fedex ground vs ups ground

[iwantanewcomputer]

 

[Baked]

FedEx, noob.

 

[hjo3]

FedEx, IME.

 

[keeleysam]

Depends on to and from.

 

[iamtrout]

FedEx because the package will actually get there.

 

[vrbaba]

fedex

 

[Sphexi]

Fedex.

 

[LikeLinus]

I would say this all depends on where you live, where it's coming from and where the closest facility is to you.

I usually get my FedEx packages quickly because I'm in Nashville (Memphis is pretty close).

Although a few weeks ago It took 1 Day to get a UPS Ground package from Amazon.com.

It just depends.

 

[FMann]

It really depends. FedEx Ground cannot deliver in my area (Morningside Heights, New York City, NY). They are batting right now 0% for orders I placed recently, all of which were returned to sender after only 1 delivery attempt. FedEx policy is 3 attempts and then holding for 10 days, yet these Ground goofballs don't bother with it.

Contractors or not, they all deserved to be fired, IMHO.

So my vote is UPS.

 

[acemcmac]

depends on how far away you are from sender.

Same timezone: UPS
Not same timezone: Fedex

 

[dethman]

fedex is usually one day faster for cross country trips.

 

[CraigRT]

Fedex owns UPS IMO.

 

[GreenGhost]

I had packages held by FedEx, so they wouldn't be delivery on the 2nd day, for which they'd charge much more. UPS doesn't care. For cross-country, FedEx is usually faster.

 

[Vette73]

Fed-Ex is cheaper and seems faster for me.
That and look at all the complaints newegg.com has gotton now that they ship first with UPS.


Fed-Ex For The Win

 

[pontifex]

Originally posted by: Sphexi
Fedex.

 

[DainBramaged]

Originally posted by: Baked
FedEx, noob.

 

[orakle]

FedEx FTW.

 

[WhoBeDaPlaya]

I believe it's FedEx and they're quite a bit cheaper than UPS.

 

[BrokenVisage]

Originally posted by: Baked
FedEx, noob.

 

[SarcasticDwarf]

Originally posted by: Marlin1975
Fed-Ex is cheaper and seems faster for me.
That and look at all the complaints newegg.com has gotton now that they ship first with UPS.


Fed-Ex For The Win

Part of that can be attributed to people being used to problems with FedEx and so do not report as many.

 

[Xylitol]

FedEX ftw

 

[Gibson486]

Fred Ex ground is slow.....

 

[placebo139]

I've had most of my packages sent UPS. Cross-country trip takes 7 days (Monday to next Monday) most of the time, which IMO is too long for a package to arrive . But packages always came. I haven't really had Fedex ship cross-country so I can't really compare.

 

[Mermaidman]

Whoa whoa,

Slow down, guys.

FedEx GROUND is a very different critter compared to FedEx EXPRESS. FedEx Ground mostly uses independent contractors to deliver packages. There is a potential for inconsistent quality. These poor guys own their own trucks; they don't get FedEx benefits, and they have to maximize their productivity.

AFAIK, UPS use the same drivers/trucks to deliver both overnight and ground stuff, and the quality is more consistent, for better or worse.

 

[teddyv]

Two recent orders for the same build - placed on the same day within 5 minutes of each other.

NewEgg - UPS 3-Day, $22, arrived on the third day in excellent shape, left on back porch as requested by note.

ClubIT - FedexSaver, Free, arrived on the fifth day in excellent shape, left on back porch as requested by note.

Only real difference I saw was the tracking on the UPS site is updated much more often and timely than the Fedex tracking. Then again, the Fedex was free.