Can someone explain fedex to me?

Joemonkey

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Tracking number xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Ship date Jan 15, 2005
Estimated delivery date Jan 18, 2005 by 4:30 pm

Delivery location
DANVILLE KY
Service type
FedEx 2Day Service


Jan 17, 2005 9:19 am
Package status
FRANKFORT KY
Package not due for delivery

7:54 am
Arrived at FedEx Destination Location
FRANKFORT KY



Jan 15, 2005 8:53 pm
Left FedEx Origin Location
MEMPHIS TN

4:30 pm
Pickup status
MEMPHIS TN
Pre-routed meter pkg picked up



Does the ship day not count as "day 1" of 2 day service? Package got shipped on the 15th (to me that is day 1) the 16th does not count, was a Sunday. The 17th is "day 2" right? Or would shipping on the 15th and receiving it on the 17th be considered "next day" service? It boggles me that they would intentionally hold something just because its not "due for delivery"

USPS and UPS don't do this do they?
 

aphex

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If it shipped on the 15th, it will arrive on tuesday.

Sunday is not considered a business day.

Its possible it could come today since its at your location, but has only happened once to me.
 
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they intentionally hold it if its not due bc there are other packages that are due, and they take priority

seems silly to me too, but i dont know the logistics of their operation
 

Nikamichi

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I hate to break it to you, but, Fedex sticks to their est. delivery date (no sooner and no later).

 

Joemonkey

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Originally posted by: aphex
If it shipped on the 15th, it will arrive on tuesday.

yeah... i kinda gathered that already... you know, due my ability to read and all...

my problem was the fact that it COULD be delivered today but they are intentionally holding it since it is not "due for delivery"
 

iamwiz82

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Originally posted by: Nikamichi
I hate to break it to you, but, Fedex sticks to their est. delivery date (no sooner and no later).

Not true. If they have room in the truck, they will usually ship it. I have had a number of packages arrive early.
 

Nikamichi

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Originally posted by: iamwiz82
Originally posted by: Nikamichi
I hate to break it to you, but, Fedex sticks to their est. delivery date (no sooner and no later).

Not true. If they have room in the truck, they will usually ship it. I have had a number of packages arrive early.

:|

Meh, never happened to me; I guess it's YMMV.
 

callmesteve

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Originally posted by: iamwiz82
Originally posted by: Nikamichi
I hate to break it to you, but, Fedex sticks to their est. delivery date (no sooner and no later).

Not true. If they have room in the truck, they will usually ship it. I have had a number of packages arrive early.

I can second that, but I did have a couple instances where I did get my package on the day of the esimated delivery because they held it
 

Viper GTS

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Yes, they intentionally hold things that aren't scheduled for delivery.

Besides the obvious (they want you to pay for faster service) if your package goes on the truck & then the truck is full before they load all the packages that ARE due for delivery, what do they do?

As far as wanting you to pay for faster service, consider this:

I used to work for HP. One of their current corporate printer models (I won't say which) has multiple product levels & options. You can get it with or without a duplexer, extra trays, etc.

Several of the options are turned on/off purely in firmware. Every single printer off the line has a fully functional duplexer, for example, but only if you paid extra for the "d" model is it enabled in firmware. Another example would be Nvidia GPU's, with disabled pipelines.

These days more & more things work that way, especially in electronics. Artificial restraints exist to differentiate product tiers.

FedEX is no different.

Viper GTS
 

BlueWeasel

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Originally posted by: Nikamichi
Originally posted by: iamwiz82
Originally posted by: Nikamichi
I hate to break it to you, but, Fedex sticks to their est. delivery date (no sooner and no later).

Not true. If they have room in the truck, they will usually ship it. I have had a number of packages arrive early.

:|

Meh, never happened to me; I guess it's YMMV.

My local Fedex warehouse is about 5 minutes away from where I work. Everything I order gets shipped to work, and it always sets at the warehouse for 1-2 days because it's not due for delivery.

The sad thing is they won't me pick it up from the local warehouse even though I know it's there. According to Fedex, the package is part of a larger shipment of packages, and they apparently don't get sorted until day of delivery.
 

Phoenix86

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Originally posted by: Viper GTS
Yes, they intentionally hold things that aren't scheduled for delivery.

Besides the obvious (they want you to pay for faster service) if your package goes on the truck & then the truck is full before they load all the packages that ARE due for delivery, what do they do?

As far as wanting you to pay for faster service, consider this:

I used to work for HP. One of their current corporate printer models (I won't say which) has multiple product levels & options. You can get it with or without a duplexer, extra trays, etc.

Several of the options are turned on/off purely in firmware. Every single printer off the line has a fully functional duplexer, for example, but only if you paid extra for the "d" model is it enabled in firmware. Another example would be Nvidia GPU's, with disabled pipelines.

These days more & more things work that way, especially in electronics. Artificial restraints exist to differentiate product tiers.

FedEX is no different.

