So I am constantly a victim of DHL. They peeve me off to the max. I have noticed one thing and that is that eBay always use DHL when it comes to small parcels that weigh next to nothing, IE, hankies. It's obvious that DHL is the cheapest option for EBay's small packages and we are the ones who suffer. So not only are our delivery costs insane we also have to deal with DHL's charges. And like others have said we end up waiting for a month for our purchases, and yes, Chinese goods, from China, get here much quicker. I have also noticed, as of late, that unless you are receiving a large package, you can be guaranteed to be charged by DHL.
My beef is this, why are we being charged for handling fees when, given the option, this would not be our choice of delivery companies. It should be the sellers responsibility since they are the ones who decided to use DHL in the first place. It's like a double whammy for us, not only do we pay crazy shipping prices, we also have to pay for the brokers fees. The broker's fees have nothing to do with import taxes or duties. And to top it all off we wait forever for our orders. And if anyone has noticed they have now included Britain in their global shipping program.
If things from the U.S. were sent directly to us it would cost half the amount and would take half the time. It's a crazy world when items from Bulgaria cost half the shipping price and get here faster than items from the U.S.
