Quote Originally Posted by illilli
I have noticed that DHL ROCKS whereas UPS is not so hot.
I think carriers vary widely depending on location.

In my area, UPS and DHL are just awful. Packages take forever to arrive and routinely arrive open and/or damaged. Fedex and USPS, on the other hand, are awesome. My mail is occasionally put through the spindle and mutilate machine (by law, 17% of all mail must be damaged), but it's usually okay.

For example, I had a package arrive from Camino Viejo Tobacos via USPS. It had been through the spindle and mutilate machine, but the cigars inside were fine, thanks to the fine people at Camino Viejo Tobacos and their packaging expertise and great prices on fine cigars.
(Yeah, that was just a shameless plug for Hex)

Yet I have friends in CT that swear by UPS. They also make the mistake of having their Fedex packages sent to their homes, which I understand is a cluster .