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 Author: tons_of_bricks View Messages Posted By tons_of_bricks
 Posted: Mar 1, 2022 10:21
 Subject: Fedex delays for anyone else?
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tons_of_bricks (12736)

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My designer sets were supposed to arrive last Friday. Everyday the tracking is
update to say that it should be arriving that day, but it never shows "out for
delivery". Just gives a "package was delayed" at the end of the day with a new
estimated deliver for the next day. Every morning there's new scan so I'm
99% sure they haven't lost it.
We've been having delays with fedex for months now but nothing like this.
Anyone else having issues with them?
 Author: psusaxman2000 View Messages Posted By psusaxman2000
 Posted: Mar 1, 2022 10:33
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In Off Topic, firestar246 writes:
  My designer sets were supposed to arrive last Friday. Everyday the tracking is
update to say that it should be arriving that day, but it never shows "out for
delivery". Just gives a "package was delayed" at the end of the day with a new
estimated deliver for the next day. Every morning there's new scan so I'm
99% sure they haven't lost it.
We've been having delays with fedex for months now but nothing like this.
Anyone else having issues with them?

There are delays once and a while in my region, but I've not seen anything
to this extent. My guess might be that is has to do with drivers and availability
in your specific distribution center. Like you said they keep getting update
so you know there are still there. I hope they are still in good condition when
they show up.
 Author: tons_of_bricks View Messages Posted By tons_of_bricks
 Posted: Mar 1, 2022 12:20
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tons_of_bricks (12736)

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In Off Topic, psusaxman2000 writes:
  In Off Topic, firestar246 writes:
  My designer sets were supposed to arrive last Friday. Everyday the tracking is
update to say that it should be arriving that day, but it never shows "out for
delivery". Just gives a "package was delayed" at the end of the day with a new
estimated deliver for the next day. Every morning there's new scan so I'm
99% sure they haven't lost it.
We've been having delays with fedex for months now but nothing like this.
Anyone else having issues with them?

There are delays once and a while in my region, but I've not seen anything
to this extent. My guess might be that is has to do with drivers and availability
in your specific distribution center. Like you said they keep getting update
so you know there are still there. I hope they are still in good condition when
they show up.

That's probably the cause. We're a very rural area, with drivers changing
almost every week. Every driver says this is the least favorite route and nobody
wants it.

Funny thing is though, a fed-ex van just drove by our house.
 Author: SylvainLS View Messages Posted By SylvainLS
 Posted: Mar 1, 2022 12:38
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In Off Topic, firestar246 writes:
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Funny thing is though, a fed-ex van just drove by our house.

They employ very smart people to planify their routes
 
 Author: 1001bricks View Messages Posted By 1001bricks
 Posted: Mar 1, 2022 12:40
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In Off Topic, SylvainLS writes:
  In Off Topic, firestar246 writes:
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Funny thing is though, a fed-ex van just drove by our house.

They employ very smart people to planify their routes

Not an excuse, but it's an NP hard problem
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Travelling_salesman_problem
 Author: tEoS View Messages Posted By tEoS
 Posted: Mar 1, 2022 12:10
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I had a one day delay due to the weather, but I received it the next day (Saturday).

All I ordered was the castle and haven't had many fedex packages recently.

In Off Topic, firestar246 writes:
  My designer sets were supposed to arrive last Friday. Everyday the tracking is
update to say that it should be arriving that day, but it never shows "out for
delivery". Just gives a "package was delayed" at the end of the day with a new
estimated deliver for the next day. Every morning there's new scan so I'm
99% sure they haven't lost it.
We've been having delays with fedex for months now but nothing like this.
Anyone else having issues with them?
 Author: azbrickz View Messages Posted By azbrickz
 Posted: Mar 1, 2022 14:55
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Mine made it all the way to my state (Arizona), it was supposed to be delivered
today and it was last scanned this morning at a location about 45 minutes away
from me but now it says 'weather delay'. Our high temp is 82 degrees
today, they have to stop using 'weather delay' for everything!









