A thousand years ago runners and homing pigeons were used for delivering
messages and even packets to far off places. Riders on horseback were slightly
faster than the runners as they could deliver message faster. As the method of
delivering messages developed later on, we had government managed post offices
across the world delivering letters to every nook and corner of the globe
However, the methods of delivering kept on changing and now we have Courier
services that cater to our needs of getting our parcels and even letters
delivered to places we want them to be delivered.
However, there is a lot
of difference between the such services and ordinary postal services. Courier
services are a lot faster than the ordinary mail services. The faster it is in
delivering parcels, goods and even letters, its reputation and credential goes
up as a public utility service. Moreover, there is a lot of accountability which
is generally absent in the ordinary postal services. It is not only defined by
its speed in delivering the parcel and good, but is also known because of its
commitment and surety that whatever you are sending will not be lost. Sometimes,
in the ordinary postal service your letter or parcel doesn't reach the
addressee, but in these services such mistakes are almost nonexistent.
It
functions at a different level from that of an ordinary postal service. They
feature such as security, tracking, signature, specialization and
individualization of services. Today, you can even track down whether the goods
or parcels have been delivered to the addressee through the internet. Generally,
all the services like this have a maximum time limit by which they assure the
delivery of the goods or parcels to the addressee. The delivery time is often
dictated by the distance of the addressee.
Courier companies usually have
their branches in all the cities. There are also the ones that operate only
within a country or city; there are others whose area of operation might include
international destinations. If you are dealing with an international service, it
will have its branches in all the important cities of the world. Likewise if the
courier company operates only within a particular country, it will have branches
in all the cities.
Due to its speed and improved features than the
ordinary mail service, it will charge you more. However, the rate of the courier
service will depend on the item that you will be sending beside the distance it
has to cover to deliver it to the addressee.
