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FedEx Reviews Summary

The reviews indicate a predominantly negative perception of the company's reputation, particularly regarding its delivery services. Customers frequently express frustration over significant delays, misdelivery of packages, and inadequate customer support, often describing the service as unreliable and unresponsive. Positive aspects are notably absent, with many reviewers highlighting a lack of accountability and poor communication from the company. This consistent pattern of dissatisfaction suggests a need for FedEx to address operational inefficiencies and enhance customer service practices to restore trust and improve overall customer experience.

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service
1,545
value
1,332
shipping
1,488
returns
947
quality
1,230

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North Carolina
1 review
11 helpful votes
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This won't be shocking, but FedEx has horrible customer service. They continually deliver to the wrong address. I've contacted them multiple times about their delivery issues, but they won't do anything, even hung up on me when I called customer service, even though I was polite. The strongest language I used was malarkey.

When I asked to speak to a supervisor, and they said that no one would ever be available.

If I had the option, I would never use them, but sometimes the shipper imposes them upon me.

I rate USPS above FedEx.

Date of experience: November 18, 2021
Illinois
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Terrible Service
November 17, 2021

This is the third time a FEDEX driver has left my items in the driveway. They do not knock or ring the doorbell to let you know that package has been delivered. Today it was raining and my package was sitting outside my garage Sind 10am and it's now 111pm and the crazy part about is I was home! I hate when I get tracking that they are delivering my packages…Y'all need to do better

Date of experience: November 17, 2021
Canada
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Horrible Customer Service
November 17, 2021

I got an email saying shipment was to come next day (Monday). I called in to make sure they knew that I needed to be home to receive packages. Monday morning I also got a text saying packages were to be delivered. I took the day off work and waited all day. At 5pm the status on the website updated to pending with no delivery date. I phoned to find out what was going on. I was told my packages actually weren't even in my city yet. I spoke to a manager and was promised that the order would be delivered the next Saturday when I could be home. At 3am on Tuesday morning I was sent an email saying my packages were on a truck to be delivered. I called when I got up to go to work and told them that unless they could delivery after 5pm when I got home then I wanted the agreed-to Saturday delivery. I was told the driver could be told not to deliver until after 5pm. Then at 9am I got a call saying they couldn't do that. So I asked then that the delivery not take place and come on Saturday as promised. I called in 3 times to assure that the message had been given to the driver. The last time I called I was point-blank told that the driver would not leave the packages if I was not home and that they would go back to the warehouse and be sent out again on Saturday. At 1:30pm I got an email saying the packages had been left on my step - in knee-deep snow. I had no way to get them inside my house. I will never deal with FedEx again.

Date of experience: November 16, 2021
New Jersey
1 review
0 helpful votes
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SIMPLY THE WORST.
November 16, 2021

PACKAGES SIT IN A WAREHOUSE OR RIDE BACK & FORTH BUT DO THEY GET DELIVERED AS PROMISED? NO THE DO NOT

Date of experience: November 16, 2021
New York
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Awaiting a package that requires signature. FedEx stated it would be delivered two days ago. Yesterday it stated it was out for delivery until sometime last night when it said it was now delayed. Today it stated out for delivery... while I still wait at home. All of a sudden it stated delivery attempted no one available for signature. I have not left my house due to waiting for this package. I called customer service to finally get told that they did not attempt delivery today but assumed it was a buisness and was closed. Customer service stated they could not have someone from the local center contact me because they are too busy.

Date of experience: November 14, 2021
Maine
1 review
0 helpful votes
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SmartPost is BS
November 14, 2021

The vendor chose Fedex 'SmartPost' - I didn't. My package is being held up at the Fedex distribution center. Fedex 'Customer Service' advises me that I need to contact the Postal Service to retrieve my package from Fedex, instead of Fedex automatically handing it over to USPS. Moral: use the real smart post - the Postal Service - instead of paying Fedex to sit on your package.

Date of experience: November 14, 2021
District of Columbia
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Absolutely incompetent
November 13, 2021

Absolutely incompetent. Used a "damaged label" excuse twice to add 1-2 day delays. Tried to change it to a pickup instead of a delivery where the pickup site was only 10 miles from the logistics center, and the automated response added another 2 days to the delivery date. Are you kidding? The website is horrible. It took my wife almost 2 hours just to set up the delivery in the first place because every option times out and isn't available. They just revert to the covid excuse even though the majority of their problems are resulting from automated systems failing to perform. Do yourself a favor and use any other shipping company before FedEx.

Date of experience: November 13, 2021
Maryland
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Disappointed
November 13, 2021

Scamming at it's best!
Sent a package internationally (items for my granddaughter who celebrated her birthday recently). The package is presently still at the port because they are requesting access to a credit card to clear it. I was not told beforehand that this would be the case and my daughter does not have a credit card. I asked them to send the amount that will be charged to the credit card and to date there's not reply. My daughter does not have a credit card. Its like I sent the package with 2 separate company... Fedex in USA and exfed in international country... NEVER AGAIN!

Date of experience: November 12, 2021
North Carolina
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Always late
November 13, 2021

FedEX is never on time. Rude customer service. When a package needs a Signature they expect you to wait for days. They tell you a date it will arrive then later on that date they say delayed. Poor poor poor company. I will never buy from a company that uses fedex.

