has anyone noticed that DHL are being used more by suppliers. i thought they were leaving the USA
i have noticed that if your supplier uses DHL that the item shipped takes much longer, even with expedited shipping, than even the post office, commonly DHL transfer the package to USPS for delivery anyway.
if you buy from Walmart.com your purchase will not come from Walmart, it will come from a random vendor but will probably ship via DHL.
from experience, i purchase a lot on the internet, if the shipping method is DHL, then i would search for a different vendor because you will probably find confusing tracking info, if there is any at all, and your package will wait a day to be picked up, sit around in a DHL facility for a day or two, then be moved to another facility to be transferred to USPS for delivery to you.
the post office a more than capable of delivering a parcel, i have had a jaguar door sent USPS, so why add the completely unnecessary step of DHL.
there is probably some arrangement with Walmart and DHL which compels the vendor to have the item handled by DHL.
my most recent foray into this was that i needed some glue, 8oz. of vinyl glue to be precise, my wife ordered it from, you guessed it, Walmart.com on the 26 of july before noon eastern time, and paid extra for expedited delivery, i don't have any glue and if i'm lucky, it may come by august 4th. and i already know it was handed over to USPS in Georgia today.
you have to ask why the vendor didn't just post it on the 26 of july, this is not an isolated incident an has resulted i my orders having to be cancelled in favor of a different vendor before just to get the item in a reasonable time.
just some advice to reduce the frustration of getting parts that you need, remember, "if i wanted it tomorrow i would order it tomorrow, i want it today"
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