First, only the newer Global Priority envelopes 
have the sticker strips for tracking. Second, you 
have to make sure the strip is scanned when you 
send the package. My post office is very good, 
but even they still make the slip of forgetting 
it's not normal Priority, and a Global Priority 
doesn't get scanned. Not sure how many times 
along the way something wouldn't get scanned for 
the same reason.

All said, I personally love EMS. It's easy, fast, 
and I also love to be able to track where things 
are going. I have shipped things by SAL a couple 
times, but the stress of "where is it" simply 
isn't worth it -- not to mention, every time I 
ship that way, I make sure I'm prepared to accept 
that it might get lost and the seller can't do 
anything about it.

Incidentally, it's been EMS that has sealed the 
deal on a lot of Yahoo Japan transactions for me. 
Seems if a "no international" seller is even 
willing to consider international shipping, as 
soon as they find out EMS is trackable and auto-
insured, they're happy to let me bid. ^_^ So I 
completely ADORE EMS. *^_^*

Many Sharp Smiles,
--Drac