Convenience

Unlike the postal service; using courier’s means you have the option to have your items collected from your home or nearest location. With postal service you have to leave home or work to post your package.

Safety Differences

Tracking tools provided by courier service provider make it easier for you to monitor the quality their service. You are able to keep an eye on where your parcel is at all times and when it’s expected to be delivered.

Reliability

Postal service is reliable, but things do get lost from time to time. If you value your package dearly, and do not want to take any chances, you should perhaps consider a courier. Courier companies make it a priority to get your package where it needs to go on time and safely.

Delivery Options

When you mail a package the regular way, the post office will tell you the package should arrive on a certain day. They do not give you a specific time and you can never guarantee that the package will really make it there on the exact day you have specified. Couriers can give you written guarantees that your package will not only make it on the right day, but even at a specific time if that is what you want. You can have the package taken to its new location immediately or you can have it held for a day, a week or longer

Cost Differences

While postal service can be rather costly, it is generally less expensive than sending a package by courier. In the past, it used to be a huge difference, but today, that is not the case. Today, there is still a cost difference, but it is not nearly as noticeable.