Edited my comment above, I only meant the hoodie! Hopefully you’re okay.
Haha yup, I continue to be mystified why some of the items are shipping from Latvia, when I am clearly not close to Latvia. The wonders of dropshipping. Talking to our supplier about if this can change to be a little less silly / more eco friendly!
I don’t know if things have changed in the last 20 years, but when I worked at Motorola, we were prohibited from using DHL for any international shipping. UPS and FedEx used their own planes. DHL shipped in containers on 3rd party airlines. If something went missing, it was often gone for good. Rightly or wrongly, I still avoid them like the plague. Old habits die hard.
As far as I know and a mate also experienced this… there are a few methods…
DHL standard will use first available… usually the cheapest option, and most commonly available (ie: 24 days of a bass being sent from Germany to Sweden, using cheapest methods possible)
DHL express uses their network to expedite packages fast. Usually puts a package from Japan to my front door faster than Amazon from Dublin to my Front Door.
DHL Medical (using my example) expedites things so fast that it’s scary.
It’s easier for me to get my meds from Portugal, collected and delivered/shipped by DHL, than it is to go to a GP here, then go to a pharmacy. They managed once a 16h record… and shipping cost was lower than GP cost.
And no, I don’t work for them… but they have been absolutely reliable when sending or receiving packages!
My tank top and stickers arrived from Latvia today, delivered by Evri, a UK courier. My sons t shirt is coming via Royal Mail (our standard postal service) so will turn up when the idle f##kers decide to bring it.