FedEx, what the smeg?!

[SiliconJon]

I've generally had great, though not perfect, experiences with FedEx.

Not since I moved to Wood River, Illinois. The previous two deliveries were "attempted" while I was at home. The first while I was on my ars in the living room. The front door is only 10 feet from this chair, and then a screen door another 5 feet from there. I was reading Eweek, so there was no background noise. I thought I heard the front fence gate close, got up, and wound up looking outside to see nothing more than a delivery attempt note time stamped (3:03PM) 2 minutes prior to my living room clock. I tried to foil him with the next delivery by leaving the front door open, but alas when I went to open the door at 10:00AM, there was already a delivery attempt notice left. If this had been the only occasion, I would give him the benefit of the doubt as he may have knocked while I was in the basement doing laundry...but I'm thinking this guy has these ready to hang for some reason.

So why would a delivery guy do this? Can it really save any time? I'm asking anyone who has ever delivered packages, as I am baffled as to how this measure to save any significant amount of time...but then again, some people are lazy in an illogical sort of way, and just hate doing their job the right way. Or maybe he has fragile bone disease and can't knock hard...but then he should get a stick, eh!

FedEx twice refused to believe my complaint, as they, too, were unable to comprehend why a delivery guy would leave a notice rather than wait for an answer to the door. I was hoping to at least get them to log something as I'm willing to bet in order for this to do him any good he has to do it in mass numbers, and others would be complaining. But I don't think they really cared nor believed me.

But now my third package issue: FedEx claims to have delivered a package yesterday without signature, and at a time at which I was at home. But no package or evidence of FedEx were left at all that day. This should be megga fun.

[elroy]

For better or worse, Fedex has relegated residential deliveries to owner operators. [the delivery guy owns the delivery truck] These people are not employees like at UPS. I guess non-union wages weren't enough to make Fedex happy, now they talk someone into buying a truck and then they have that person by the .......

[bombledmonk]

Fedex actually pretty much sends all my stuff through the US mail once it gets to their Grand Forks, ND distro hub. It's rather annoying knowing that it would have been there that day, but then they send it with someone else. They even did this on my z5300 speakers which cost almost $30 to send with USPS postage. I guess it's still cheaper for them to do it that way then send a Van and driver out here with only a couple packages....

[Steve R Jones]

I don't which is worse. The "attempt" notice or finding five hundred dollars worth of parts propped up against your front door in an apartment common area . Then there was the time I had a formal job offer that fed-x placed on my back patio. Sat there for four days before I stumbled on it.

[crossedup]

Gets even more fun when you have packages coming from more than one company. Ive got my signature on file so I will come home and find the darn things scattered at all the gates to the yard, the front door, you name it. Good thing I live in the country.

Or the habit the PO has of hiding the package if you are not home, putting it in the spare car or where have you.

[SiliconJon]

Got my package today! It was delivered across the street....

<nelson voice>HA HA</nelson voice>