FedEx Head Shaker

[Smoke]

My wife got a notification that a package she was waiting on had been delivered this morning.

The notification said that the package had been left at the Gated driveway.

With the implication being that he had pulled up to the gate and had been unable to get in so he left the package at the gate.


That's the gate. He pulled in just past the gate and as we're looking at this picture he threw the package out on the left side of the gate. I found it in the weeds.

 

[greenwellg]

At least it was there.

 

[Greyman50]

Typical of way to many these…..sad.

 

[Onomea]

Good grief. Whatta loser.

 

[toddimusnimski]

Huh, your neighbor sure likes to keep his backyard cool.

Todd

 

[Smoke]

At least it was there.

I mean I would be amazed if it had disappeared from our gate. I mean it would be right up there with that was God's plan for its life for somebody to be driving down that Highway and decided to pull over in front of our driveway and go hunting in the weeds for a package that was smaller than an iPad

 

[ko41]

This is the new FedEx delivery driver's m.o., prop the package against the door or leave the 50# package 1 inch in front of the door.

KO

 

[bullmack]

Report it back to FedEx via their "were you satisfied with their delivery system". I had two deliveries last year delivered to the wrong rural drop location, reported it, and the next day I had a call saying the driver was being "retrained".

 

[jimmyj]

The U.S. P. O. has gone the same way.

 

[Cities n Dust]

Well People....
This is the workforce we have today. I just had a 22-yr old turn down a job offer with full benefits a Pension Plan & 401k w/ 6 % match because the starting pay was a pay cut from $27 - 22 dollars an Hr.
so, for 5 bucks I'll work 6 days a week no benefits and still hate my job. Oh, we have worked about 15 weekends in 31 yrs of employment. Here is the big plus ..... nobody has to work all that hard 4 hrs. of work in 8 hrs.! Boo Hoo we only get 3.5 to 4% raises each year and every yr. Not the best money per say but put this in perspective I started getting serious about my retirement at 34 yrs old. I met my wife both in debt to our ears we pd it off by the time we were 37 married put our heads down worked as best we could and we both baring any catastrophic event will be retired by 60 yrs of age. but hey I'm an entitled *** hat that needs $27 an hour as an independent contractor with no benefits or skills doing a crappie job such as ditch digging.

The World We Live In

Cities

 

[Smoke]

I'm going to maybe give him a little bit of leeway because my driveway is a quarter long long, one lane dirt road.

It's possible he didn't think he could get turned around without driving over my grass?

I mean, I have no delusions,I know that my "yard" is not a lawn. it's all wild prairie grasses (AKA Weeds). But some people go crazy if you leave the smallest track in their little patch of buffalo grass.

 

[Smoke]

Well People....
This is the workforce we have today. I just had a 22-yr old turn down a job offer with full benefits a Pension Plan & 401k w/ 6 % match because the starting pay was a pay cut from $27 - 22 dollars an Hr.

You don't know his situation. His bills might be such that he couldn't get by without that extra five bucks an hour

 

[retarmyaviator]

Unfortunately, FedEx decided contract drivers rather than real employees of FedEx was a better way to do things.

 

[old bear]

"You don't know his situation. His bills might be such that he couldn't get by without that extra five bucks an hour"

And who ran up all those bills ?

 

[45Smashemflat]

While I question the job applicant's thought processes, I can appreciate that he apparently has a current job.

My frustrations are the folks that won't take a job, any job. I was a janitor for several years as it was the only job I could get whose hours worked for my school schedule. But I've met many folks who say, "oooo, I'd never be a janitor."

 

[blackdeuce]

My son ordered an expensive 3D printer. FedEx delivered it to the wrong home. They took a photo. Apparently, the people at that home decided to keep it. FedEx doesn't know where it is. The vendor has not refunded my son's money. It's a cluster.

 

[quinine]

My favorite was when I was sitting on the front porch all afternoon doing some computer work while waiting for a UPS package that needed a signature. I got an email, while I was sitting there, telling me that the driver just attempted a delivery but didn't leave the package because nobody was home. I had to go pick it up at the local convenience (for the driver) store which had an agreement with UPS.

