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FedEx - strange shipping progress (to UK)

I recently purchased from Vinshine in Singapore, for shipping to the UK. (Vinshine's service was flawless by the way).

Vinshine used FedEx for the shipping; started off fine albeit via a curious route:

Singapore to China

China to Japan

Japan to Hong Kong

Hong Kong to Belgium 

Belgium to France

France to Dartford, England

My item shipped on Monday 8th and reached Dartford, England on Friday 12th - not bad considering the strange route 😂

My delivery was noted as Friday 12th, but I knew that wouldn't be happening; Dartford is around 270 miles from my nearest FedEx depot in Liverpool, but no bother I'm not precious about it. 

As I suspected, my delivery was pushed back to yesterday, 15th; no bother, but then I see my item had made it's way back to Charles de Gaul airport in France again 😄 what gives!?

Yesterday, my item had made its way back to England again, with delivery scheduled for Wednesday, tomorrow. I then received notification this morning,that my item is in Liverpool and is being delivered today (on the delivery van - hooray! 😄)

I don't have much experience of FedEx, but is this normal?

I'm not precious about all of this, I just found it all rather funny, not to mention a little strange. Do others have odd experiences with FedEx,?

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bolong
599 posts
 

Both FedEx and UPS are struggling a bit in the US with UPS recently announcing lay-offs - probably because Amazon is competing with them in more and more markets.

tooblue
1,924 posts
 

It almost looks like they are taking pointers from the USPS on routing packages. Enjoy the music

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painter24 OP
280 posts
 

@bolong this may explain the odd routes taken; staff shortages, competition etc. Anyway, my item arrived in one piece and and scathed from it's marathon, around the world trip 😊👍

Thanks @tooblue , I will do. 👍

 

shtinkydog
681 posts
 

Considering you got your stuff in 7days, that's pretty awesome.  here in the states, if i order something coming from the east coast to L.A., which is where i am, here's what typically happens, for example:  NJ to CA in 3-4 days.  Once my stuff gets to some kind of hub in L.A., it takes another 3-4 days to move to my house about 15 miles away because it goes through a number of distribution centers.    so it takes my shipment the same amount of days to go 3000 miles and 15 miles.  pisses me off to no end. 

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