I can't stand when someone sends me a package, and it says must have signature... FedEx will say it will be delivered between 9:00am, and 9:00pm, which means I have to take time off from work to wait. Did that once, and at 8;45, I get a text update saying the package is rescheduled for the next day... I live in the middle of no where. Leave the F'n thing on the front porch. I ALWAYS request the shipper to send UPS. Never had a single problem with them.

I doubt signature required means anything right now. I have not signed for anything since Covid and am sure they would use that as an excuse for not getting one even if you paid extra to require it.

I think if the package is insured past a certain amount the signature is mandatory?

Have you checked at the local post office? My wife was a rural carrier and quite regularly packages would be left there as the driver didn't know where the address was or was to lazy to take it.

More to the story. My customer emailed me yesterday & said the mufflers arrived yesterday! So why did the tracking show they were delivered Thursday???

I'm wondering if the guy was testing me to see if I'd send him a free couple more mufflers just to make him real happy? Anyway, the previous customer in Florida got his mufflers, but not the stainless tips. I spoke with him a couple weeks ago. I have a claim in for them but still have not heard from FedEx on the status for a refund.

And I will say this, IF you ship something worth over $100.00 & you put the value of the goods on the shipper, it will cost you an extra $3.00 per shipment. **IF you have damage or a loss claim on what you shipped & it's over $100.00, FedEx will look at any photo or documentation you send & they will simply deny the claim stating "improper packaging" or "we have proof it was delivered." And then you can take a hike as far as FedEx is concerned. Typically if your claim is under $100.00, they will just pay it. Over $100, forget it - they just tell you to stuff it. If you Google this, you can read all day about how they do this to everybody with a claim.

YES ... most here DID think it was you making it with bAlSa !

I jsta had a secret pole that confirmed that !

I have had this happen numerous times. My driver would mark it as delivered and his wife would bring at around late the evening or the next day. Once even on a Sunday.

I was told that FEDEX uses contract carriers and to keep the contract they have to deliver X number per day. So they mark them as delivered and return later with the package.



UPS isn't much better. I won one argument with UPS. I took a golf club to the UPS store and had them package it and mail it. It arrived bent. They denied the claim saying it was not properly packaged. I told them your store packaged and mailed it. After a silence they agreed to pay for it. That was years ago when email and endless phone menus were not the norm.

Just a heads-up: that only works with UPS Stores that are owned by UPS. Many of the stores (perhaps the majority) are franchised. UPS will deny responsibility if they don't own the store.