I personally ship thru Fedex. I became a verified shipper the hard way. A few years ago was my first online selling/shipping reptiles. I walked right up to the UPS counter and told them that These Boas needed to be handled carefully - and that was the end of me going to UPS. I went to Fedex, not telling them what I was shipping. Two hours later they called me and said that I needed to get my box - they x-rayed it and I wasn't allowed to ship Boas though them. Then for the rest of that year, I used DHL (being secretive) and it worked, except for one of my customers said that the driver was twirling the box in the air when he delivered it. The next year, I pursued getting a fedex account. Yes they want it to be business to business, but I explained that this is a home-business for most of us, and their was no problems. I did have to send a box to Fedex, packaged the way that I would as if I were sending a Boa. They needed to test it's strength and durability before sending me a waiver to sign. I used to have to show my paperwork everytime I shipped a box. They've gotten more relaxed nowadays, and I don't need to show anything to them anymore. Their have been shipping mess-ups from every shipper. So far I haven't had a single problem , and I just like to know that I have their permission to ship.
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