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Originally Posted by snowyskiesau
One of the advantages of using USPS is that the fee you pay covers everything including any customs/quarantine checks in Oz.
In my few experiences with UPS, they hit you with various fees and charges over and above the shipping charge. Not sure is this applies to all couriers.
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My experience as well. Both UPS and FedEx charge pretty high fees for "clearance" plus "out of area" delivery charges, plus "It being Friday" charges, plus "Its an odd-numbered date" charges... you get the idea.
Also, I'm pretty sure their idea of "attempted to deliver" involves the driver standing on the road and whispering "Are you home!", and then taking it back to their warehouse so they can charge demurrage.
At least the post service just drops it off at my local PO.
If I have a choice I go USPS, and while their rates have gone up by about 20% over the last 2 years they are still significantly cheaper than Couriers.
The only real downside is, they will only take a parcel up to a certain size and weight (check the USPS website for details).