Your Questions About Fedex

Sharon asks…

Does Fedex deliver on Sunday?

Does Fedex deliver on Sunday?

Michelle answers:

Normally, no.

Most of the facilities are closed on Sunday as well (though a few rare ones are open to the public.)

The only times that Fedex delivers on a Sunday is for emergency packages. And your *phone* is *not* an emergency. Emergencies (in Fedex-land) are such things as… Medical emergency (someone is in surgery, needed for operating a hospital, insulin for a diabetic), a plane ‘grounded’ (because a grounded plane means either a bunch of people or a lot of good are being kept from where they need to get), a factory down (machines aren’t running – jobs are on the line, here…), payroll delivery (and very, very, very few business have payroll delivered on Sunday) and certain ‘biological products’ (there’s a time sensitivity – can’t keep certain things frozen or colled for too long)

As a comparison, things I have heard people call ”an emergency” – that Fedex does *not* consider an emergency:
Phones (numerous times, actually…)
Artistic chocolates
Birthday gift for… Four-yr-old daughter, wife, husband, 9-yr-old son, grandson, grandparents
Anniversary gift
Textbooks needed for class that day
Computer/laptop/Kindle/Smartphone

There is a (pricey) service that Fedex offers called ‘same-day delivery’ – – whereby if you **need** a package picked up before noon and delivered 400 miles away before 8pm (or similar timing), you can have it happen – – it better be worth spending an average person’s weekly paycheck, or more, to get it there.

Donald asks…

fedex envelope sending?

I got a prepaid fedex envelope that I gotta send back to someone…since its prepaid I don’t pay anything right? and I just drop it off at the post office without doing anything to it?

Michelle answers:

If it was mailed to you, then the “prepaid” payment has already been used. However, if it wasn’t, then you probably won’t have to pay for it.

You will need to take it to a FedEx store though, because the USPS and FedEx are not connected. When you take it to the FedEx store, the person working there will be able to tell you for sure if and how much you have to pay.

I hope this helps.

Maria asks…

Fedex tracking question? is this normal?

i ordered some paintball equipment from a website (punisherspb.com) and they ship fedex. personally i think ups is better. well i bought about 300 worth of gear and i ordered it about january 8th. its now january 13th and this has been what the tracking says for the last 3 days! is this normal? nothing has changed since jan 10th and it sayts scheduled delivery is the 14th? tomorrow. but its not in az yet so i know it wont be! what is wrong. i dont know, what do i do? someone help!!! and the list reads bottom up by the way

Jan 10, 2009 9:58 AM

Departed FedEx location

GROVE CITY, OH

5:31 AM

Arrived at FedEx location

GROVE CITY, OH

Jan 9, 2009 9:03 PM

Left FedEx origin facility

PITTSBURGH, PA

6:52 PM

Arrived at FedEx location

PITTSBURGH, PA

5:53 PM

Picked up

PITTSBURGH, PA

5:23 PM

Package data transmitted to FedEx

Michelle answers:

My experience with FedEx is that they are more reliable than UPS and there is less of a chance that the package looks like it was hit by a steamroller.
Looking at the stops, it tells me that it is a ground delivery as all rush shipments go thru Memphis (or was it Nashville?). Ground delivery is not a priority item for FedEx or any other courier service.
As for the package, it is probably on a long haul truck to your regional center. There is a chance it might have been delayed by weather. I would suggest that you check the last thing you do tonight. If it is in the city, you should see it delivered sometime the next day (probably mid day to late afternoon). If not, it might be the next day.
BTW, don’t be surprised if the package was opened for inspection. You probably was shipping items that could be mistaken for real weapons you know.

Helen asks…

Does Fedex Ground Deliver On Saturdays?

I ordered an iPod from the Apple store on Tuesday(5/6). Now on the Fedex website it says its in transit now(as of 5/8). It is now Friday(5/9) and it says that its scheduled to come 5/10…which is a saturday. But I thought Fedex ground doesnt deliver Saturdays? Or do they?

Michelle answers:

FedEx delivers on Saturdays if that service is requested. Usually it is an extra fee to get Saturday delivery.

The only Exception is FedEx HomeDelivery which delivers any day of the week except Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays.

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