Noticed that my package had been delivered to the Ontario Shipping Facility where it would sit for an entire day prior to the promised delivery date so I thought maybe I could go pick it up.
I called FedEx and they told me that sure I could pick it up but that would require authorization from the sender. So I called up the business where I had made my purchase and asked them if that would be something they would be willing to do. They said that would not be a problem and called me back less than an hour later and told me my package was ready to be picked up at the Ontario location. I asked them if they could also please forward that to me in an email just in case there were any communication errors.
Upon arrival, we waited for only a couple of minutes. Probably the only positive thing about the experience. The man calls us up and I explain all of the aforementioned details to him. He states that I cannot have my package because it is not due for delivery until the next day. I explain that I understand that but that I was given permission by FedEx and the sender so they said I could come pick it up. This guy could not have been ruder. He tells me that while that may be true, they can deny my request at their facility. So my boyfriend asks us if we can pick it up the next day and they said that no, it was already on the truck for delivery. He stays and asks the manager about it, who reiterates everything this guy just said, including that we cannot pick up the package tomorrow because the package is already on the truck for delivery.
I leave and call FedEx, who just now inform me that yes, the facility can in fact deny my request to hold a package at their discretion. I don't know why I wasn't told this in the first place, but okay.
So the next day I get off work and there has yet to be a delivery made, it's 10 minutes to 7pm when the facility closes so I call just to make sure there are no problems and to check the status of my shipment. They inform me that they will NOT be delivering my package because I requested a hold at the facility!! Are you kidding me?!?! I was expressly told numerous times by both the FedEx facility and over the phone that my request had been denied.
FedEx Ontario is petty!! I explain that this is not okay, this is a medical device and I really need it, and this guy tells me that there is absolutely nothing I can do about it because I am not the customer, the sender is, implying that he can treat me however he wants and I have no source of recourse. To top it all off, when I finally do actually receive my package, my medical device is BROKEN!! Super professional FedEx, you literally have one job. Deliver a package intact, on time.
I called and spoke to the company who shipped my device to me in the first place. They overnighted me the replacement part I needed with UPS and I received my package the next day, with no problems.
So I may not be FedEx's direct "customer" but now neither will anyone I place an order through. I will definitely be requesting UPS for any shipments in the future, and I recommend you all do the same.
Then again, if I had checked the Yelp before all of this, I may not have made this mistake in the first place.
This is probably the worst reviewed business I have ever personally seen on Yelp. read more