Should You Gift Your FedEx Delivery Person Despite Service Issues?

[Sallie_M]

My guy is a ditch 'n run. DH says he wants the UPS man back again!

but, wonder if I left treats or a gift, if he would be better???

 

[ChefDella]

i agree i would love to have ups again.

 

[purrbal]

Wow

Um, my person rings and runs so fast I have no chance to pamper him or her. LOL!

WOW Deb you are lucky girl mine NEVER rings I just check often and STILL never see the person, occasionally I see the back side getting back on the FedEX truck but most times nothing. Heck I see more of my UPS man than the fedEX person.

 

[Debala715]

I loved my UPS guy, he always rang the bell, and if I was home, he would bring my boxes in for me. He made a point to introduce himself to me when he saw I was a PC consultant.Now my FedEx guy, never rings the bell, he just drops the packages on the front porch and runs. I've never met him, but I have seen his truck....it's not even a FedEx truck! It's a truck rental.The host at my last party, her husband is a UPS driver. I told him, "I wish we had you guys back". He laughed and said "I can understand why".

 

[whiteyteresa]

My fedex guy's name is Jason - He is great - I have many steps up to the front door and if I am not at home, he will carry them all up the of those steps (usually when I have lots of boxes I will make sure that I am home and have them put them in the basement - that is where my office is. It is just that my dad can't go up and down steps to open the garage doors.

When I had a MAJOR problem a few months back, Jason and his boss Laura took real good care of me. I gave each of them a gift from PC and then at Christmas I gave Jason a gift card for a Car Wash in are area.

I never knew the many different UPS drivers name (I had a new driver almost every day of the month, I never saw the same driver two days in a row)except for 1 of them, he knew one of my host and there name was on the box and he introduced himself to me but that was it.

But then after the September when Stoneware was on sale back in 2006 and I had 5 stones comes broken. I would stop the UPS man and ask for him to wait to see if the noise I heard was a stone broken. I talked with them and found out some of there names then. After a few times of that, the drivers would not pull up in front of the house - not sure where they parked - and would put the boxes on the porch without me hearing them. Then they took off running.

Fed Ex as been soooooooo much better than UPS

:chef:

 

[PamperedChefDude]

:sing: Our FedEx man is wonderful. If our garage door is open he just puts the boxes in there for us and honks so we know he's there. If it's closed he comes to the front door & insists on bringing them in. He's very nice and great to talk to. He says he delivers alot of PC. Think we're going to pamper him the next time I know we have a delivery & one of us will be home.

 

[Jules711]

I also have a great FedEx guy and have let PC know that b/c while there may be a lot of problems, there are great ones out there, just like with any business. This thread started with pampering your FedEx person (I know there are other threads on complaining about them) and I have. I most recently gave him a thank you card thing that I have. It's business card size with Thank yous on it and a discount on any purchase. Since he was asking if I sold Tastefully Simple too (he was out of something), I figured that he may like cooking. I love the idea of Twix-its. I probably will give him a couple of our seasonings (since I can have my label on them). I really appreciate that he doesn't usually ring the doorbell. But if I open the door and he sees, he'll definitely wave and say hi. He's got a lot of stops, I'm sure, so doesn't stick around. However, if I look confused (like I'm missing a box), he'll get out of his truck and tell me where it is (like when it's a small box and I'm SO used to the big ones...so it IS practically right in front of me!). I LOVE this guy and never even knew the name of my UPS person. I'm very happy. Not to say that FedEx is better. I don't know that. But I like the PERSON that comes to my door....AND that they deliver on Saturdays!!

 

[SassyCook]

I wish it was my UPS driver he is the best. He never leaves stuff at the front door and if i'm not home it's in a bag tuck under the table on the back porch.

 

[Kitchen2u]

I loved my UPS guy, he always rang the bell, and if I was home, he would bring my boxes in for me. He made a point to introduce himself to me when he saw I was a PC consultant.

Now my FedEx guy, never rings the bell, he just drops the packages on the front porch and runs. I've never met him, but I have seen his truck....it's not even a FedEx truck! It's a truck rental.

The host at my last party, her husband is a UPS driver. I told him, "I wish we had you guys back". He laughed and said "I can understand why".

You are describing my "FedUp" man to the tea! Whe we first got FedUp, I intro-ed myself and everything was like when we had UPS. But then my driver chaanged and all "h*%#" broke loose. I can even sit at my window and see the truck pull up...this is a hilarious sight...he RUNS up, throws the packages in my flowerbed and RUNS back. By the time I get to the door, the truck is pulling away. I've put signs on the door in BIG bold letters. "FexEx, please ring the doorbell" ~ I guess they don't know how to read either. Sorry about the negative post, but I've had it up to the ying-yang with them. I've had to replace 12 plants in my flowerbed because of them putting the 30 lb boxes ON my plants, had tons of broken items because they literally THROW the boxes, or place them when the sprinkler system is ON and they get drenched...I just want them to put them on the porch! I've called FedUP and HO numerous times...getting no where. Next time I'm expecting a shipment I'm camping on my front porch.

It's their loss since I used to give my UPS man a $50 gift certificate every Valentine's, Easter, LABOR DAY and Christmas ~ oh well, these guys don't deserve it at all.