Does "FedEx Ground" mean...

[Jack_Dawson]

my package will never see a plane? Christ it's never going to get there. San Diego to Illinois. It's been scanned in Phoenix.

Ugh.

[NYC Liberal]

1. How long did they say it would take?

[mr_hat]

Those semi-smokin' Mamas roll right through the night

though.

[Richardo]

12. I heard you got the biggest *hmmm*.... the biggest truck in town

Thanks for the Little Feat earworm, mr_hat :thumbsup:

[Aristus]

2. What the hell? For parcels that are afraid to fly????????

:shrug:

[MadHound]

17. No, ground is cheaper,

It is also for hazardous materials that by law cannot be shipped in a plane. It is also good for items that don't take pressure change well.

[Book Lover]

3. Probably

But it'll get there :-) Dontcha just love the real-time online tracking? I've worried myself to pieces over packages we send to the printer (I work in book publishing) that way :-) I have actually checked tracking while out on dates and in doctor's offices!

on edit: Hope I make sense now! :-) Lemme have that beer :beer:

[Jack_Dawson]

4. You've worried yourself WHAT?

I'm sorry I couldn't understand you. Please try again. :beer:

[ET Awful]

5. Takes 3-5 days typically for Fed-Ex ground.

and yeah, it travels by truck the whole way :)

[mermaid]

9. Not Quite

Usually it travels by truck and/or rail the whole way.

Often, part of the trip is made by rail.

[flamingyouth]

6. They bought RPS a few years ago

It usually takes about the same time as UPS ground.

I had to tell several of our suppliers to stop using FedEx ground after I witnessed our driver literally throw several crates of china around our parking lot one day. :grr:

[Demeter]

7. FedEx Ground is UPS on the Cheap

The drivers are independent contractors (no benefits, no insurance) who have to buy their own trucks and pay for any losses. Is this a sucky country, or what?

[Jack_Dawson]

10. Are you f'ing kidding me?

OMG we're really going down the tubes. Do you think Sweden would take me?

[Demeter]

11. That's What My Local Driver Told Me.

I think he would know.

[Rosco T.]

13. Doubt that, all my FedEx Ground stuff comes in FedEx trucks...

and I find FedEx Ground to be MUCH MORE RELIABLE that UPS any day of the week. I had a package damaged in a FedEx ground shipment (one in 4 years) and the claim was paid in less than a week. Had a package LOST by UPS (one of many before I switched) and it took them 3 MONTHS to settle up.

[Jack_Dawson]

14. Do you work for FedEx public relations?

:shrug:

[mahina]

8. It'll get there just fine.

25 years shipping US mail, UPS, Fedex, it always gets there just fine. You do run in to liars now and again who say it didn't, or parcels get stolen from the stoop, but 99.99999 it gets there just fine. Have a beer.

[jswordy]

15. I ship A LOT of stuff, and FedEx Ground kicks UPS' ass

They are far cheaper, will take items UPS rejects (like the 1969 Fairlane rear window glass I shipped to California), and they get your stuff there in decent time and undamaged.

I shipped that glass from TN to CA in 4 days. Undamaged.

[Jack_Dawson]

18. Really?

Are you a big eBay'er or something? "FedEx Ground kicks UPS's ass"...I will definitely keep that in mind. Thanks! :toast:

[Renew Deal]

16. Your signature image is hysterical.

Thankfully nothing bad happened.

[dr.strangelove]

19. I prefer FedEx Ground to UPS Ground

We use it for business and have had better results. I work for a large law firm and we ship large paper files via Fed Ex ground all the time. I find it cheaper than UPS ground and a very good service. We have never lost a package or had one damaged.

[Squeech]

20. Is this a trick question?

I thought it was the worst cup of coffee I'd ever had. *rim shot*