Fedex or UPS? [Archive]

ZX2guy19

08-12-2008, 11:42 AM

Which do you guys prefer? Why?

My experience:

I have shipped A LOT of shit, as I'm sure you all know. I have probably shipped over 100 things for teamzx2 alone, so I definitely know these companies inside and out price wise. UPS is FAR more expensive than Fedex, and usually about 1 day slower. A Rear Disc Swap for UPS was over $60, so I tried Fedex for the first time, and it was $31.

I don't know, maybe it's just me, but I will never step into a UPS store again. I just don't like them, and I think they are slow.

Note, this has nothing to do with me working for Fedex.

corby_baby

08-12-2008, 11:45 AM

ups cause i simply dont have a fedex close to where i live

Slow98zx2

08-12-2008, 11:58 AM

ups cause they are closer and has never lost anything of mine b4 :)

Buster

08-12-2008, 12:43 PM

UPS.

Why? I worked at FedEx and saw what happens to packages there.

I don't know if UPS is any different, but I haven't seen inside their facilities. :D

ZX2guy19

08-12-2008, 01:02 PM

Lol, my friend is a manager at UPS. He said he can't believe that packages survive with the way the people throw them and step on them and shit.

Buster

08-12-2008, 01:06 PM

Maybe they're the same then. :D

I'll start shipping with camels.

dragon2200

08-12-2008, 01:08 PM

Fedex always seemed more expensive to me

zx2vt

08-12-2008, 01:10 PM

UPS. They consistantly arrive with my packages between 11:30am and 12:30pm.
With FedEx, they might get here at 9am or after I leave for work at 3:30pm. I hate waiting around wondering when they will show up. Shipping might be cheaper, but I'll continue to pay more for UPS.
Oh, FedEx also delivered my H&R springs to my neighbor.

carguy07

08-12-2008, 01:48 PM

Fedex

i use a business account and don't have to pay for shipping.

zxtwou2

08-12-2008, 01:51 PM

UPS, they have better, cheaper, and faster HazMat shipping for the powder i buy.

when we ship things to family in Alaska, neither are good...they are all VERY expensive (talking 100 bucks for a small box). in that case, it's always about 1/5 the price to send it USPS.

JohnP

08-12-2008, 02:16 PM

I tried them both , prefer going with USPS , better rate , insurance I know I can collect on and never had a damaged item . I've shipped a few hundred packages all over the world . I've had damage and loss from Ups , Fedx and DHL , never could collected , DHL is a total joke . Lost a package overseas with USPS , took almost a year to collect but they paid is full .

2000ZxT

08-12-2008, 02:23 PM

UPS has the best domestic rates, pretty much can't beat them for non-time critical domestic shipments. They also feature a paperless invoice now which is pretty cool if you do a lot of international shipping.

Fedex usually has the best time critical rates period. Also they are almost always cheaper than UPS on anything international.

And DHL, unless your in Germany (where DHL is the German Post Office), is by far the worst.

ZX2guy19

08-12-2008, 02:33 PM

JohnP, DHL just went under :]

Fedex and UPS split up their routes. Trust me, lol...we get 16,000 more packages/day thanks to DHL.

JohnP

08-12-2008, 02:44 PM

I last used DHL a couple of years ago , damaged and lost stuff , never could get anything resolved. So they went under good deal , see their trucks running around here in S.W. Florida , based out of Port Charlotte , wonder who's running the trucks now .

ZX2guy19

08-12-2008, 03:09 PM

I'm sure they will be gone soon. They are still in talks with dividing up their routes with the two powerhouses. They should be gone within the year.

capitalcrew

08-12-2008, 03:13 PM

USPS. There is a post office a mile away.

UPS and fed ex are both a half hour away.

transatlanticism

08-12-2008, 03:30 PM

I'm going to say FedEx, but mostly because I work there.

Manbearpig

08-12-2008, 08:15 PM

UPS only because of location and I've never had a bad experience. I would prob ship oversized items Fedex though.

powder

08-12-2008, 08:40 PM

Usps.

CraZx2ing

08-12-2008, 08:43 PM

i've always had stuff shipped to me using UPS. I always ship everything out using USPS 2-3day.

2KZX2

08-12-2008, 09:06 PM

I put down UPS because in my experiences with them they have better packaging and seem to be more reliable. FedEx is cheaper and faster, but not as reliable in my opinion. I use both, if I'm shipping something expensive, I will pay extra to have UPS ship it. Otherwise if I'm more concerned about time and/or price I will go with FedEx. I don't normally use USPS, and have never used DHL. I realize that the packaging can be different depending on the sender, but in my experience the UPS packages have better packaging.

Exodia

08-13-2008, 06:55 AM

Fedex. I work in the shipping dept, for a major company, and we get a 60% discount shipping through Fedex. Also thier ship manager software is alot easier to use, and integrates hazmat shipping into thier shipmanager much better than UPS. UPS either has a bunch of idiots in there programming dept. or a very understaffed one.

ZX2guy19

08-13-2008, 08:02 AM

Good discussion guys, keep it going.

krux

08-13-2008, 09:15 AM

I like usps. Seems like they are fast and my packages always come in great shape. Granted this isn't one of the choices for fedex or ups..they have always done a great job around here for me. So I would say a tie.

Buster

08-13-2008, 10:06 AM

Yeah, I ALWAYS ship USPS. With the two poll choices, I prefer UPS, but I always do the Post Office route. It's cheaper and pretty reliable. Insurance is cheap too.

DOUGIESTYL

08-13-2008, 02:09 PM

I've used UPS or USPS, mostly. FedEx lost my powder pulley awhile back, so I was "boycotting" them, but with my homie, Brad, there, now, I'll prolly use them.
Where the hell is the place, Brad? I use UPS 'cause it's right around the corner. It's a bitch pulling onto Trabue to come home, tho! One more reason to go through you...

Apache2k7

08-13-2008, 02:22 PM

UPS and USPS for me, UPS tends to be cheaper whenever I have anything shipped to/from me.

Also I've had a few bad experiences with FedEx, twice they delieved a package around 9pm, when I'm normally asleep by 8 because of when I wake up for work. The second was with a video card I was having shipped from California. On the tracking info I watched it go from Cali to Texas, then Texas to Arizona, then "disappear." I called multiple times but they couldn't figure out what happened, I ended up randomly getting it about 2-3 weeks after it "disappeared" completely trashed and the card was broken in half. That about did it for me.

ZX2guy19

08-13-2008, 02:58 PM

blue_2001

08-13-2008, 03:36 PM

ups cuz i use my works account to ship things

LunchBoxZX2

08-13-2008, 03:41 PM

I don't really use either, but if I had to choose, I would choose FedEx. Of the times I had to ship stuff through UPS or FedEx, FedEx not only ended up being cheaper, but it got there faster, and it got there unscathed. I have had boxes arrive to me completely trampled to death and ends torn open, parts missing, etc with UPS. When I have stuff shipped FedEx, it usually gets there a day or two early, and it's fine when it arrives. I hate that NewEgg changed over to UPS as their main shipper... absolutely hate it, so I just pay more for them to use FedEx (more expensive through them because of their bulk contract with UPS) when I order through them.

When I have the choice, I use USPS. I have never had one problem with them, and they're ALWAYS on time.