[TechAssist] Re: fed up with fed-Ex 3 business day deliv. policy
- From: Al L <alleathe@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2005 13:37:16 -0500
If you want it fast,experiment! I am lucky,right on the pipeline(Doug has no
pipeline 30 miles up off the interstate,lucky he gets mail at all!).I found
Fed Ex 2 days good from Mits,makes em box it faster apparently,and UPS
regular gets it here from Maryland,the next business day! Go figure!
Al Leatherman
224 RT. 46
Mine Hill, NJ 07803
973-361-5796
WWW.ALS-TV.NET
----- Original Message -----
From: "William Rayburn" <premtech@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2005 12:40 PM
Subject: [TechAssist] Re: fed up with fed-Ex 3 business day deliv. policy
> Fed-Ex has the contract to air carry for USPS. Most likely why they get
> such a cut rate, or
> likely don't pay anything at all....
>
> William H. Rayburn, CET
> NESDA Member
> Premium Technologies
> PO Box 442
> Long Beach, Wa. 98631
> (360) 642-4993
> email: premtech@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Doug Keller" <dek@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2005 9:29 AM
> Subject: [TechAssist] Re: fed up with fed-Ex 3 business day deliv. policy
>
>
> For me here, FedUp takes it to Winchester, VA and waits until they have
> a truckload coming to this region. Then they load them up and haul them
> to Cumberland, MD and reship by United States Postal Service! It can
> take anywhere from 4-5 up to 12 days I had to wait once. But, and get
> this, it is cheaper to ship by fedup than USPS. But if shipped by
> straight USPS, it will get here in usually 4-5 days. Longestest was 7
> but that was over a holiday if I remember right. And when something
> comes in sent from FedUp in Winchester, they call me from the post
> office and tell me I have a package that needs picked up. If it is sent
> USPS, they bring it right here to the shop. (anyone have a theory on
> that one?) I went to the post office and complained and asked them why
> FedUp was getting such a price break. The postmaster told me that they
> "pre-sort" their packages by address. I said anything I mail is
> "pre-sorted", if it has an address, it IS pre-sorted. You don't address
> one, "To: John Doe, USA". It's not like they have to go out and find
> whoever. This is just more political, 'neath the table, payoff crap. But
> I'm almost to the point I will do without rather than have something
> shipped FedUp.
>
> Doug Keller
> Wis-Kel Electronics
> 101 Freeland Ave.
> Terra Alta, WV
> USA 26764
> dek@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> dek@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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> "Whether you're sure that you're going to succeed
> or sure that you're going to fail, either way you
> are right."
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>
> Phil Bader wrote:
>
>>I placed a parts order from www.newegg.com (great prices on PC related
>>stuff) from california. Ordered Thursday evening, newegg shipped next
>>morning, friday, via FedEx . With Newegg's email updates i used their
>>Fedex tracking number to see progress. that package was in fedex
>>orlando's depot 5:30 PM Sunday. Orlando is about 45 min. drive from
>>me.Fedex online tracking said scheduled for delivery Wednesday at 4:30 PM.
>>I called FEDEX customer assist line to ask why my box, when dropped at
>>your Orlando depot,(45 min. away from my shop) is sitting there since
>>Sunday,for a Wednesday delivery. Her answer:
>>"The shipper PAID us for 3 business day delivery. They get 3 bus. day
>>delivery."
>>I said I understand you must get it to me in 3 business days as agreed,
>>but if it's here already anyway, why not just ship it?
>>She again said a "canned" line, "The shipper PAID for three business day
>>delivery,..."
>>I said, So you just let it sit there on the dock to "burn up" the time
>>to make it 3 days , then ship it?
>>Her answer, "Sir, the shipper PAID for..." You get the picture. Then her
>>cheery "And can I help you with anything else?, well have a nice day..."
>>Two days to get here from Calif., three more to truck it to me.. Still
>>waiting...
>>Fed up with Fed-Ex.
>>Phil Bader
>>
>>
>>
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