[GreenKeys] FedEx Ground Surcharges notice

Fri Jun 5 17:28:44 EDT 2020

"will be rounded down to the next whole number" - clear as mud!

-Joe

On Fri, Jun 5, 2020 at 4:22 PM Richard Knoppow <1oldlens1 at ix.netcom.com>
wrote:

>    I also have had pretty good service from USPS. Right now they
> have a notice up on their tracking page warning of delays due to
> the CV. At least they are telling us. It seems to me (and I might
> be wrong) that USPS contracts with UPS or Fedex for some
> services. I am also not sure of the size and weight limits
> through USPS, the packages Fedex is warning about might be too
> large.
>     For smaller packages Grayhound offers a good service but they
> do not pick up and deliver as do the other services. You have to
> take the package to Grayhound and pick it up there.
>
> On 6/5/2020 1:28 PM, E. wrote:
> > I live in the center of the country so it’s a couple to a few days for
> anything to get to me.  FedEx and UPS - with both I’ve seen that if you
> don’t pay for faster service, they’ll hold up your package.  The Kansas
> City area has about three distribution centers.  Numerous times I’ve seen
> packages only craw 10 or 20 miles, over a two and one time even a three day
> period - from one center to the other for an overnights stay, because I
> didn’t choose the faster service.  I mean, common - I’m three hours away
> from KC - just stick it on a truck!  Oh well, usually with the postal
> service - and I agree that their 1-800 line can be iffy at times… but
> anywho, once it starts going in one direction, it doesn’t stop until it
> gets there.  That’s what I like about USPS - no throttling of service.  The
> for-profit guys - well, it’s their business, I guess ;o …..
> >
> >
> >> On Jun 5, 2020, at 3:11 pm, Doug Alderdice <ka2wft at arrl.net> wrote:
> >>
> >> FedEx has been a hot mess of late.  Amazon dumped them last fall and
> the interwebz are loaded with people disgruntled with the FedEx service.  I
> had some issues with them at Christmas this year getting things in a timely
> fashion and being outright lied to about the status of packages and
> reason(s) for non-delivery.  There was an item in our local news a week or
> so back about how packages coming to Buffalo are being re-routed to the
> Henrietta (Rochester) facility where they linger for quite some time.
> >>
> >> FWIW.  YMMV.  Personally, I like the postal service.
> >>
> >> 73,
> >>
> >> Doug, KA2WFT
> >>
> >>
> >> On 6/5/2020 4:00 PM, E. wrote:
> >>> …and that’s why I always go with the postal service - no frills
> charging and you always know what you're getting ;) ~
> >>>> On Jun 5, 2020, at 2:49 pm, John <John at tubetestingpros.com> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> Greetings Greekeyers!
> >>>>
> >>>> Since quite a few of us ship Stuff, and (speaking for me) a lot of
> big stuff via Ground shipping - I thought to perhaps bring this to
> attention:
> >>>>
> >>>> Starting June 8th, FedEx will apply a $30.00 surcharge to any ground
> package that meets or exceeds the following measurements:
> >>>>
> >>>> (start FedEx quote):
> >>>>
> >>>> 2Oversize is any package that exceeds 96 inches in length or 130
> inches in length and girth. The length and girth of a package is length
> plus (2 times the height) plus (2 times the width). If the dimension
> includes a fraction, a fraction of 1/2 or greater will be rounded up to the
> next whole number; less than 1/2 will be rounded down to the next whole
> number.
> >>>>
> >>>> (end quote).
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> So there you have it - I dunno know about UPS at this time, but it's
> likely they will follow suit.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> An FYI de KB6SCO
> >>>>
> >>>> Carson City
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