Fedex strikes again...

[jelenko]

Ok. So you know that a label generated doesnt mean it was picked up the next day. Dont you ?

Except the label was created in MN and the first tracking update is in NC.

 

[Dos XX]

It looks like you bought the gun from Minnesota and it was shipped from North Carolina, probably from a distributor. Sound possible?

 

[ShtrRdy]

Yikes! I hope you can get free of that mess.

 

[chop house]

"Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds"

Doesn't apply to FedEx. Come to think it doesn't apply to USPS anymore either. Isn't the entire east buried right now?

 

[round]

Except the label was created in MN and the first tracking update is in NC.

Really no different than the last item i purchased. Maybe im missing the whole point of this thread, but is the OP disgruntled over not getting the rifle sooner or the delay in updating the tracking ?

Its pissible things were detoured because of the storm that just dumped snow on us.

 

[shoot4fun]

It looks like you bought the gun from Minnesota and it was shipped from North Carolina, probably from a distributor. Sound possible?

I think you are correct. It appears the rifle shipped from a dealer or distributor in NC, was not picked up until 2/21 (who knows why?) and is at this very moment stuck due to the horrible weather in between NC and NH.

After Amazon pretty much destroyed the shipping industry as we know it, you really have to have patience. The last two rifles that were sent to me took over two weeks, and they broke the stock one one of them. It was packed in a hard case, inside of another cardboard box.

Now, as for Amazon, yes they did add a huge load to UPS, FedEx and even USPS. I live 40 miles from the big city and as of a couple weeks ago Amazon is delivering their own packages and doing a great job so far.
Now, with all that said, I do not like Fedex and avoid using them when shipping from here. The delivery people here are all contract employees working for an independent contractor who has leased a territory from FedEx (not to mention delivery vehicles) and, although some do, the majority don't really take the extra effort. That isn't a bottom-up issue but a top-down. Fedex doesn't care, the contractor doesn't care and the contracted delivery people don't care.

 

[Krogen]

guns.com pulls from a lot of different suppliers. Sometimes it's a local mom n' pop store, other times it might be a large distributor. You might call them a broker of sorts. Timing is bound to vary based on the originating source, their workload and mother nature. Guns.com has always been good for me. Fedex, not so much.

I think Fedex doesn't know when you package will arrive until it actually shows up. I mean, how can they claim on their website that my package is scheduled to arrive . . . yesterday? Not already delivered which it wasn't, but on time and arriving yesterday! Really? I might understand if this was a one time occurrence, but it's a recurring theme.

 

[sparky123321]

Ok. So you know that a label generated doesnt mean it was picked up the next day. Dont you ?

Yes, I do. Since it went from MN to NC with no tracking that means it was never scanned in by the FedEx driver.

 

[sparky123321]

I've seen numerous packages that never get scanned into the system when they are picked up by the driver. I've seen numerous packages that just get loaded on a tractor trailer even though they aren't even in the FedEx system yet.

Packages that are not initially scanned at pick up don't show in the system until they hit the next hub whether or not it's actually the hub it should have been going to.

 

[Xerothermic]

Ok. So you know that a label generated doesnt mean it was picked up the next day. Dont you ?

Probably not, but it should've been. The FedEx arrow should be a compass with an in motion pointer in your case. Where is it today?

 

[Dos XX]

Yes, I do. Since it went from MN to NC with no tracking that means it was never scanned in by the FedEx driver.

See post 5 above.

 

[10XSHOOTER]

A Fedex driver just got busted for stealing packages and storing them in a storage garage!
I don't trust Fedex at all. Had them steal a Nightforce scope on me once.
Nightforce made it good, because Fedex tried to take a picture of a package on my step. After I filed a missing package. Wasn't Nightforce box I live out in the Country, Soo not too many porch pirates

 

[Richard Jones]

I spoke with FedEx last week and was told that only the shipper can cancel the order prior to delivery. At time of delivery, the package can be refused by the recipient. If you're not home, leave a letter to that effect.

Again, that's what FedEx told me.

 

[4xforfun]

now, as for Amazon, yes they did add a huge load to UPS, FedEx and even USPS. I live 40 miles from the big city and as of a couple weeks ago Amazon is delivering their own packages and doing a great job so far.
Now, with all that said, I do not like Fedex and avoid using them when shipping from here. The delivery people here are all contract employees working for an independent contractor who has leased a territory from FedEx (not to mention delivery vehicles) and, although some do, the majority don't really take the extra effort. That isn't a bottom-up issue but a top-down. Fedex doesn't care, the contractor doesn't care and the contracted delivery people don't care.

Not anymore!! UPS is laying off people left and right and offering buyouts to drivers anywhere near retirement!! My son works for them and is figuring on leaving as there is no track for advancement.

I keep whispering in his ear ( with a very loud outside voice) that CBP and ICE are hiring. He is a 27 year old with a 4 year degree and a great laid back disposition and good people skills. But, what do I know LO

 

[kelbro]

PVC tube is more expensive but really the best way to go
PVC caps have gone up in price for some reason
So I use a holesaw or something and cut wood block ends and screw them in
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Having a barrel lost is very frustrating

I use the caps at home for barrel stacking and storage, glued on one end. For shipping, I use a stack of corrugate and bubble wrap at the end before criss-crossing the nylon reinforced strapping tape many times over the opening and then a final wrap around the circumference securing those ends.

We had some heavy duty corrugated tubes at work that use some fluted metal ends that you had to drive inside the tube that worked a little too well. Our customers would complain that they couldn't remove them!

 

[ELR LVR]

I use the caps at home for barrel stacking and storage, glued on one end. For shipping, I use a stack of corrugate and bubble wrap at the end before criss-crossing the nylon reinforced strapping tape many times over the opening and then a final wrap around the circumference securing those ends.

We had some heavy duty corrugated tubes at work that use some fluted metal ends that you had to drive inside the tube that worked a little too well. Our customers would complain that they couldn't remove them!

Yeah I had a bunch of 3" black ABS leftover, so I use that usually for shipping a barrel if I dont have a decent box for it
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But when I went to buy end caps recently they were like 8 bucks each
I found 3" white pvc drain caps for like $2 each instead
sucks to pay some $40 in container costs for a barrel shipping container but
I certainly dont want a pissed off customer after he puts $300 plus into paying me for barrel work
plus I don't like to have to do a job twice, or be blamed for a lost barrel
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I think of it more as , the shipping container is the cost of the insurance
since paying for USPS insurance is a waste of money anyway
better to put that money toward a foolproof shipping container
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Similar with triggers, when I ship a trigger I usually pack in a plastic rubbermaid type box
and also in a cardboard box, triggers are expensive and sometimes irreplaceable say for a factory Vintage trigger

 

[ISS]

Finally!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Went over to the fedex office in the next town east of us at noon. The barrel box fell off a shelf and the barrel slid out somehow without anybody noticing! They have had it since my first post but were too stupid to figure out what it was.
I have my third barrel, and fortunately ChrisSilver had packaged it well. I checked both ends, and the threads to screw the barrel on the action were not damaged. Nor was the crown end, lots of duct tape on each end. Learned my lesson, I will pay extra to have a barrel packed inside a section of 2" plastic irrigation pipe and both ends capped.

Rant finished...

Rich

 

[ChristianSilver]

I didn’t package any items. FedEx did..
What a relief…