Ordering online in Europe? Beware of DHL!

[Val]

On monday, Elsner sent 4 nice orchids to me via DHL. Today I've learned that the plants will be arriving on Saturday Six days for 300 km, from Germany to Belgium.

Do you think that 5 nights at 10-12C (50-54F) will badly affect Phalaenopsis?

And this is the second time this year that DHL has proved unreliable. A couple of months ago I needed a document urgently, from EU to EU. Paid some 70 Euro, and got the document in... 5 days. By regular mail it would have arrived in 3 days (and 67 Euro less).

So - beware!