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FedEx Packaging Test Application- Does it need to be overnighted?

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Sorry I just sat on hold for 20 minutes to speak to a rep, hung up, and then realized I forgot to ask her this question:

When shipping the test package for certification, does the package need to be shipped overnight? I would perfer shipping it the slower, cheaper way, but don't feel like hindering the process.

Thanks

Nick
 
Khaman said:
If you contact the test lab they will give you a number to bill the package to if you ship it two day, it will cost you nothing.
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Wished I'd known this! I just mailed mine yesterday and paid for it. I did it 2 day ground also. Can't wait to be able to ship again!!!
 
are they still doing that??? i have heard they dont pay for it any longer. i thought about getting fedx certified also.
 
Does anyone know if they periodically change the account number? I considered posting it on this thread, but think that might not be such a wise thing to do...I would be willing to give it out privately by request.
 
Personally, I would not give out another company's account information...I definitely would not post it. If FedEx is authorizing the use of that account for test packages, let THEM give the account number.
 
My concern was, despite the information being posted in several places, people still don't know (see post #4, case in point). I was trying to think of a solution to that problem. I didn't post the account number publicly. I was throwing ideas out there on how to solve a problem.
 
I called my rep and she said no, they will not pay for it. It might all depend on who you talk to. I ended up paying for 3 day, I think
 
I paid for shipping mine as well. It was less than twenty bucks, hardly enough to break me considering that they do the actual testing for free and will ship the box back free if you like. I considered it a cost of doing business. :shrug01:
 
Send an email to [email protected] Explain tell them what you are doing and ask them for the account number for transportation billing. When I did this, they sent me the number I needed as well as reminders for packing my box for live reptile shipment.
 
I was told t oship overnight just like I would a snake. They paid for the shipping because they said its not my job to pay because it is something they need me to do to become certified. So far im pretty happy with them... ( besides waiting on hold all the time lol )
 
It's been over a week now and I'm still waiting for the waiver I need to sign.... how long did it take for you guys to receive your waivers after your package was approved?
 
I just got my cert finished up last month, and was given an account number by my rep. so I didn't have to pay for the shipping. So who ever is being told that Fedex dosnt pay anymore, need to ask for a new rep.

Also got my wavier signed about 3 days after my box passed...but that was only because I waited that long to talk to my rep lol...she emailed my paperwork to me as soon as she was informed that my box had passed
 
Willow said:
I just got my cert finished up last month, and was given an account number by my rep. so I didn't have to pay for the shipping. So who ever is being told that Fedex dosnt pay anymore, need to ask for a new rep.

Also got my wavier signed about 3 days after my box passed...but that was only because I waited that long to talk to my rep lol...she emailed my paperwork to me as soon as she was informed that my box had passed
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Did you wavier say that it is for business to business only?
 
I agree with Focal X- I had my account rep tell me they paid but not provide me with the number, when I checked in with the test lab they informed me (and read to me in a very clerky snotty tone) that they do not pay for shipping. Ooops? I felt like I was committing a crime by asking! lol Okay....no way to save money on this one!
 
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