Fedex sucks

[Jeffbx]

I know, old news.

I made a purchase on ebay, and they sent Fedex with a required signature (I can't even sign the little slip & leave it at the door - someone has to sign in person). Fine. I miss the first delivery because no one was home. I call Fedex & ask them to hold the package, since their big local shipping facility happens to be right on my way home. The next morning, here's what I see on the status page:

http://home.comcast.net/~jeff_bowden/pics/StupidFedex.jpg

Well crap, is it held for pickup, or is it on the truck? I call them up - "Oh, I'm sorry sir, it's on the truck. You can't pick it up today." Well, my wife is home most of the day today, so maybe I'll get lucky. I check throughout the day - no delivery, no delivery. Then it dawns on me that the idiot on the phone must have been wrong. By now it's 4:45 - I hop in my car & tear over to the facility, and get there (of course) about 5 minutes after they close. The guy at the desk can't even check on it since 'everyone has gone home by now'. I call the 800 number and they say, "Oh yes, it was held at the facility for you to pick it up." With my luck they'll probably put it back on the truck today & I still won't get it.

I need to get a Paypal confirmed address at work, so people can just ship stuff here. What a hassle.

[renovation]

jeff when you do catch up to this package. your luck they say you don't have the proper ID to receive it :(

[DarkFury]

The FedEX facility here stays open till 9:00 p.m. for hold pick ups.

Sounds like your location closes kinda early.

[Yossarian]

ship DHL, as long as you're nice to the person on the phon at your local office, we'll even stay late just for you. we're good like that

[Jah Rulez]

Those jerks at FedEx had an overnight to me addressed to my job, I went to pick it up because the label was messed up. They told me I couldn't pick it up because the address on my ID didn't match the shipping address. Then proceeded to ask me for a work id???!! Why would I have an ID like that?

Even the stupid supervisor was on board with this. So I went back to work and they delivered it to me in about an hour....the same dork I was arguing with at the FedEx site....I asked him about 20x did he need ID to deliver this to me, I might not be who I say I am....

[renovation]

dhl not much better really here is proof !

Current status for 26360021855... Help
Processed at DHL Location.

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Estimated Delivery Date: 3/20/2008

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Date and time Status DHL Facility Location
3/20/2008 9:56 pm Processed at DHL Location. Niles Regional Hub, MI
9:32 pm In transit. Niles Regional Hub,MI

it may arrive tomorrow as it only has about 120-140 miles more to go till my house. but it did start off in Ontario, CA at 4:40 pm on the 17 th. so 4 days is not bad time wise. i sure wouldn't want to make that road trip . my body be a waste for a min of a day after. :)

[Yossarian]

Delivered on: 3/21/2008 1:02 pm
Delivered to: Residence Door

delivered at 1302 today

[renovation]

ya and carton and product was damaged .butworst part was we were home and guy or gal never even knocked to let us know it arrived . there was 2 cars and a pickup truck was in the drive :(

[Yossarian]

was there enough packaging around the product, you'd be suprised the amount of stuff we get that get crushed even just in the van because its something the size of a cd in a computer box with nothing around it. if it was, file a loss claim