scotts33 Check with FedEx about drop off locations and find out their procedure to get a receipt. I would tend to believe FedEx requires a drop off location to issue a receipt if it's asked for.
I asked the clerk at the Dollar General and she told me, "I don't think so." Inspires confidence, no?
Update on my missing shipment to Austin. PO got it on the Sept. 16 and tracking showed that. I filed an inquiry with USPS a few days ago. My wife call a call from USPS this afternoon that told her the package is still in delivery and asked us to be patient. Tracking showed that an inquiry had been opened and closed today. Tracking finally updated today showing it arrived today in Louisville which is 50 fucking miles away. So that tells me the package sat at my home PO for twelve days. A 6 x 6 x 36" box shouldn't be too hard to see. What a joke.
Rickochet I asked the clerk at the Dollar General and she told me, "I don't think so." Inspires confidence, no?
If it's me I go beyond your local store and go to FedEx. The local store may not be following FedEx's procedures. If they are and FedEx allows shippers to drop off packages without bar scanning that's a large issue for the shipper and the drop off location. Some how I don't think the local drop off point is following procedure. Think about the liability. All drop off points in my area Madison, WI Walgreens, Kinko's copy places etc. all have bar scanners you can request a receipt though you may have to wait for one. FedEx maintains locked drop boxes that accept smaller packages.
Says on FedEx's website " Now you have more locations to drop off a prepackaged and prelabeled FedEx package or have packages held securely for you to pick up at your convenience."
Also says...."Contact FedEx Customer Service at 1.800.GoFedEx 1.800.463.3339 with any package-related questions or to address any issues with a location. Please do not contact the individual store location."
scotts33 If it's me I go beyond your local store and go to FedEx.
I just checked the Fedex website and it only shows the two Walgreens in our town as shipping points now. I will check with them next time I am there. The only other Fedex option is a terminal 30 miles away. I live in the state capitol of Ky and we have one post office and a small sub PO, one UPS store. My shipping options are limited.
Rickochet Update on my missing shipment to Austin. PO got it on the Sept. 16 and tracking showed that. I filed an inquiry with USPS a few days ago. My wife call a call from USPS this afternoon that told her the package is still in delivery and asked us to be patient. Tracking showed that an inquiry had been opened and closed today. Tracking finally updated today showing it arrived today in Louisville which is 50 fucking miles away. So that tells me the package sat at my home PO for twelve days. A 6 x 6 x 36" box shouldn't be too hard to see. What a joke.
Well, after two weeks my second lost package was finally delivered to Austin. Although it worked out ok it shouln't take stuff that long to ship. It seems UPS and FEDEX are not having any issues. I will certainly look at other than USPS options in the future.
Rickochet This was my first problem with USPS after many years of using them.
Sooner or later they will get ya.
Amazon built a Fulfillment Center in Madison, WI so anything fulfilled by Amazon now is coming next day by their fleet of contractors or employee drivers. Nice thing is when Amazon driver leaves package a image is taken at spot where it's left. As a Prime customer you leave feedback.
Bought some shafts from DTG on SEP 25th. They were promptly sent to the PO where they got scanned as Accepted on the 28th. According to scan history, they're still there. My hope is they'll arrive any day and there just wasn't any scans.
Still no issues here. Although I will say, the BITCHES that work at our PO are enough to make me drive 15 miles and drop off at an Ace Hardware in my old 'hood. These BITCHES have entitled, holier than thou, attitudes.
What the fuck is "premium tracking"??
I think premium tracking keeps the tracking number searchable for years, rather than a few months -- but they charge for it. They sent me an email about it a while back, but I deleted it. I guess if you have important paperwork of some sort, it might have value.
LB there’s a woman in Hamilton I got into it with one time. She took the measurements of my box, which was the long triangle shaped box. She told me it was gonna be like $28 to ship one club. I told her she didn’t know WTF she was doing. She said oh would you like to come back here and do my job for me?? I was madder than hell. I drove to a different post office and shipped it for like $16
DonM I used to get everything from them the next day, when they only used FedEx. When the change came to USPS, it sometimes takes a week. I'll remember next time to call, never thought to ask. I've not ordered anything from them this year because of the shipping problems....all of their shipments go thru Chitown before it heads West.
And these are prepaid, f****** boxes.
Still waiting for my stuff. It looks like they just stopped scanning, but the stuff is moving. My last shipment showed to be in the originating PO as Accepted until the day it arrived here.
