happy holidays to all you pelican, and merry Christmas and happy new year to those that require such
on fedex
ive been using them exclusively for shipping for a number of years now due to proximity. my shipping has tapered off greatly over the last year or so, but being an autophile I still ship once a month or so. the local store has recently been very (un)specific of the type of shipping box, essentially making it so you have to buy a box to put your packaged box into. this has happened twice over the last few months and I went ahead and broke down paying for a box that said "fedex" on it..... the most recent time I was again somewhat displease and the service rep tells me the new manager wants them to be more specific on types of shipping boxes they will accept. corrugated box, no other logo on the box, odd shape... it's something different every time.
so I go in yesterday to ship a small package of an oil sample to blackstone in IN. got a plain white box, packed it tight so it would not shake about any, taped it up well with packing tape. I enter the store and am welcomed by my service provider stating id like to ship my 4x4x4 inch box via ground shipping. he says that they will not ship my box that had arrived via fedex to my house a week earlier!!!! it was from EBS in reno and they DO NOT skimp on shipping so it was a quality box.
I lost it, holiday spirit ya know
. I told dude, who had the "manager" tag proudly displayed on his shirt that I was done with them. all freaking done with them! I was onto their game in that this was all about the bottom line selling more boxes and packaging supplies. he appeared to be prepared for my displeasure because he quickly thanked and excused me from his service before my rant was even over....
anyone else seeing this from fedex? I got back in the truck drove a few extra blocks to UPS, opened an account there and they were more than pleased with my packaging n off it went. is this country wide, or is this my manager buddy's way of moving up the corporate ladder by selling tons of boxes
thanks for listening