Package logistics
- Thread starter ChasBidd
- Start date
PIRATE40
Senior Insider
Used Fedex a few times....2-3 days no problems....tried UPS next day international, went to Belgium first, then Germany, then mainland France. Never did make it there in spite of all the phone calls. Took me 6 months to get package returned. Make sure you put French West Indies on package, and not just country and zip code....
stbartshopper
Senior Insider
FedEx works for us consistently!
"But think of all the poor devils who can't meet [the] price."
FedEx & DHL seem to work best in the islands. They have their own airplanes (Cessna Caravans) feeding the smaller islands from their main hubs (FedEx in SJU and DHL in St Kitts). UPS and USPS don't.
Labeling the address correctly is important, St Barths is not Guadeloupe nor mainland France. Make sure your local FedEx or DHL store employee selects "Saint Barthelemy" as the country, and not the city or not the city only:
Use:
City: Saint Barthelemy
Country: Saint Barthelemy
or
City: Saint Barthelemy
Country: French West Indies (not always listed)
Do not use:
City: Saint Barthelemy
Country: France
-> your package is ready for a little european tour
Do not use:
City: Saint Barthelemy
Country: Guadeloupe
-> your package is ready for a little Guadeloupean tour. Not the worse, your package will eventually get there via Guadeloupe air mail, but not the ideal route.
Labeling the address correctly is important, St Barths is not Guadeloupe nor mainland France. Make sure your local FedEx or DHL store employee selects "Saint Barthelemy" as the country, and not the city or not the city only:
Use:
City: Saint Barthelemy
Country: Saint Barthelemy
or
City: Saint Barthelemy
Country: French West Indies (not always listed)
Do not use:
City: Saint Barthelemy
Country: France
-> your package is ready for a little european tour
Do not use:
City: Saint Barthelemy
Country: Guadeloupe
-> your package is ready for a little Guadeloupean tour. Not the worse, your package will eventually get there via Guadeloupe air mail, but not the ideal route.
BND
Senior Insider
And do use the words French West Indies!!
elgreaux
Senior Insider
Yes seems like every FedEx shipment goes thru Memphis.. even from Paris to SBH... oddly enough...
For four or five years, I spent a lot of time in Memphis. My recollection is that FedEx had two runways at the airport which were exclusively for its use. "FedEx Air," in addition, formerly was the largest (in terms of aircraft) airline in the world . . . don't know if it's still true.
Wiki says:
FedEx has a fleet of 653 aircraft (June 2016), including 241 Cessna Caravans (used as "feeders").
