As mentioned before...I've had FedEx deliveries, addressed to me and
requireing a signature, delivered to random people in my building whom I
didn't know - without anyone signing for anything.
To me, they're slow, unreliable and expensive....
--thomas
On Fri, 27 Jul 2001, John Hermanson wrote:
> Fedex very casually leave boxes on my doorstep, never asks for a signature.
>
> John Hermanson
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> From: "Tris Schuler" <tristanjohn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, July 27, 2001 5:13 AM
> Subject: Re: [OM] Oh yeah, I love FedEx .... and UPS .... and USPS.....[OT]
>
>
> | That is not correct. At the bottom and on the right of my FedEx Express
> USA
> | Airbill paperwork there is the last optional it number 8 which reads:
> |
> | Release Signature Sign to authorize deliver without obtaining
> | signature
> |
> | By signing you authorize us to deliver this shipment without
> | obtaining a signature
> | and agree to indemnify and hold us harmless from any resulting
> claims.
> |
> | Now FedEx may or may not have different rules for its ground service, I
> | don't know. And individual carriers out there might be renegade if no
> one's
> | brought them to task for prior transgressions, but that company's policy
> is
> | not to leave packages unattended without a signature.
> |
> | I'm sure Mike M. can fill us in on the details.
> |
> | Tris
> |
> |
> | At 09:58 PM 7/26/01 -0700, you wrote:
> | >When you request FedEx, make sure they check the option that the receiver
> | >MUST sign on the dotted line...
> | >
> | >At 11:11 PM 7/26/2001 -0500, you wrote:
> | >>Came home tonight, excited about getting my box from Hunt's camera.
> Hmm.
> | >>No FedEx box on the porch. That's odd. No note even.
> | >>
> | >>Checked the website. Says delivered to front door.
> | >>
> | >>Uh oh.
> | >>
> | >>Called them. Seems they have no way of telling me the address to which
> the
> | >>package was sent. What? Why not.
> | >>
> | >>"We'll have to talk to the driver tomorrow".
> | >>
> | >>That's it? You left a $2500 package without a signature and you don't
> know
> | >>where?
> | >>
> | >>"Yes, sir".
> | >>
> | >>I'd switch to UPS, but my UPS package WAS on my porch. Luckily well
> packed,
> | >>since it was literally CRUSHED.
> | >>
> | >>
> | >>I'll tell ya, it's USPS for me.
> | >>
> | >>Wait, no. They seem to have lost a 35-70/3.5-4.5.
> | >>
> | >>What's a guy to do?
> | >>
> | >>Tom
> | >>
> | >> >
> |
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