[proudofthesouth]

From the postings that I’ve read at a couple of consumer websites, I don’t understand how DHL is still in business (along with Best Buy, Amazon, Ebay, Circuit City, etc, etc).

[Myrddin]

Amazon ships via a mix of vendors. UPS, Airborne (DHL+USPS) and USPS direct. Barnes & Noble generally sticks with UPS. DHL freight is often handed off to independent contractors in my area. Many of those people are unemployed and perform these deliveries as a means of wringing some cash out of their investment in a car or truck. The airlines employ some of these people to deliver late arriving luggage as well.

I've purchased Russian kettlebells form a supplier down in Texas. He uses UPS exclusively because they will reimburse his losses if they screw up the delivery or lose the package. Not so with FedEx. He stopped using FedEx because they kept losing the packages and not covering the losses. The "independent contractors" didn't have any liability or accountability.

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

Meanwhile, CompUSA, which has been good for me, is shutting its doors after the holidays.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

You’ll be glad to hear that Comp USA has finally closed ALL of their stores. :) Good riddance.

Who bankrolls these horrible companies for years on end? Yeesh!