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More shipping damage again?

Last two items I have shipped FedEx have been dammaged. The first one was a pair of montors in original box. This time I shipped a beautiful subwoofer but first re-enforced the foam inside box, then put it in a larger box which I also foamed with several layers.. The sub still shows up with bashed in corners. Geeeez , I am sick.
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jtwrace
425 posts
 
Damn! I was going to FedEx today. UPS here I come.
usblues
1,216 posts
 
The good news is,after 2 mis-fortunes like those you should be good to go for years of trouble-free shipping.I have been lucky now for 5-6 years which means I'm due for a fall.Beware the Ides of March,aloha,Bob
tvad
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I don't think Fedex damages more shipments than UPS or vice versa. In the past three years, I have received damaged speakers shipped by UPS, Fedex and Bax Global.

Shipping speakers is a crapshoot no matter which service one utilizes.

I suggest keeping shipping distance as short as possible (i.e. no cross county shipping), and shipping only speakers that have the original boxes and packing material.

I have had good success with Team Worldwide.
sugarbrie
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Are you referring to Fedex Ground?? It is run separately from Fedex Overnight.

It will cost you a little more, but try Fedex 3 Day Select which goes through the overnight division. In my experience the traditional overnight Fedex division handles things with much more care.

Fedex Ground is a trucking company. It is a much different culture than the older overnight division which has large corporate customers to please.
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