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Old 09-29-2010, 01:18 AM   #1
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Default Dam Joo Fedex!

Seriously I hate fedex. I went on a little shopping spree this week and bought some bike parts and a textile suit. Bike parts shipped via fedex from WV have a delivery date of 5 Oct, The suit shipped via UPS from WY has a delivery date of 29 Sep. Both orders were placed within an hour of each other, both were for ground shipping.

How in the hell is fedex 5 days slower in less than 1/2 the distance?
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Old 09-29-2010, 01:54 AM   #2
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Old 09-29-2010, 05:55 AM   #3
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All packages must be blessed by the fedex pope

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Old 09-29-2010, 08:46 AM   #4
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But even he can't make shit take 5 days
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Old 09-29-2010, 11:04 AM   #5
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Honestly, I usually have the opposite experience. Fedex has never lost one of my packages, abd they always beat their "estimated delivery date". UPS I've had a few issues with, and USPS is the bane of my fucking existance.
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I've never had an issue with either of them. Both seem to be about the same shipping time for me. Though, I prefer USPS Priority mail. It's the fastest, and usually the cheapest.
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Old 09-29-2010, 11:10 AM   #7
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I've never had an issue with either of them. Both seem to be about the same shipping time for me. Though, I prefer USPS Priority mail. It's the fastest, and usually the cheapest.
This has been my experience as well.
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Old 09-29-2010, 11:11 AM   #8
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I've never had an issue with either of them. Both seem to be about the same shipping time for me. Though, I prefer USPS Priority mail. It's the fastest, and usually the cheapest.
Yup.
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I usually find that the issue when it comes to FedEx is either on the shipper's end or when the shipper used the cheapest shipping type possible.
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Old 09-29-2010, 02:10 PM   #10
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It will hit more "hubs" coming from WV, my guess.
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