 

[Alpo]

I had a similar problem. I have a recurring package from Amazon. It's heavy. Has several big yellow stickers on it saying that it is heavy. And he would put it right in front of my door. If all I had was a standard door that opened inward, that would be all right. But I also have a storm door that opens outward. And I couldn't open the door because the heavy package. I would have to go out the back door and go around the house.

I complained to Amazon. I complained after each delivery - three times. The fourth time I took pictures and when I complained I said that if there was a way to attach the pictures, and they sent me a link.



This first one was just where the box was in relation to the door. Then I took one with the door open as far as it would go.



The next delivery they set it beside the door.

Then I had a brilliant idea and I cut two pieces of 4x4 about 3 foot long. I got a piece of black plastic and wrote the word PACKAGES on it with a white paint stick. I staple gunned this piece of plastic to the two 4x4s.



Every delivery since then has been sitting on those 4x4s.

Now if I could just get a delivery guy that knew what those arrows on the side of the box showing which way was up meant.

 

[Cities n Dust]

I left quite a bit out of my post as it was long already the person in question was a girl and a relative of a current employee. I also know that they are not in bill trouble no college to pay for just on mommy and daddy's INSURANCE till they turn 26 so see no need for that as well a future with 401K or pension. Lack of basic social and financial security skills as mommy and daddy never bothered to teach let alone High School.

 

[Hilldweller]

I've had that happen more than a few times.

We live 1/4 mile off the main 2-lane farm country road in a heavily forested area. We do have more than adequate signage to guide you to our place but some overly cautious (newbies/contract folks) leave packages by one of the sign posts instead of continuing to the house.
Our mailbox is up on the roadside at street level. I've even had them leave packages on top of the mailbox for anyone driving by to grab if they wish. Frustrating at times, but thankfully it doesn't occur often.

 

[retarmyaviator]

My son ordered an expensive 3D printer. FedEx delivered it to the wrong home. They took a photo. Apparently, the people at that home decided to keep it. FedEx doesn't know where it is. The vendor has not refunded my son's money. It's a cluster.

Had a similar situation a couple of years ago with FedEx. Shipment was delivered to the wrong city and state, when I filed a claim FedEx would not honor it stating the package was delivered to the correct address. When I asked how was that possible, the rep had no answer. Unfortunately, when you call FedEx customer service these days most often than not you are shifted to an out of country call center in Asia rather than being able to deal with someone in the USA.

 

[LVSteve]

"You don't know his situation. His bills might be such that he couldn't get by without that extra five bucks an hour"

And who ran up all those bills ?

If he lived here that would be easy to answer.

Every grocery store, the Nevada DMV, every car insurer in NV, every home builder, every hedge fund owned apartment complex with their ridiculous rents, the electric company (thanks for nothing, Warren), and probably some more that I don't deal with.

 

[Narragansett]

I just had UPS do a drop off on the front lawn. I mean 25 feet from the front door

 

[prairieviper]

I had a similar experience with UPS a few years back. I have a note on my door the notifies delivery drivers to leave packages in one of our farm building that is close to the house. They all do that now, including USPS.

 

[Smoke]

"You don't know his situation. His bills might be such that he couldn't get by without that extra five bucks an hour"

And who ran up all those bills ?

Again you don't know the whole story.

 

[Bald1]

You don't know his situation. His bills might be such that he couldn't get by without that extra five bucks an hour

Agreed, $5 an hr is $200 a week. That's substantial. Probably at a point in life where income was a priority over retirement.

 

[Doug M.]

Some of these delivery stories reflect cloth and crummy company policies/training. In Smoke's case, I can see that a person unfamiliar might not want to go all the way to house and find out it is difficult to turn around and a long backing process has some other drawbacks. The other part is that some of these companies schedule stuff so tightly that 20 seconds saved per delivery is a big deal.
I had trouble with one of the companies (Vantive; they would have to have improved to be a boil) that provided one of my dialysis supplies using UPS when their deliveries were neither secure nor feasible when the boxes had to go upstairs. Let us say that since nothing I did got them to unscrew that, I made darned sure they disliked me as much as I disliked them. They would end up having send one of their drivers from Seattle anyway to fix it, which had to cost a LOT more. I'd guess time and mileage would be over $200.
We have not gotten mail at home in decades. Not safe or secure. PO Box only.