Fed Ex - Boo

[Malduroque]

Just wanted to add that the only glitch with my herp order was that the Fed Ex guy rang the door bell and immediately put the package on the ground at my door. I answered the door about 10 or so seconds after the bell rang and he was already half way down my driveway heading for his truck. I asked if I could sign for it and he called back, 'No, you're good' without breaking stride and got into his truck and left. This is significant because with many dealers the live guarantee is contingent upon receiving the animals as they're delivered and the only way to prove that is a signature. Fortunately for me, they were all alive.

[John]

While I sympathize, most amphibian and reptile enthusiasts use the hold-at-location option from FedEx to avoid temperature and human issues.

[Kurt]

You're lucky. FedEx doesn't even bother ringing the bell here.

[JeffX]

That sounds like Fedex.

[Amphibians]

I got some scorpions in the mail today and the containers were stacked in the box sideways....not quite sure what they were going for with that one.

[Kurt]

Are the scorpions ok?

[Amphibians]

well their alive, the desert hairy seems fine and active, hes roaming his new enclosure and finding spots, the emperor has been in the same corner since he got here.

[Firestar72]

Just wanted to add that the only glitch with my herp order was that the Fed Ex guy rang the door bell and immediately put the package on the ground at my door. I answered the door about 10 or so seconds after the bell rang and he was already half way down my driveway heading for his truck. I asked if I could sign for it and he called back, 'No, you're good' without breaking stride and got into his truck and left. This is significant because with many dealers the live guarantee is contingent upon receiving the animals as they're delivered and the only way to prove that is a signature. Fortunately for me, they were all alive.

This happened to me too. Really makes me mad I emailed the FedEx site and told them it voids the delivery warranty when they do that. When I get my frog delivered in two weeks I am going to request that they require a signature.

[Kurt]

I have done that, and guess what? They still drop the package and run. Often these *******s can't even be bothered to ring a stupid door bell. I am surprised they just don't throw it out the window as they drive by.

[missclick]

UPS often has trouble finding where my door is which complicates things because they only have their office hours at very specific times

and USPS isnt much better, they are too lazy to walk up ten steps to my door so they leave a note in my mailbox on saturday evening after the office closed yay...

and i agree these mail officers all have that "drop it and run" tendency

[Firestar72]

I am surprised they just don't throw it out the window as they drive by.

Haha I said that to my mom the other day when I was mad.

[Firestar72]

Will requiring a signature make it any better? Anyone try that?

[Kurt]

I tried that once, they still just dropped it and ran.