sure they use DHL anymore! They don't have it as an option anywhere! Use to use DHL all the time!

Yeh they dont use DHL, I asked them wen I ordered my last stuff as DHL are te only ones in PNG and they said they wouldnt use them.

UPS = Less than a week

USPS = 3 weeks on my last order.

Easy choice.

 

[hairyangryfella]

USPS = 3 weeks on my last order.

For real?
But it's more expensive!
Man I hope my order doesn't take that long!!

 

[adhunt99]

Yeah I think their times are a bit misleading on the USPS ones... I've never used them for DACW but priority USPS is usually around 10 days.

I use UPS but they drawback is you have to provide a delivery address to sign for it they won't deliver to a PO Box.

 

[Heafy83]

Yeah I think their times are a bit misleading on the USPS ones... I've never used them for DACW but priority USPS is usually around 10 days.

I use UPS but they drawback is you have to provide a delivery address to sign for it they won't deliver to a PO Box.

If you leave them instructions on where to leave it I.E. under the carport etc then you don't have to sign for it. Have done it a few times like that now.

 

[hairyangryfella]

Yeah I think their times are a bit misleading on the USPS ones... I've never used them for DACW but priority USPS is usually around 10 days.

I use UPS but they drawback is you have to provide a delivery address to sign for it they won't deliver to a PO Box.

Yeah after it had been a day I asked if I could postpone the order but by then it was too late, they had been sent, and then she confirmed that their times weren't always accurate with USPS. Obviously I'm not best pleased about that.. costs more and takes longer, despite saying otherwise...

UPS all the way from now on - delivered to work so reception sign for it.

---------- Post added 11-03-2010 at 03:55 PM ----------

...was accepted yesterday at 5.56pm local time (NY)... absolutely nothing has happened to it since. If this was UPS I might have it tomorrow...

 

[A_Iverson_I]

Yeah man...... the few times I have ordered from them I have used DHL..... but I haven't ordered from them for awhile now & from what others have said UPS seem to be the way to go.

 

[twizz]

UPS all the way man, i get it delivered to work.. so reception can sign for it. always really fast, going by the tracking i should get a package today