Is unregistered mail safe?

Agree. I have probably 150+ orders unregistered (HK+others) and received every one. I don't like to go to the post office to get small parcels.

For me, spending the extra dollar for registered mail is just solid insurance in the event of a lost package. All it takes is one or two packages to get lost in the mail and if they were sent non registered you are out your money and your product. For me, i have never placed an order under $20 with HK so $1 is well spent. However, I just placed a $40 order a couple of days ago and by mistake, clicked the wrong shipping method (International non registered airmail). If the package gets lost, then i am out my money, not to mention all the money i had saved on purchases over the past 6 months from HK (ouch). I just hope all goes well. I like the idea of a default selection of registered mail. I also think that if you choose non registered mail a warning window should pop up letting you know that no tracking info is available, and HK is not responsible for lost packages. This would have prevented my mistake.

Originally posted by flarssen Agree. I have probably 150+ orders unregistered (HK+others) and received every one. I don't like to go to the post office to get small parcels.

I agree, if I order very low value items that I forget to put in bigger orders I always use unregistered. I'm never in when the post comes so I'd have to drive 7 miles to the postal depot (the diesel alone is sometimes more than the package is worth) to retrieve the items. I've got a lockable box the postie will leave unregistered items in so its a no brainer for me.

Which is fine old son - until the day the package is too big to fit in the slot (or he folds it so that it does)

Edited by Daithi - 01/Jun/2012 at 11:55pm

Over here the postie beats his way up the garden path and pushes small packages and letters in a slot on the front door. For larger ones he'll ring the bell and/or knock on the door