DHL Package oh hold for 5 days already ...

[yotano211]

Wow good news indeed

[Thankful]

Originally Posted by hdavey10

After I receive my packages by DHL about 5 days later I receive forms through the post that they ask me to sign and return? I always rip them up and dont send them back..

They have all the shipping info on them along with the tracking number and the details of the items.. anyone know what this is for?

You don't always get the forms though well for me anyway - some packages come with them forms some don't - yeah i too don't bother with them, nothing to lose sleep about.

Cinderella03 Success!!

[Cinderella03]

Got all 6 boxes!! 2 of them has green customs tap ..Than you every body! I am so happy!!

[AmazonStealth]

Originally Posted by Cinderella03

Got all 6 boxes!! 2 of them has green customs tap ..Than you every body! I am so happy!!

Sounds like a UK thing. I have never ever seen or heard anything like this. Could be wrong, but I have never dealt with it.

[MM78]

US also get the green tape. Customs agents are probably 90% lazy so it's the 10% you gotta worry about. Good to hear you got your stuff Cinderella, now how much for one of those hello kitty, I got a 4yr old, lol.

[teedon]

As we said before,CA really is not a good place for the goods coming by DHL,the problem rate is much high.

[Cinderella03]

I will not use DHL again.. I use UPS for all my shipments and never got any problems..This is 2nd time I use DHL since 2006 both times had problems ..I use DHL because the price was cheaper than UPS ¥ 30 kgs and ups wants ¥39 。。I try to save like $ 40 but almost lost my whole shipment never again..

[MM78]

Originally Posted by teedon

As we said before,CA really is not a good place for the goods coming by DHL,the problem rate is much high.

I've had 30-40 packages from DHL to Los Angeles from the same supplier and nothing, lucky? maybe. But also it might be the way the supplier packages,claims what's in the packages. I guess no one ever knows when their stuff is going to be confiscated, "knock on wood".

[HurricaneHuntr]

Had one pass cincinatti.... arrived at delivery unit and local inspector detained it....... I got his number etc.. but i'm not calling.


Annoying, now even passing cincinatti doesn't mean it will make it. No more dhl for me, i'll pay 2$ more per item than deal with these customs issues.It's just not worth the risk.

[jeffweico]

Originally Posted by Cinderella03

I will not use DHL again.. I use UPS for all my shipments and never got any problems..This is 2nd time I use DHL since 2006 both times had problems ..I use DHL because the price was cheaper than UPS ¥ 30 kgs and ups wants ¥39 。。I try to save like $ 40 but almost lost my whole shipment never again..

This is actually a good business lesson. Cheaper is not always better. If your business is working well, and you are presented with a cheaper option for something, it MAY be worth considering. But you have to ask yourself, what is the downside? Could this interrupt my business?

In this case, there is a time value on these items. If 2 weeks of sales are lost, that is lost profit you will never get back. So, in this case, the OP saved himself $40 on the shipping cost, but lost - probably - much more than that in lost sales.

My grandmother always used to say, "sometimes cheap is dear".

This could apply to anything...

Cheaper ink or toner that destroys your printer.

Cheaper paper that jams in your printer.

A cheaper supplier, but the goods are low quality and you have to deal with lots of negative feedback and customer complaints.

Cheaper insurance that makes it nearly impossible to file a claim.

etc...

[slappzilla]

Originally Posted by Moscutter

Had one pass cincinatti.... arrived at delivery unit and local inspector detained it....... I got his number etc.. but i'm not calling.


Annoying, now even passing cincinatti doesn't mean it will make it. No more dhl for me, i'll pay 2$ more per item than deal with these customs issues.It's just not worth the risk.

I remember you swearing you'd never use DHL again.

I did the same, but I have still stuck with not using them. What made you decide to use them all of the sudden?

[HurricaneHuntr]

Originally Posted by slappzilla

I remember you swearing you'd never use DHL again.

I did the same, but I have still stuck with not using them. What made you decide to use them all of the sudden?

Greed..Just paying less and getting more, and 3x in a row i received customs inspected goods that delivered fine. But, the bottom line is greed.I'm not doing it again. Not worth it. I just received 10 less quantity of the same product via EMS.It sat in customs 6 days, but it arrived fine.

[Cinderella03]

I am not using DHL again..I don't need that ..I love UPS never got any problems ..