FED-EX ground and SMART POST..........It travels around the US with no place to go


I bought a 600.00 piece of audio to be shipped by Fed-Ex ground....Some how the seller decided to ship it Fed-EX Smart Post....Which is not "Smart".........The package leaves Alabama and travels for days and ends up in Troutsdale , Or which is a depot for Fed-Ex.......It lays in there for 4 days untel someone sends it over to USPS.....Now the tracking number doesn't work anymore so I don't know if it will ever show up...... I took the  tracking number to the post office and they can't track it ether.......Now you would say that the tracking number system is different, but this package has always had a USPS tracking number (22 digits) that you could only access through the Fed-Ex tracking system.......The people tell me when it is handed over to the Post office then I can access the tracking number through the USPS system......Do you think I'll ever get my package or my money or anything ?????   Beware "Smart" "Post".........POISON FOR SHIPPING
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I only have experience with UPS Smart post. No problems, just one day longer than regular UPS.
Always ship and have shipped packages with equipment air, ground is rough and not as reliable.
I have shipped thousands of packages and never saw anything like this ??   I just read on the Asylum forum about a Smart Post shipment in the US that took 78 days in 8 states before delivery.....So I'm not doing too bad, I've only been at it a short while
I feel your pain and frustration.
I believe you will eventually receive your package.
Please keep us posted.
I’ve had many things shipped to me "Smart Post".  DHL, FEDEX, and UPS all use this method.

I can’t understand how it can be any cheaper if two companies handle the package instead of one?

I’ve never lost one or had one not show up, but it does take a few extra days in some cases.

I just wish the sellers would ship by one method only. That’s what I do.