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Point "J" in the FedEx shipping agrement...

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Point "J" states:

"Company acknowledges that all shipments tendered to FedEx under this Agreementare for Business to Business only. No residential deliveries are allowed under this agreement"

Most shippers are sending packages to private residences so how do they deal with that clause? Do they simply ignore it or is it that they don't have it in their contract? :shrug01:


Thanks in advance.
 
Considering that some Fed-Ex employees are not even aware that their company ships reptiles, I would assume that they are not familiar with the content of the contract. I think the legal dept and sales reps are the only ones who are in the know - The day to day people in operations and transporting most likely don't know what's going on and are just doing their jobs.

After all not very many shippers label their boxes, as to it's contents which is also required per the contract - It could be possible that they "Fed-Ex" are ignoring the clause as it could mean alot of lost revenue.

One could always argue the "Home Based Business" as well...

Line J is in my contract :shrug01:
 
I think it's just another bit of legality. If you send it to a residence and not a business, if you know they don't ship reptiles, if you know they don't guarentee live arrival, if if if and then you take them to court for something they can simply say you signed the contract knowing a) and b) and c) and etc.

I rarely ship to businesses yet I've never had a shipment refused for going to a residence.
 
I like shipping to a business. It's much cheaper. LOL.

Just tell them you are shipping it to a breeder who has a home based business and you should be all set.
 
I've never had an issue with it either, other than I do seem to remember one shipment where they tacked on an extra "non-business residential delivery charge" or something to that extent on to my bill.
 
Cat_72 said:
I've never had an issue with it either, other than I do seem to remember one shipment where they tacked on an extra "non-business residential delivery charge" or something to that extent on to my bill.
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They have gotten me on that one as well - more than once...
 
Hey Dan, I think it was Rich but not certain that stated back in the 2004 certification thread that he asked and was told a home based business does qualify as a business to business delivery.
 
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