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FEDX

hank
edited January 2017 in Off-Topic
Wondering what's going on with these guys? Amazon normally ships UPS - no problems.

A week ago I ordered couple small decorative antique statues for the house from a seller on EBay (under $100).
They shipped from California Monday. First, the FedX tracking info said they would take a week to get to our home in Michigan. Seemed like a long time for a company with the word "express" in its name. Than today they added two more days to the delivery date, making the anticipated time in transit 9 days.

Than I saw this on the news tonight.

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  • JohnChisum
    Even though the signals were not activated, the driver is supposed to look both ways at crossings. You think your item was in that truck trailer?
  • Derf
    This was a case of NOT better late than never !! Crossing gate was just a tad late,
    WOW, Derf
  • hank
    edited January 2017
    JohnChisum said:

    You think your item was in that truck trailer?

    Dunno. Going to go buy some glue tomorrow just in case.:)
    -

    Edit - It's unlikely. However, the crash occurred in Utah - so it's not inconceivable my items (shipping from California to Michigan) were on the truck that got whacked. Since FEDX anticipates 9 days transit time, we can pretty much rule out that the items are shipping by air.

    Saw this on ABC news. Pretty sure the driver wasn't injured.

  • JohnChisum
    As far as I know, in cases like that, FedEx totals the entire contents of the trailer, even if some items were not damaged. They have insurance and it would take too long to inspect everything.

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