[rescue] FedEx Ground

[Mike Nicewonger]

on 8/6/02 11:25 PM, Eric Dittman at dittman at dittman.net wrote:

> I was sitting on the bed, watching a DVD on the laptop when
> I heard a truck outside pull up, followed by a noise on the
> porch, then the sound of the truck leaving.  At 10:10PM,
> FedEx Ground delivery pulled up, dropped off a big box (two
> BA356 Top Gun-blue shelves), then left, without even ringing
> the doorbell.
> 
> UPS and old-school FedEx at least deliver before 7:00PM and
> ring the doorbell, even if they aren't going to wait.  I've
> never had FedEx Ground deliver anything before 6:30PM, and
> they've never rung the doorbell.  One morning I went out to
> get the paper and there was a huge box on the front porch
> that had been dropped off the night before that I didn't
> know about because they couldn't be bothered to at least
> ring to let me know.
> 
> The carrier from USPS does something similar.  Most of the
> time if a signature is required I'll get the notice in the
> box, without an attempt to even see if anyone is home, which
> means that I have to go to the post office the next day and
> wait in line for no good reason.

You got delivered to by FedEx Home Delivery. They specialize in residential
only delivery and goofy people friendly hours, as well as Saturday.

The drivers for FedEx Ground and Home Del. are all contractors and do not
work directly for FedEx.

-- 
Mike N