Viper GTS

Excellent explaination. :beer:

Simply put, you paid for it to be delivered on the 18th, and you will get it then. The upside to this is you can go to the sorting center and pick it up yourself today, if it's a reasonable drive and all...
 

mcvickj

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Originally posted by: Phoenix86
Originally posted by: Viper GTS
Yes, they intentionally hold things that aren't scheduled for delivery.

Besides the obvious (they want you to pay for faster service) if your package goes on the truck & then the truck is full before they load all the packages that ARE due for delivery, what do they do?

As far as wanting you to pay for faster service, consider this:

I used to work for HP. One of their current corporate printer models (I won't say which) has multiple product levels & options. You can get it with or without a duplexer, extra trays, etc.

Several of the options are turned on/off purely in firmware. Every single printer off the line has a fully functional duplexer, for example, but only if you paid extra for the "d" model is it enabled in firmware. Another example would be Nvidia GPU's, with disabled pipelines.

These days more & more things work that way, especially in electronics. Artificial restraints exist to differentiate product tiers.

FedEX is no different.

Viper GTS

Excellent explaination. :beer:

Simply put, you paid for it to be delivered on the 18th, and you will get it then. The upside to this is you can go to the sorting center and pick it up yourself today, if it's a reasonable drive and all...

I don't know about your hub but that isn't true for mine. I was in the same boat at the OP and I was willing to drive 40 minutes out of my way to pick up my package and they told me no. They gave me some line of crap saying they must make at least one attempt at delivery before they would allow me to pick it up. YMMV.
 

drum

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not only that but they will deliver it to someone you don't know who will sign for your package.
i'm having a hell of a time getting this straightened out.
 

allisolm

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USPS and UPS don't do this do they?

I have a package due from Staples - shipped UPS. It was marked "out for delivery" on the 13th. Didn't arrive. Said rescheduled for delivery on the 14th. Was "out for delivery" on the 14th. Didn't arrive. Whoops! Weekend! No delivery! Was rescheduled for delivery on the 17th. Hasn't arrived yet. So, yes, I guess the other services do things like that. :|
 

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Once Fedex loaded my package onto the truck, as said in tracking, and I saw the fedex truck right in front of my house. But it drove off, package wasn't due for delivery, and I had to wait until monday (it was friday when this happened) to get it.
 

dullard

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If you ship it on the 1st, then next day delivery would be on the 2nd. Two day delivery would be on the 3rd. Yes, there are 3 days there - the 1st, the 2nd, and the 3rd. They don't count the day it is given to them.

Plus you had it shipped at 4:30 pm on a Saturday of a 3-day weekend. Give them a break and be glad you get it on Tuesday.
 

UlricT

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I just got my fedex saver from newegg which was due only tomorrow (Tuesday, 18th). Ordered on the 13th.
 

nakedfrog

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Yeah, I've had stuff that was actually scanned out onto the delivery truck, and then returned to the sort facility because it wasn't due for delivery yet. That bothered me. They rarely give me any problems with just going and picking it up myself though. UPS are the ones that won't let me pick it up until they've made at least 1 delivery attempt.
 

Joemonkey

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I guess I will just wait until tomorrow. I live in Danville and work in Lexington. Frankfort is out of the way for both. I don't even know where the fedex place in Frankfort is anyway, but I've been to the Lexington one plenty of times. Nor would I know the number to call to ask if I could come pick it up.
 

Crucial

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Almost all my packages are delivered a day before they are due from Fedex. I think they have held them until the exprected date once or twice.
 

cavemanmoron

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Originally posted by: dullard
If you ship it on the 1st, then next day delivery would be on the 2nd. Two day delivery would be on the 3rd. Yes, there are 3 days there - the 1st, the 2nd, and the 3rd. They don't count the day it is given to them.

Plus you had it shipped at 4:30 pm on a Saturday of a 3-day weekend. Give them a break and be glad you get it on Tuesday.

;) true
 

ElFenix

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OMG how many threads do we need about this same damn thing!

i swear you people would be happier without tracking!

and no, the shipping day is not day 1. day 1 is the next day, day two is the day after that. so two day delivery, if it shipped on tuesday, means arrival on thursday.
 

Phoenix86

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If day one counted (perhaps day 0 would be better us geeks), one day shipping would be instantaneous... Day 1 is the first WHOLE day, they have had it.
 

DT4K

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Originally posted by: Phoenix86
If day one counted (perhaps day 0 would be better us geeks), one day shipping would be instantaneous... Day 1 is the first WHOLE day, they have had it.

LMAO. I can't tell you how many times I've had this argument with someone. They look at a calendar and start counting by pointing at today and saying 1. So I guess if you say it will take you one day to complete a task, that means it's already done. ;)

Most of the time my fedex deliveries arrive at least one day early.

Actually, OP, you are lucky you are getting it on the 18th. Since today is a holiday, 2 day delivery could have meant the 19th.
 

Maximus96

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Originally posted by: Nikamichi
I hate to break it to you, but, Fedex sticks to their est. delivery date (no sooner and no later).

every purchase i've made with newegg was shipped thru fedex and all were delivered before the est. delivery date.