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Ask a FedEx Courier
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I work in an office building in Manhattan so I know both my Fed-Ex and UPS guys pretty well. Once I know whether my phone shipped UPS or Fed-Ex is it unethical to offer them something if I can get my package first thing in the am?
Thinking cash
What do you know about Smart Post or "Postal mix" as it says on Apple.com...
I'm having serious doubts that it will make it through the extra hurdle of USPS for delivery on Friday. Your insight?
I can touch on this. I worked as an International Specialist for FedEx so I worked directly in the station. It is generally frowned upon to ask FedEx to hand over a package before it has made a trip out on the truck. That being said some nice people will gladly run back and grab it for you.
I know nothing of it. Sorry. Is the USPS delivering the phones too? Maybe that's what my manager meant by UPS and someone else doing the majority of the deliveries. I do know that the USPS uses/piggybacks our FedEx planes for a lot of their air mail though.
Non air shipments to residential addresses go on different trucks that show up at different times. your phone will be delivered by FedEx. You underware from Sears will be delivered by FedEx Home Delivery.
I really don't know this answer. I will probably know more about everything as the week get's closer to D-day.
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Thanks for that and I agree, if you are aggressive enough and make a good point as to why you need to pick it up and can't have it delivered, you can probably work that out.
Just wondering...
When pre-ordering the iPhone on the Verizon website, there was a choice to ship to a residence or business. Seeing that the business button was greyed out, I just put in my work address as a residence. Will I have any problems with my order? The "Suite" part of my address turned into "APT".
When pre-ordering the iPhone on the Verizon website, there was a choice to ship to a residence or business. Seeing that the business button was greyed out, I just put in my work address as a residence. Will I have any problems with my order? The "Suite" part of my address turned into "APT".
AT&T Premier says that unless you're an employee of UPS, USPS or DHL, it'll come through FedEx.
I work in an office building in Manhattan so I know both my Fed-Ex and UPS guys pretty well. Once I know whether my phone shipped UPS or Fed-Ex is it unethical to offer them something if I can get my package first thing in the am?
Thinking cash
I think that would increase your chances for an earlier delivery. I doubt the driver would take any money, I wouldn't, but you'd be in the back of my mind. We typically go the same direction on our routes everyday though so if you are at the back end it may not be possible unless it's a light freight day. Which it probably won't be.
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I'm pretty sure you could find the closest location on the website. Door tags, well, if you can find a driver you can ask for one. You can just leave a note though, with a signature.
Wow, thanks for the quick response. Really appreciate the help you're giving all of us!
Thanks for taking the time out to Q&A. That's deep yo.
So all I have to do is call I guess the 1-800 number and ask them to hold it t my local hub?
It'd be great if they could deliver it to my local fedex office so I can just walk from work and grab it. I'd pay money for that...so tell your boss.
Edit : just saw your first post. Drool.
So all I have to do is call I guess the 1-800 number and ask them to hold it t my local hub?
It'd be great if they could deliver it to my local fedex office so I can just walk from work and grab it. I'd pay money for that...so tell your boss
.Edit : just saw your first post. Drool.
Thanks for taking the time out to Q&A. That's deep yo.
So all I have to do is call I guess the 1-800 number and ask them to hold it t my local hub?
It'd be great if they could deliver it to my local fedex office so I can just walk from work and grab it. I'd pay money for that...so tell your boss
Yes. I'd say that delivering it to a FedEx Office would be ideal actually. That gets the 'one delivery attempt' out of the way and then it's waiting for you at the FXO.
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What's there to explain? It's kind of cool logo doncha think? It's showing where your package is going. It's moving.
Hey, it's better than UPS. UPS will not deliver your item if it arrives any day before the day it arrives.
Anytime some one ships UPS, watch the package. It can arrive 2 days earlier but they will not deliver it til the day they estimate it will arrive.
FedEx and the USPS are so much nicer about that (both will deliver it soon as it gets there).
As an impatient person who tends to watch tracking numbers religiously (especially for stuff I'm really excited about getting), you tend to notice these things (and hold it against UPS that they won't deliver it earlier even if it is in the local office just waiting to be put on a truck out for delivery).