well basically in my experience i used both singpost registered
mail and DHL overseas mailing services before, to be honest, i
really never met any hiccups.
some singaporeans studying overseas tend to mail their items
back to singapore every few months as stuffs will accumulate with
time and the flight baggage is limited at 30kg. i guess u must be
one of them since u paid $400 for DHL.
just wanted to ask, didnt the post office provide u with a
website where u can login and track your parcel?
my experience last time when i use DHL from singapore to
overseas, the post office gave me a site for me to track my parcel.
and the site is updated promptly. so i did not have any hassle.
oh by the way, did u fill in the particulars legibly? do u know
that (other than the destination address) u must write the
receiver's phone number on the parcel too?? it is a MUST for all
DHL mails..
the reason why DHL is so expensive i guess it comes with
insurance, so if you didnt receive it, maybe u can call them
and demand something??
as for the $2 or $3 singpost registered mail, yeah they will
knock on your door (if u not at home they will put a slip of paper
on your doorgrills and u take it to post office to exchange for the
package), but the item always comes crumpled. why? because the part
timer auntie will pack the envelops like sardines in her basket and
strapped it like as if it gona run away... damnn.. and it comes one
day after... if not for the DHL local service so exp... anyway u
get what u paid lah.
