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-=H=- wrote:
Hi all, I shipped two boxes of amateur radio equipment yesterday from Lewisville, Texas to Cooper City, Florida. As always, I used FedEx Ground. Here's why: Two packages: (1) weight 33.60 lbs, size 24 x 21 x 16 inches, insured $900 (2) weight 13.95 lbs, size 22 x 22 x 14 inches, insured $100 FedEx Ground, delivery in 3 business days, cost $38.77 UPS Ground, delivery in 4-5 business days, cost $56.07 UPS would have charged $17.30 more than FedEx (that's almost 45 percent) and would have taken 1-2 days longer to arrive. To me, $17.30 is not a trivial amount of money. Something to think about next time you're shipping packages! On the otherhand, in the last 2 weeks, I have had 4 packages delivered to me by FedEX Ground, and each arrived from 1 to 4 days later than the tracking system said they would. When the appointed day came, they just bumped up the delivery date to the next business day. In one case, they lied about no one being home. At the time they said no one was home, I was sitting on my porch talking with a friend (and for 1/2 hour before and 1/2 hour after the appointed time.) I have in the past had a number of crated packages delivered by FedEX Freight, and most cases, they completely and totally destroyed the crates. I was lucky to only have to replace one item from this damage. Once they delivered a 4'x8'x1' crate that weighed 600# in a small econoline van. They couldn't even get the crate out of the van without my help. One guy bloodied his mouth when the crate went over balance, and smashed his head between the crate and the roof of the van... All the while, the drivers young daughter sat on the front seat. I have never had UPS miss the delivery time they said they would meet. I have never had UPS lie about delivery misses. And no matter how heavy the package, they always bring it to my door (and use safe methods for moving heavy packages.) To me, it seems that your luck with delivery is just luck of the draw. I have a great UPS delivery guy. The FedEx guys are different every time. -Chuck |
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