Gee, Thanks Fedex

A package was supposed to be delivered to me last Friday, per Fedex's estimate.

Never came.

Then it as supposed to be delivered to me Monday, per Fedex's delayed estimate.

Never came.

Then it as supposed to be delivered to me today, between 10-2pm, per Fedex's further delayed estimate.

Never came.

Then it as supposed to be delivered after 4 pm.

Then 4:28 pm rolls around and I get an email update that it has been delivered.

Well, it was apparently delivered, but not to me.

The problem is that is not my front door, at all. Nor my back door for that matter.

Their delivery photo is rather blurry, almost suspiciously so, but I certainly don't have that brick or that brick pattern at my front door - nor do my immediate neighbors.

No idea where the heck they have delivered my package.

Update:  A kind soul from the other still unknown but clearly nearby street where my package was delivered dropped it off in my driveway, unopened.  Thanks for doing a better job than Fedex, good person. 

Great Customer Service From Lucky Gunner

I had ordered some 12 gauge ammunition from Lucky Gunner to get some practice in and for a class I'll be attending this summer.  I had ordered a pack of 250 rounds.  Lucky Gunner then very quickly shipped it and I figured I would get it soon.

Unfortunately, Fedex had other ideas. 

Got a message from Fedex the very next day that the shipment had a problem and had been damaged in transit. Not Good.  Apparently the damaged shipment was being sent back to Lucky Gunner by Fedex.

I contacted Lucky Gunner and they immediately sent a replacement shipment, no hesitation at all, and since they were out of the ammo I had bought, they sent the next higher quality ammo at no difference in cost.

Really excellent customer service on their part,  I definitely will order from them again.

Fedex Follies Yet Again

Had ordered some clothes items that were on on sale back on December 9.  I sadly did not realize it would be sent by the seller store via Fedex. Drat.

It was scheduled to be delivered December 15. As you may guess, the shipment hath not arrived.  Would've been nice to have before the trip to Nashville.

Indeed, the shipment hadn't even left California on December 15 and I only got a notice that it was delayed on December 17  - which I had already figured out by then. Verily, it had moved but a few miles from its origin point in all that time.  No worries though, there were many promises from Fedex that it was on its way. They were also offering a nice bridge in Brooklyn with those assurances.

It eventually reached Lake Orion Michigan on this Sunday.  

Ah, Lake Orion, the distribution center where all Fedex packages go to apparently get placed on a truck to be driven around for at least a week before being delivered.

Of course they said it was out for delivery yesterday.  Obviously not.  So they then stated yesterday it would be delivered today. Hah.

Just got a message now that the package is now further delayed due to "operational reasons"  haven't seen that message before and it might be delivered tomorrow.  Having seen this before, I am rather dubious of such a predicted delivery date.

I bet it's not delivered until at least next Monday the 27th,  Any takers?

Update:  Arrived, after yet more it will be delivered today, then oh no it won't be messages, yesterday the 23rd, which was only 8 days past the original delivery date.

Fedex You F'ing Tease Yet Again

Had ordered an item prior to Thanksgiving for an item I need. It was shipped to me via Fedex.

Fedex cheerfully sent a notice it was now in Lake Orion on a truck set to be delivered this Monday.

Monday came and went with a notice that the shipment was delayed, but was on a truck and would be delivered Tuesday.

Tuesday came and went with a notice that the shipment was delayed, but was on a truck and would be delivered Wednesday.

Wednesday as you might guess, came and went with a notice that the shipment was delayed, but was on a truck and would be delivered Thursday.

Not hopeful that today will be any different. 

Gotta be a waste of space having a box on a truck for days puttering around to be delivered and yet sitting back at the yard each night.

This is not the first time this has happened nope, not the first time at all. You hit late November/December and Fedex can't deliver on time for squat and everything gets stuck circling around on a truck in Lake Orion.

Kinda wish they would just fess up and give a more accurate estimate to begin and continue with rather than this daily game of Lucy yanking the football.

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.

FedEx Finally Finis

Well, as predicted they sent the email that it would be delivered between 10-2 again today.

It wasn't. No surprise there.

Further status said delivered by end of the day.

Well, it did finally arrive today, on this truck:

I didn't realize FedEx had changed their logo to U-Haul at some point.

The back of the truck was crammed to the gills with packages so I suspect the reason my package was bouncing back and forth since Sunday was its been sitting on that truck buried underneath all the other stuff.

I saw this as I was pulling up when he was delivering the packages.

Interestingly enough, the guy didn't bother ringing the bell, and yes people were home, he simply left the ammo on the porch unsigned for, as if he had actually been anywhere near here yesterday he would have done so then as no adult signature was required.

Well, one of the boxes was pretty beat up but not torn open. All was present and accounted for inside but a couple of the boxes inside the main box had been smacked around enough that they were broken open to the world, but nothing was missing.

Rather surprised at what a mess of this delivery was made by FedEx, they're normally a lot better. Maybe it's the Christmas shipping rush or something.

On the upside, I now finally have more ammo to shoot, which I got at a good sale, so that is happy making.

FedEx Follies - Now With False Claims Of A Delivery Attempt

As you might have guessed, they didn't try and deliver it between 10:30-2:10 today and the message changed to delivery by the end of day.

That didn't happen either.

But, when I checked the status tonight at 8:00 pm there was a surprise awaiting:

"We made a delivery attempt . 12/11/2019 7:06 pm. Delivery will be attempted again on the next business day."

The hell you did.

I'll note that there was no FedEx sticker left evidencing any such attempt.

I'll also note we were home and no one approached the door.

I'll further note that I know there was no delivery attempt as any delivery person approaching the house would have been picked up by a camera, and the camera did not trip at all between 7:00 until 8:40 pm when I left the house to walk the dog.

Even better, from the online tracking into, it showed the delivery attempt was at 7:06 pm here and the package arrived back at Lake Orion at 7:08 pm - that's physically impossiblesince its 22 miles away, that is unless they've developed a teleporter.

What's going on here FedEx?

Fedex, You Terrible Tease

So I had ordered some of the Federal 9mm ammo on sale at Classic Arms on Black Friday.

First I got a FedEx message that the ammo would be delivered between 10:30 am and 2:10 pm this past Sunday.

Oh good I thought, I'll get it and then head out to the range.

Nope, 2:10 came and went and then the update said by 8:00 pm Sunday. Then a status update with Scheduled Delivery Monday by end of day.

Then a new email came Monday morning that it would arrive between 10:30 am and 2:10 pm this past Monday.

Nope, 2:10 came and went and then the update said by 8:00 pm. Then a status update with Scheduled Delivery Monday by end of day.

Then a new email that it would arrive between 10:30 am and 2:10 pm Today.

Nope, as you might have guessed, 2:10 pm came and went and then the update said by 8:00 pm today.

However, checking the status it now says Scheduled Delivery Wednesday 12/11 by end of day.

Why bother sending these notifications if you're not even going to try and deliver it on those days?

Apparently the package has been tooling around out for delivery on a truck from Lake Orion Michigan to who knows where the past three days with no attempts at actually delivering it.

Ah well, first world problems. Maybe they'll actually try tomorrow.

Update Wednesday at 3:40 pm: Yes I got yet another email this morning with "arrive Wednesday between 10:30 am and 2:10 pm" and of course no delivery. Tracking shows it still on the truck out for delivery claiming it will be delivered by the end of the day. Still no actual attempts made at delivery to date, so I'll believe it when I see it.