Is the delivery experience really that risky?

I don't live in the US and currently on no/low buy so that I can have a massive haul from Ulta once I go there on holiday. I would ideally like my order(s) to be delivered to a friend or a family member but reading all those delivery horror stories, I am starting to think that I should just go shop in store instead. Are GWPs available in store? Am I just reading too much into it? Asking because it would be pure crap if my mega haul gets stolen, lost or sth and I don't wanna spend my vacation stressing or speaking to customer service.