Would like to see other options for shipping
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Annihilator
Emissary
I have better service with Fed-X then UPS...I mostly request Fed-X myself.....
belladonna
Hellcat
I had to send my XDM Elite back to them in March. They shipped it back…FedEx both ways, no issues.
Annihilator
Emissary
TEXASforLIFE
SAINT
depending on who the driver is is more of an issue than who the carrier is where i live. both and i'll add usps into the mix because all 3 have issues on getting packages to the correct address! 
at 1 time there used to be good drivers, but not so much any more!
at 1 time there used to be good drivers, but not so much any more!agreed, I've found amazon non contractors better than most UPS and about the same as FedEx. USPS somewhere in between.depending on who the driver is is more of an issue than who the carrier is where i live. both and i'll add usps into the mix because all 3 have issues on getting packages to the correct address!
TEXASforLIFE
SAINT
dhl used to deliver here many of moons ago, but still might get initially the start in the upper east to illinois then transferred to a regional or district end carrier.
SaltyMonkey
Professional
FedEx ( the original) and UPS.
Fed Ex ground and USPS suck.
Fed Ex ground and USPS suck.
here is an article discussing some of this https://www.zerohedge.com/economics/fedex-and-ups-must-adapt-changing-parcel-landscape
Blackmesa96
Master Class
Generally if the shipper is paying the freight they pick the carrier. If you are willing to foot the charges most shippers will accommodate your request.
Agree that the area you reside in often is a greater factor than the carrier in general. In our neck of the woods UPS is awful and USPS is the best. Most carriers don't intend to screw up, but it can happen.
Agree that the area you reside in often is a greater factor than the carrier in general. In our neck of the woods UPS is awful and USPS is the best. Most carriers don't intend to screw up, but it can happen.
TEXASforLIFE
SAINT
i've asked on occasion, what the retailer uses for carrier? they reply and i ask if "x" carrier can be used instead because of issues with "y" carrier. some have shipped without extra cost to my choice of carrier. depending on where you buy from, you can choose in their shipping options for "x, y or z" carrier. yes, all can screw-up, but trying to get the lesser of the evils can be hit and miss.
youngolddude
Professional
My issue with shipping costs is that for small items, a padded mailer could be done, but no.........you get charged $15 for a ginormous box instead.
TEXASforLIFE
SAINT
EXACTLY!
Belt Fed
Ronin
Fedx here truly sucks, just in the last month they have delivered two of my packages to the wrong house. i bet they have delivered five here that don't belong in the last couple years. i run one down and gave it back to the driver and said this package address is not even close to here. he just said keep it and drove off.
UPS has never done that here. now USPS has a few times. i am always getting someone elses mail.
UPS has never done that here. now USPS has a few times. i am always getting someone elses mail.
youngolddude
Professional
We got a free AC unit because it was delivered to the wrong address (FedEx). It will help pay for our new toilets.