First and foremost...Mike, who is the FedEx guy, was very nice upon delivery of the item about 5:20 this evening (23 May 18). He never received any of the messages and looked right in front of me. I do not blame him, I blame the hub...this hub. And the reason I am writing this review is because this is not the first time I have felt like I've been in FedEx prison in my house. Something can definitely improve...
I got home yesterday to find a message on my answering machine stating someone needed to be home to sign for a package tomorrow (that is today, 23 May 18). There was no time for delivery or even who it was from. I called FedEx on the 1-800 line and after piecing it together I "think" it's from an online order from Lowe's. Odd that the order is less than $100 and I have to sign for it, but ok. I mentioned that our FedEx guy normally comes through around 9-10am, but inquired to see if they had a better time...nothing. BUT...again, our FedEx guy normally rolls through our hood about 9-10am. So, as of 7:25am our package has been on the truck for delivery. 9am came and went, 10am came and went...fast forward...3pm came and went. I called...they updated our delivery time to between 11am to...well...before the end of the day. WTH? Oh...so let's think about that for a minute...that's a long time. Especially when sometimes we don't get packages until 8pm!
The customer service person tried to reach out to the local station here, but no one answered...so he sent a message. He (Joshua) informed me they'd get back to me within the hour. Good Lord...Have they no empathy for the people waiting around on them? Answer: No. Needless to say, 4pm has came and went. I called again and spoke to Able. Guess what? No one responded to their message, so it was sent again. Just like Joshua, I explained to Able as well that I don't understand why it's taking so long when he normally comes through in the morning. Answer this time: could be a big load...blah, blah, blah...and with ground it can be anytime...huh? It was also explained to me about all the rights the shipper has, etc....ummm...so, the shipper has all these rights to put me in FedEx prison and I don't as the paying customer have any say??? The customer service person said that he knew it didn't make sense, but............{I'm still surprised I kept my cool}!
5pm...I called back and spoke to John. The delivery time has now been updated to between 2-6pm...and he said he didn't know why I wasn't told this. Well...it's because that is a NEW update John! He explained that the earlier driver was the express driver and the other is the ground...that explains a lot. But how am I supposed to know the difference? I tried to tell him what the other people had informed me of from no delivery time, to 11am to whenever, and this was new. Well, he spoke to me like I was crazy. So...listen to your recordings FedEx. Furthermore, John informed me that although the delivery time is between 2-6pm...it could take up to 8pm. Wait...that means I basically have to be home from the wee early hours that it gets on the truck (in my case 7:25am) to 8pm waiting on a package if I have to sign for it? John said I understood perfectly..................AAARRRGGGHHH! This is quite unbelievable. What's even more unbelievable is the lackadaisical attitude of the FedEx folks...like this is normal and I should feel blessed to be in FedEx Prison in my own house waiting around on them ALL DAY.
Obviously their robot works fine for telling me I have to be home to sign for a package...so why can't it send out a delivery time or time frame? Better yet, why can't a better delivery time be nailed down instead of making the customer wait around like this? Seriously? Are you that full of yourself that you think it's ok to treat customers like this? I asked what would happen to the package if I wasn't here...after all, my time frame went from non-existent to changes a few times. Life happens and not everyone can be placed in FedEx prison all day. I was informed he'd try 3 times before the package would be sent back. You have no idea how tempting this is after what I went through today. I won't do it again.
All the updates and info originate with this hub/location/office...come on...would you want to be treated like this?
End Note: Mike brought it to my attention that I could print out a form online, sign it and attach it to my door if I won't be home. I need to look into that if in this position again. But why wasn't I informed of this through my many calls to the toll free line? Really? read more