# Why can't FedEx give a better delivery estimate than "by the end of the day?"

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 24, 2019, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-fedex-give-a-better-delivery-estimate-than-by-the-end-of-the-day/839173 "2019-08-24T19:44:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2019, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-fedex-give-a-better-delivery-estimate-than-by-the-end-of-the-day/839173/42 "2019-09-28T20:54:37Z")

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> [@wolfpup](#):
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> Well, the Amazon package I was expecting arrived very early yesterday morning so I never had a chance to see if the map thing worked regarding notice of imminent arrival. But it does confirm that even out here in the boonies, Amazon is now consistently using its own service.

Not here. It was definitely USPS that claimed to have delivered a package last Friday that still hasn’t turned up. It’s in keeping with me getting mail for not only the neighbors but also people several streets away every three weeks or so on average.

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**Author:** ![bubba001](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f17d59/32.png) [@bubba001](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bubba001)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2019, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-fedex-give-a-better-delivery-estimate-than-by-the-end-of-the-day/839173/43 "2019-09-29T01:59:15Z")

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I get a lot of Amazon stuff from the USPS, never have a problem, they pull right up my driveway, 300 ft long, and deliver right to the door. UPS guy, the same way. FEdEX sucks. They throw it somewhere near the garage. I’ve found stuff laying in the shrubs, or laying next to the garage door, sometimes when it’s wet or snowing. If I knew it was going to be shipped fedex, I’d buy from someone else.

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