Fedex?

Ordered an EOS M from Amazon and have been tracking it. According to the tracking info, it has been in the local Fedex office for TWO days already, but yet it won't be delivered until Friday. Could understand this backup in processing if it was Christmas, but why are they sitting on this item for three days now when there's not that many people here????

Anyone understand what's going on here?

I think they usually go by the delivery date for some reason.Yes they have it at the local office but for whatever reason/rules they go by they usually don't deliver until its due..I suppose you could try to call them and pick it up.UPS has done the same thing to me.

What does the tracking actually say at this point? Word for word. It may not truly be in FedEx's hands yet, depending on the wording.

Fedex likes to hold on to stuff until the promised date. Just like my Lens Rentals 5DIII... Arrived locally on Monday, not delivered until Wed (promised date).

Side note, LOVE Fedex... I think the option to "Hold For Pickup" is the best thing ever. I hate waiting for trucks to roll by or miss them because I am at work and can't sign for them... Plus they show up at 9-10am versus 2-5pm at night when delivered. I wish UPS would do the same.

Invertalon wrote in post #16131611
Plus they show up at 9-10am versus 2-5pm at night when delivered. I wish UPS would do the same.

UPS would do the same if you happened to be early in the route. It's not as though they drive straight from the sorting center to your house.

FedEx Home delivers Tuesday to Saturday in most areas. Some areas don't do Saturday without extra cost, and for some reason my area delivers on Monday.

but yea, they generally follow the delivery date. It maybe you're the only person in your area that has a package ready, and they are just waiting on more packages before sending somebody out to your area.

is it "Fedex" or "Fedex SmartPost"?

There is a big difference, being that the latter uses a combination of Fedex to move it long distance, then it is transferred to US Postal Service for final delivery.

I had the same thing happen to me so it is not that odd.. It still does not make sense though.

cdifoto wrote in post #16131654
UPS would do the same if you happened to be early in the route. It's not as though they drive straight from the sorting center to your house.

You don't think I know this?

Fedex is the same, later in the evening. The point is, if I do "Hold For Pickup", it arrives at those facilities very early every time. Usually by 10am. So it is nice for that, along with not having to wait around all day for a truck.

Invertalon wrote in post #16132606
You don't think I know this?

Fedex is the same, later in the evening. The point is, if I do "Hold For Pickup", it arrives at those facilities very early every time. Usually by 10am. So it is nice for that, along with not having to wait around all day for a truck.

I don't know what you know, but a lot of people complain as if they believe they're the only person on the planet.

I've had packages arrive early from UPS and FedEx. Otherwise, its actual date without being held.

If it was shipped (true) Fedex, and not Fedex Smartpost or Home Delivery, you can go down to the local station and pick it up. I'd call first to make sure the sender didn't specify that it can't be picked up and must be delivered.

As for why they are holding it, it's because FedEx is a numbers game, and it's the individual driver's decision to take or leave a package not due that day. Each driver has a certain number of deliveries (stops) per hour they need to hit. If the driver is busy enough today, no reason/incentive for him to take that package early. This sounds crappy, but UPS is worse. The drivers do not load their own trucks, and the package handlers that do, are instructed not to load anything that isn't for delivery that day. That's why you'll sometimes get tomorrow's package today with FedEx, but rarely with UPS (palletized shipments excluded from this whole post).

When FedEx delivers to you before 10:30 am, it's because the package (or at least one in the mix that was delivered) was sent via Priority Overnight. As a former FedEx driver, I can tell you that with the untmost of certainty. A driver can get 'dinged' on his review if he's delivering non-Priority overnight packages alone before 10:30am. But if he has one PO going to you, and 200 others, he can deliver them all at once.

UPS has a similar service, which will also get it to you before 10:30am (not sure what they call it).

bettyn wrote in post #16131546
Ordered an EOS M from Amazon and have been tracking it. According to the tracking info, it has been in the local Fedex office for TWO days already, but yet it won't be delivered until Friday. Could understand this backup in processing if it was Christmas, but why are they sitting on this item for three days now when there's not that many people here????

Anyone understand what's going on here?

Don't you think you would get a much more correct answer if you simply called FedEx instead posting a question to a random bunch of people on the internet?

cdifoto wrote in post #16133781
I don't know what you know, but a lot of people complain as if they believe they're the only person on the planet.

Understandable I should have just been more clear... I was not complaining what time they show up, but just that when I do "Hold For Pickup" with Fedex, it is always ready to get picked up at 9-10am or so. Versus waiting around all day (potentially) for UPS or Fedex. So its nice to get my stuff sooner, and not worry about missing the truck.