giddyup Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 I want to send a fairly expensive watch through the mail and want to know the safest way to send it, preferably with insurance. I have used EMS before with no problems, but it didn't carry any insurance. Also a mail service that provides a tracking number would be good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chonabot Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 Fedex/DHL are good - UPS lost my package 6 months ago and I am still chasing them for compensation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Familyonthemove Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 Fedex are OK here but I had problems with them in India .... so it may depend on where you are sending the watch to. I've found DHL to be very reliable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucidLucifer Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 Fedex/DHL are good - UPS lost my package 6 months ago and I am still chasing them for compensation. I've just had two packages sent out to me via UPS, same size and weight. They were both picked up at the same time, from my parents house in the UK. One arrived in just over 48 hours, the other took over 3 weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ripstanley Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 I had major problems with DHL when I sent goods from Australia to Thailand. The problem was in the Bangkok office Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark131v Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 All UK passport renewals through Thailand use DHL which I think speaks for itself Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucidLucifer Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 (edited) All UK passport renewals through Thailand use DHL which I think speaks for itself That surprises me. I know for Thai passports in the UK the Thai embassy puts them in a diplomatic pouch and sends through Thai International. I'm surprised with such valuable documents that the UK embassy here doesn't do the same sort of thing. Then again.....nothing that the FCO does (or doesn't do) surprises me any more. Edited May 2, 2012 by LucidLucifer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tutsiwarrior Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 (edited) yeah....I used the DHL office on sukh soi 12 in BKK (across from Sunrise Tacos) to send my passport to Vietnam for a company visa issue and everything OK with the return of the document to my P.O. box in Suphanburi...no problems... but check out their opening times as it's about 1100hrs in the morning as I remember...had a nice plate of tacos and a beer while waiting... Edited May 2, 2012 by tutsiwarrior Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vtjforyou Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 You will have to pay customs duty... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giddyup Posted May 2, 2012 Author Share Posted May 2, 2012 Fedex are OK here but I had problems with them in India .... so it may depend on where you are sending the watch to. I've found DHL to be very reliable. Where is the FedEx office in Pattaya? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giddyup Posted May 2, 2012 Author Share Posted May 2, 2012 All UK passport renewals through Thailand use DHL which I think speaks for itself Is DHL postage done through the regular post office? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nottocus Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 Never had a problem with DHL. My last package from Laos to HK was with me in less than 20 hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notmyself Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 I only ever use DHL and have never had a problem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dabhand Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 Fedex are OK here but I had problems with them in India .... so it may depend on where you are sending the watch to. I've found DHL to be very reliable. Where is the FedEx office in Pattaya? Pattaya - Naklua road. Heading from the Dolphin roundabout, it's about 200m on right hand side - I think it is located in the Windmill Plaza. I used them about 2 weeks back to send documents to Jersey. Took 3days and cost Bt1,150. Happy with the service and was cheaper than an EMS quote from the Central Festival postal outlet on the ground floor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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