Posted by CopperheadVA on 8/29/11 8:32am
Msg #395474

UPS 1, Fedex 0

Well, UPS won this one. I had three packages I dropped off to my local shipping store on Saturday. One UPS and two FedEx packages. The UPS package is on the truck for delivey this morning. The two FedEx packages are still sitting at my local FedEx HUB labeled with a shipment exception. I usually prefer Fedex over UPS any day, but UPS won this one!

My area was on the outskirts of the hurricane - we did not get hard here at all. There were a few scattered power outages though. I would have thought that Fedex would have gotten stuff out on Sunday though, since they chose not to or couldn't on Saturday.

Reply by CopperheadVA on 8/29/11 8:34am
Msg #395475

s/b "we did not get hit hard here at all" n/m

Reply by MW/VA on 8/29/11 3:29pm
Msg #395593

Except that they fly!! Would you have been in a plane

on Sat. on the East Coast? The Fedex website clearly states that there may be shipment delays. I got mine dropped Sunday, were picked up today, & will be delivered tomorrow. The loans are funding on Wed., and everything should be fine.

Reply by CopperheadVA on 8/29/11 3:52pm
Msg #395600

Re: Except that they fly!! Would you have been in a plane

I know they fly... I just thought it odd that UPS got their package out and Fedex didn't - both local hubs are in the same place. One Fedex package was only going to northern VA but they route it through Kentucky anyway.

Reply by MW/VA on 8/29/11 8:30pm
Msg #395653

Our situation on Sat. was that neither was operating. n/m

Reply by Linda_in_MI on 8/29/11 9:04pm
Msg #395659

Where were the pckg going?

That has a lot more to do with it than where they are shipped from.

Reply by CopperheadVA on 8/30/11 6:28am
Msg #395680

Re: Where were the pckg going?

UPS package went to PA.
FedEx packages went to Northern VA and Utah.

And I goofed before - FedEx routes their packages through TN, not KY.