Date of experience: November 12, 2021
California
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
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Rude customer service
November 13, 2021

I contacted customer service to help my change a delivery address and he said there was nothing that can be done even though we told him no one lives at the address mistakenly put. He pretty much said too bad and when I asked for his supervisor he flat out said NO and said our conversation was done and hung up. I had my mom on a three way phone connection and she couldn't believe that had just happened either. They are constantly late, by days late. I would recommend going elsewhere. You need to hire better, more people friendly people that actually want to work and not think people calling are an inconvenience.

Date of experience: November 12, 2021
Illinois
2 reviews
1 helpful vote
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I really strongly dislike fedex, they are the most unprofessional, bad service, bad delivery company on this planet. I always ask a company what delivery service they use and if the state fedex I will not purchase anything. I have had issues with them delivering my products to the wrong house and me calling them and being told that it got delivered. I even been at home and waited and never received packages and they state that their delivery person said that someone at my home got the package but they lied. I have had their delivery drivers just throw packages on my porch without a knock or a word and happen to catch them on camera just tossing my packages. I'm really over their company and service, when you call it's always an agent out of the country and never any supervisors ever. I never had trouble with a delivery company like this company. Fedex is really a terrible delivery service.

Date of experience: November 12, 2021
Illinois
1 review
0 helpful votes
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BAD AND HORRIBLE SERVICE
November 12, 2021

My item was shipped via FedEx on 10/26/21. The item was promised in 3 days. It's 11/13/21 I'm still waiting

Date of experience: November 12, 2021
Ohio
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Years and years of not delivering on time and horrendous customer service. You are at their mercy when they have your package. I am at the point I will not purchase from companies who ship their products with FedEx. Please go out of business, FedEx. You deserve it more than USPS.

Date of experience: November 12, 2021
Texas
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Fedex Sucks
November 10, 2021

90% of the deliveries will go wrong, so stupid wrong, I'll not order anything that involves FedEx as the delivery company

Date of experience: November 9, 2021
North Carolina
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I've had the unfortunate experience of having to deal with Fedex for an international shipping and I'm going to gladly pay more for a different carrier if I can help it.

I've had to chase these people down to get my boxes out of customs - no one contacted me.

My order didn't make the delivery time - after being released from customs. I understand customs has a bunch of things that trip shipments up. No one contacted me.

My tracking # is unreliable - I don't actually know where my package is. Customer service gives me conflicting information about when and what actually happened.

I paid almost 400$ for two boxes and I'm having to figure out why they aren't doing their jobs.

Date of experience: November 9, 2021
Colorado
5 reviews
2 helpful votes
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Worst delivery every time!
November 9, 2021

I don't know if it's the area that I live in, but I've actually had deliveries placed up against my garage door. Sadly I didn't take any pictures of that delivery, I was just extremely angry at the time! Every delivery that I have dropped off by FedEx is right up next to the front of my garage. As you can see from the picture attached it's not up by my front door. UPS always delivers my packages right up next to the front door and rings my doorbell. FedEx never rings my doorbell and today I'm lucky that my packages are this close and not sitting outside my garage door. I do have the app set for notifications and funny enough it doesn't work.
Granted I do have a pretty long driveway but UPS never parks in my driveway. FedEx has no issues driving their big trucks into my driveway breaking up the cement on my driveway. The other night a package was delivered after sundown and again no doorbell. I just happen to check the tracking about 9:30 pm and see that there was a package delivered. I really wish people would give you an option between FedEx or UPS because I would always choose UPS! FedEx in my town is ran by nothing but a bunch of disrespectful clowns!

Date of experience: November 9, 2021
Indiana
1 review
0 helpful votes
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If I could I would give 0000 stars the worst deliver service. They need to be shut down. My package was suppose to be here Nov 3rd was not everyday since they send me a message saying. Will be delivered by end of day NO PACKAGE
IN TRANSIT On FedEx vehicle for delivery MUNSTER, IN
It is now 7 days late. I try to call but the recording you have to give your tracking # to does not understand tracking # I said it and and 2 different phones to put the number in still no luck and until it understand your tracking # you can't speak to a real person. This is not the 1st time this has happen with Fed x. This company is a big joke if you order something and Fed x delivers it good luck getting it. Good thing I didn't use over night express.

Date of experience: November 9, 2021
Georgia
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Truck just drives by.
November 9, 2021

Very rare FedEx delivery are on-time. I ordered medication. I see online it is supposed to be delivered today. I stood out in the yard and just watched the truck drive by. This has happened several times and I'm tired of it. I'm even nice to the drivers I meet
Forget about anything with customer service so I am venting online.

Date of experience: November 9, 2021
Arizona
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Fedex has to be the worst shipping company I have ever used. They are never on time, and they often damage the packages. They claim and charge for delivery dates that they know they won't meet. Try ups or literally anything else. I ordered a package from Russia, had it detained at customs for a while, then released several weeks later. And it still came with less of a delay than my average fedex package does.

Date of experience: November 8, 2021
Georgia
1 review
19 helpful votes
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Poor service... no communication. No delivery!
November 8, 2021

I ordered a perishable item through FedEx Express... well, ZERO service and no package... not even a message as to why!
The tracking info changed delivety date three times... adding days to when to expect delivery. Then, suddenly on Sunday, even an indication of any delivery disappeared from their site. No message to me or the shipper. Complete disregard for the people paying them.

Date of experience: November 8, 2021