I ordered a lithium battery for my RV, which was very unfortunately shipped via FedEx freight to this location.
While the package itself appears to be intact, beware... This location has employees that don't know the policies or why they do the things they do.
Very briefly, in order to pick up my freight item, I not only had to show them my ID, they made a copy without my consent, and then I had to tell them to make, model, and color of my car, as well as my license plate number.
None of the employees knew why this occurred, these intrusive questions and probes for information, but when I called the national FedEx number, I was told this is not national policy, this is the local office policy.
No surprise, the local office says it's national policy.
The national FedEx customer service took down my complaint and agreed that it's very intrusive to have to give all of this personal information just to pick up an item.
I then called back to the local office and spoke to Daniel in the front office who was borderline rude and condescending. He said I didn't understand their policies-- I pointed out, I just talked to three different people and got three different answers.
He then told me I couldn't follow their policies. I pointed out, I followed your policies, just fine, but I don't agree with them and nobody seems to know why customers are required to give FedEx employees all of this personal information.
He then pointed out that if I had declined to give any of this information or allowed them to make copies, they wouldn't release the shipment.
He also didn't know why they collect all this information, but said it was national policy, and then, when I asked for them to please shred my personal information, he declined and said there was a retention policy. Again, no surprise, he had no idea what the retention policy was.
I have contacted the shipping company and asked them to consider a different shipping company in the future. But I will never order from another company that uses FedEx freight. They don't know what they're doing. As a doctor, I don't even collect the level of information that they do!!
I'm not even sure that they keep my information under lock and key or that they actually will shred it in 90 days.
So yeah, beware that they collect a whole lot of information about you, and if you don't agree to it, they will not release your items and if you question them, you're told you're the problem. read more