The final match of Round One delivers the one-two punch of FedEx and UPS, both of whom were scheduled to fight earlier but had to reschedule because they were running late. [More]
fedex smartpost
![Worst Company In America Round 1: UPS Vs. FedEx](../../consumermediallc.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/wcia2013headerfedups.png?w=300&h=136&crop=1)
Worst Company In America Round 1: UPS Vs. FedEx
![Postal inspectors are using photocopies and scans of packages to figure out which items are missing.](../../consumermediallc.files.wordpress.com/2012/12/photocopies.png?w=300&h=225&crop=1)
Hundreds Of FedEx Packages Missing After Driver Kicks Them Out Of His Truck
If you live in the area of Papillion, Nebraska, and you’ve been waiting on a FedEx package for a couple weeks now, you’re not alone, after a driver for the delivery service decided to simply dump hundreds of parcels in the road. [More]
![(frankieleon)](../../consumermediallc.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/6528246645.jpeg?w=240&h=180&crop=1)
Insider Explains Why FedEx SmartPost Is So Terrible
The overwhelming crappiness of FedEx Smartpost as a shipping method is a frequent topic around here. But why is it so terrible? We could have guessed that a partnership between ostensible rivals FedEx and the U.S. Postal Service might not work so well, but one reader with inside knowledge about why it’s so terrible reached out and shared their knowledge with us. The basic reason? The labels are terrible, and confuse the equipment. [More]
![How Is FedEx SmartPost So Freaking Slow?](../../consumermediallc.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/turtle4.jpg?w=300&h=225&crop=1)
How Is FedEx SmartPost So Freaking Slow?
J. likes ordering from Woot, but hates FedEx SmartPost, the company’s shipping method of choice. Describing it as “some sort of misbegotten bastard child of FedEx and the US Postal Service,” J. calculates that it would actually be faster to travel from Woot HQ in Texas to his home on Brooklyn by bicycle. Which would be helpful if he weren’t ordering inanimate objects. [More]