When I was getting ready to ship my clothes from Florida to Iowa, I checked all 3 agencies on their prices. I found USPS to be the lowest. I asked when they would get there as there were 6 - 30 lb boxes being shipped. They got there the day they stated and called me to see if I was home to receive them. They even brought them into the house for me. How's that for service? Anyway, I like the fact I can get a tracking #, insure it and they take the time to make sure the box is well sealed. I find FedEx and UPS just dropping it off onto your front porch and taking off, not even knocking on the door or ringing the doorbell. The Postal Service at least rings the door so you know its there. I'm in a fairly safe area (small town) so no problem with stealing off your porch but in larger cities I would be worried to leave anything on my front porch that wasn't tied down.