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Originally Posted by rmcconachy
I'm not defending Australia Post but in my experience private couriers are no better. Packing your toys really well (well enough that you can throw them at a brick wall as hard as you can without them sustaining damage) and opting for insurance is about all you can do. When I buy stuff from overseas I always tell the seller that planes in Oz are unloaded by pushing the cargo out of the hold on to the tarmac 20ft below, it sometimes isn't far from the truth! Of course no matter what you request sometimes the seller doesn't listen and you just have to hope for the best.
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Some private couriers are very good, some aren't. But I've found, in general, private couriers can be a bit more careful with people's goods. Although, I have seen some real nasty cases of just sheer indifference and carelessness.
It's like I said before, what's needed is for someone to sue the pants off one of these businesses to make them all sit up, take notice and for the bosses to take some action. They're being allowed to get away with it and they take advantage of this.