First World Problems: Fedex You F'ing Tease

Yet again, Fedex is having intimate relations with a canine regarding a delivery.

My old pair of sandals broke after years of service so I ordered a new pair. Shipped from Grand Rapids Michigan via FEDEX it was supposed to be here last Wednesday.

As if.

Wednesday rolls around and nope, no delivery and a message that delivery will be sent later. Thursday morning a notice via email that delivery will be by the end of day.

Thursday rolls around and nope, no delivery and a message that delivery will be sent later. Friday morning a notice via email that delivery will be by the end of day.

Nope.

Saturday morning a notice via email that delivery will be by the end of day.

Nope.

Sunday morning a notice via email that delivery will be by the end of day.

Nope.

This morning another happy notice via email that delivery will be by the end of day.

Not exactly holding my breath in anticipation.

The package was shipped last Tuesday, and has apparently been sitting in Lake Orion since Wednesday after it inexplicably had a detour to Perrysburg, Ohio before arriving in Lake Orion. In lake Orion, it seems to be getting loaded and unloaded on a delivery truck and been out for delivery on a daily basis over the last six days. I'm sure its getting a tour of the local area and enjoying it profusely.

Per mapping software, walking from Grand Rapids to my house takes about 42 hours of non-stop stepping. The package has now been hanging out in Lake Orion for more than double that, so they could have sent it by foot courier with 12+ hour naps and breaks and still beaten their current time.

At some point I may need to go to Lake Orion and try and pick it up, but with the luck I've been having so far it will be on a truck driving aimlessly around promising to be delivered when I go there.

Definite first world problem, but annoying all the same.

Perhaps if they quit promising on a daily basis that it would be delivered and instead set a reasonable delivery schedule knowing their current capacity and capabilities, and then stuck to it, that would work better for everyone.