When I arrived to Costa Rica, I saw a lot of signs on various businesses that state “Express” or in Spanish “Domicilio” which means service at your door. In the United States, express generally denotes speed. Yet, in Costa Rica this word means delivery.
There is a wide variety of items that can be delivered in Costa Rica. One of my favorite services, other than pizza delivery, that I can regularly take 
advantage of is is Dry Cleaning. Though I have heard of others having issues with dry cleaning companies such as; damaged clothes and lost items. I, on the other hand, have never experienced any problems.
What I have found is that since many do not use the dry cleaning services on a regular basis, the dry cleaners are excellent in customer service. For example, the service I use ATS Dry Cleaners knows me by my voice (or maybe it’s my Gringo accent) when I call in. They are prompt in pick up, as well as in delivery.
As mentioned before, my favorite form of express service is pizza. The one problem I found with this type of service is unlike in the US, they don’t have heated bags for delivery. That is of course, except for the well known Pizza Hut, which is more expensive than other pizza joints. In general, your pizza will arrive at the house, at best, warm.
Other establishments that provides “express” or “domicilio” services are grocery stores, butcher shops, and your local “pulperia”. Pulperias are small stores that provide your basic grocery needs.
Most big name furniture places like “Gollo” will pay for your private delivery service, but that doesn’t include hard labor. They do expect you to do most of the heavy lifting. At times, you may find the occasional nice guys that will help you move your purchases in the house, but you definitely want to make sure you tip them for their additional help.
Look around your area, and you will find a wide variety of “express” services, which although doesn’t mean faster, it at least means you can get stuff taken care of while you wait for your delivery.
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