In Off Topic, firestar246 writes:
  My designer sets were supposed to arrive last Friday. Everyday the tracking is
update to say that it should be arriving that day, but it never shows "out for
delivery". Just gives a "package was delayed" at the end of the day with a new
estimated deliver for the next day. Every morning there's new scan so I'm
99% sure they haven't lost it.
We've been having delays with fedex for months now but nothing like this.
Anyone else having issues with them?
 Author: cosmicray View Messages Posted By cosmicray
 Posted: Mar 1, 2022 15:54
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In Off Topic, firestar246 writes:
  My designer sets were supposed to arrive last Friday. Everyday the tracking is
update to say that it should be arriving that day, but it never shows "out for
delivery". Just gives a "package was delayed" at the end of the day with a new
estimated deliver for the next day. Every morning there's new scan so I'm
99% sure they haven't lost it.
We've been having delays with fedex for months now but nothing like this.
Anyone else having issues with them?

Which FedEx (Ground or the traditional one and two day delivery) ? That makes
a big difference. Many of the ground packages are being delivered by sub-contractors.

Nita Rae
 Author: tons_of_bricks View Messages Posted By tons_of_bricks
 Posted: Mar 2, 2022 08:56
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tons_of_bricks (12736)

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In Off Topic, cosmicray writes:
  In Off Topic, firestar246 writes:
  My designer sets were supposed to arrive last Friday. Everyday the tracking is
update to say that it should be arriving that day, but it never shows "out for
delivery". Just gives a "package was delayed" at the end of the day with a new
estimated deliver for the next day. Every morning there's new scan so I'm
99% sure they haven't lost it.
We've been having delays with fedex for months now but nothing like this.
Anyone else having issues with them?

Which FedEx (Ground or the traditional one and two day delivery) ? That makes
a big difference. Many of the ground packages are being delivered by sub-contractors.

Nita Rae

It's Fed-ex home delivery. So last night about 10 PM it said it left the
destination facility, then at 7:30 this morning it got scanned back at the destination
facility. There is now no estimated arrival.
 Author: cosmicray View Messages Posted By cosmicray
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In Off Topic, firestar246 writes:
  In Off Topic, cosmicray writes:
  In Off Topic, firestar246 writes:
  My designer sets were supposed to arrive last Friday. Everyday the tracking is
update to say that it should be arriving that day, but it never shows "out for
delivery". Just gives a "package was delayed" at the end of the day with a new
estimated deliver for the next day. Every morning there's new scan so I'm
99% sure they haven't lost it.
We've been having delays with fedex for months now but nothing like this.
Anyone else having issues with them?

Which FedEx (Ground or the traditional one and two day delivery) ? That makes
a big difference. Many of the ground packages are being delivered by sub-contractors.

Nita Rae

It's Fed-ex home delivery. So last night about 10 PM it said it left the
destination facility, then at 7:30 this morning it got scanned back at the destination
facility. There is now no estimated arrival.

From the FedEx page ...

"FedEx Home Delivery is a ground shipping service that delivers to residential
areas. It is faster to more residential locations than UPS Ground. FedEx Home
Delivery also delivers to more residential locations than UPS Ground on the weekend."

Sounds like some middle ground delivery method. Call FedEx and ask them what
is up with that tracking number. It is entirely possible they are short staffed
(and getting deluged with parcels).

Nita Rae
 Author: zorbanj View Messages Posted By zorbanj
 Posted: Mar 2, 2022 10:43
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It was probably put on the truck to be delivered but the driver probably ran
out of time and came back with it.

You see this often in December with FedEx.

In Off Topic, firestar246 writes:
  
It's Fed-ex home delivery. So last night about 10 PM it said it left the
destination facility, then at 7:30 this morning it got scanned back at the destination
facility. There is now no estimated arrival.
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In Off Topic, firestar246 writes:
  Anyone else having issues with them?

Yes, I am. I have an incoming package that was originally supposed to be delivered
last Friday. That didn't happen, so after a few days of "pending" it was
changed to today.

Today is almost over and it's still in another state. Now the status is back
to "pending".


Thank you