DrugBuyers.Com: Anyone ever get UPS 2nd day air Arrive earlier

Well another different experience:

(Looks like UPS and FedEx is a little different in every town in the U.S, doesn't it? I think alot depends on customer service at the customer hubs (not the sorting facilities, the place where you go pick up a pkg) -

For instance, with UPS I have NEVER gotten a 2nd Day Air Shipment early. Infact, the whole process goes slower. In my exeperience, 99% of the time I have gotten UPS 2nd Day Air- and I monitor the tracking info - it gets held overnite in another city's sort facility, usually about mid-way from the busniess that is shipping, and my town. (I am talking all kinds of UPS orders, everything from amazon.com to YOD)
It usually 'takes it's time' thru transit and stops in somewhere about 500 miles away and then moves again the next morning, arriving in my town the night before delivery. Between books, computer parts, clothes, DVD's, gifts, and medicines - not onceI have had UPS bring a pkg. early. (Although they are always right on time)

With FedEx, I'd say 9 times out of 10 when I order 2nd Day Air, I get it the next day. It could be *any time* the next day, since they are technically going off their route to do a favor. What usually happens with FedEx is different than UPS completely. Instead of taking longer in transit (to my city) - it arrives overnite everytime, and then from what I gather it is put on the correct truck the same night, so the thing will be - A) How much extra time the driver has that day B) How close the driver is to your home when he has this extra time and C) How often you receive things from FedEx (any kind of pkg's) - I shop online so much, that my FedEx driver is almost like a friend - so he ALWAYS comes to my house with 2nd day air mail, the day early. He always says 'It's on my truck, and my route brings me right by your house, and since I know how to get here so well, I thought I'd surprise you with an early delivery.

I love my FedEx Man.

With UPS , in my experience, the problem isn't that it the pkg IS on the truck early, and he just decides not to bring it until due date, it's that it doesn't even arrive in my town until the night before scheduled delivery. It is different everywhere I suppose. Different hubs and different locations have different methods. The one method they both ALWAYS follow is that they are both almost always (99.9999999% of the time) ON TIME at least. But only FedEx will go the extra mile so to speak, for me.....

One thing you can do, if you are worried about not being home to sign for package (besides having it delivered to your work or wherever you may be that day) - is actually put the address of the UPS or FedEx hub as the 'Shipping Info' when you order online. As long as your billing info matches that on the credit card, you can ship anywhere (except P.O boxes with most places, or maybe all (in the case of U.S OP's) - So you can always do that and it will be at the hub awaitin' for ya. Hope this helps..... BTW I live in the SouthEast U.S if this sheds more light. (Your experience may be similar to others in your general area)

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