Who's the best international courier?

[beau_boy04]

Hi folks, I live in Los Angeles and I wanna send a package weighing about 5 lbs but under 10 to a friend of mine who now resides in Phillipines.

Which is the best international courier? UPS, USPS, FEDEX or DHL?

I want a courier to delivers package straight to the recipient's door. I heard that UPS don't practice this type of doctrine, what they do instead is mail your package to the Phillipines Postal Office and then they will take care of it (which I don't want) because I don't want it to get lost or stolen, or anything missing inside.

Which is the most reliable international courier? Like I said its about 5 lbs so i'm not expecting to pay a fortune here and I wanna be 100% sure it will get to its destination. My timeframe is to for the package to get to its destination around mid Feb. So I'm not in a big hurry.

Please guide me and share any personal experiences you have shipping packages overseas.

Thank you so much guys.

[Matt]

you might want to check out their websites if they have any, and that should tell you how they operate. I've heard good things about DHL though.

[Christopherson]

I have had a lot of problems with DHL. I ordeded a shipment online with them and eventually had to cancel it. It was rather expensive and I have been trying to get a goddamn refund for three months. I keep getting the run around with people transfering me to someone else to solve my problem, not returning emails, etc. If I were you I would go with UPS.