The people I see getting love letters or CD charges mostly get them from ordering outside of their home country. I have only ordered domestically here in the US. I imagine some countries are easier than others. Just couriers of what others experiences have been. I personally would rather buy from a US vendor and pay more then to go to another country but maybe I am paranoid?
Nah, you're not paranoid. It's always safer to stick with domestic. It's really a risk/reward thing going for international - if you have a good drop and don't mind the risk of losing a pack, then the payoff can be huge.