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Originally Posted by cheerfulgreek
I searched for this but I didn't find anything. Yesterday, I think the USPS was closed, so I decided to go to one of those FedEx Office places to send my mom a package. While I was there, I asked for insurance, but they said they do some kind of "declared value", not insurance. So, I decided to wait until this morning to use the USPS. I've never used UPS, and the "declared value" thing with FedEx bothered me. Plus, FedEx is much more expensive than the USPS. I don't get the the difference. FedEx says they guarantee overnight deliveries, but the USPS does too. I don't understand why FedEx is so expensive. Oh, and they won't deliver to PO boxes either. I mean, I understand that, it's just that I would rather use a service that delivers everywhere.
Just curious to see what everyone else prefers for shipping packages.
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Declared value is probably more accurate/better than "insurance." You tell them how much it's worth, that's what they cover. You pay based on that. There are actually more limitations to what insurance will cover.
They don't deliver to PO boxes because they're not affiliated with the
Post
Office. (And they usually request someone there to pick up the box. But they will deliver to the person's address even if they have a PO box. They also will sometimes deliver to those storefront PO box places where there is a staff member present, but you have to address it to the physical location in c/o. They probably deliver to about the same number of places as the USPS
They cost more because they do. In theory you're paying for reliability and speed. And for them to be open on July 5th.
I use the USPS but only because of convenience. I can walk to the post office.