SamanthaJane13
Demon Pazuzu/B!tchGoddess
Besides-if you read the whole thread-the other package was also shipped on Thursday, also from California, and got here just FINE.
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bayoucityboas
New member
So is SYR back into shipping snakes? I know they lost it for snake for a while but other animals could still be shipped.
Elepheguttata007
ElApheguttata..ugh
Yes, they ship snakes...
dustinNMpythons
New member
They only deliver on Saturday if you choose that option and pay the extra fee. Its always safer to ship Monday through Wednesday but if you like taking chances go for it. As for Fedex deliveries, I've been certified for a year now, used UPS before them and I've never had an issue with FedEx, I actually like them better than UPS since their trucks are climate controlled. I really dislike SYR, I feel they will ruin shipping because who knows if they TRULY went through the proper chains and actually got a legit waiver because it seems like they didn't when they were doing it through UPS. Its too easy to go through the process and get certified on your own and if you don't then thats just laziness but thats my own opinion. As far as the waiver for shipping snakes, yes you do have to sign the release to be certified and SYR doesn't require this but I can guarantee you won't get re-imbursed if something happens. I can 100% guarantee that. You go up against Fedex and they will come down and say either SYR signed the release which applies to all their customers or they will say we never allowed SYR to be a third party shipper and then you're SOL.
Southern Wolf
I don't bite..... HARD!!!
I shipped via FedEx for 4 years and never had a single problem with them. Everyone of my packages was delivered on time.
SamanthaJane13
Demon Pazuzu/B!tchGoddess
Well, somewhere in San Diego and Buffalo, there are FedEx employees who don't give a flaming crap about the animals being shipped or the people who ship and receive them.
The corporate offices might need to put out a memo about SYR being a new client, and how to handle the shipping of herps properly and without delays.
The manager I talked to in the local office said that the wide-body planes that they use each have AT LEAST 8 sealed compartments, so there should have been at least ONE compartment that didn't contain dry ice.
That was the issue in San Diego. They said the plane was LOADED with dry ice, and it would deplete the oxygen, endangering the animals.
Maybe someone saw "Snakes On A Plane" one too many times...
The frogger/manager said that in his 20-some years at FedEx, he'd NEVER heard of ANY animal being bumped over dry ice, so this leads me to believe that SOMEONE just didn't want the box on their plane.
Then there's the issue in Buffalo.
The manger himself placed the box on the Saturday cart because he was alerted that it was already delayed in San Diego, so he took it off the plane and put it on the cart.
And it had "LIVE HARMLESS GECKOS" written ALL OVER the box!
NOT "Live Reptiles", Not "Snakes that might eat you", not "Anaconda" or "Venomous Gaboon Viper".
SOMEBODY didn't want to make the delivery, and moved it to the Monday cart.
Now-maybe the driver didn't want to come over to the West Side if that was the only package that was coming this way...which I highly doubt!
I suspect he just didn't want a herp in the truck with him...just in case in chewed it's way through the deli cup, through the foam insulation, and through the cardboard box.
I can actually see that happening...NOT!
Somewhere along the way, several people are just deciding they don't want to do certain things, and if they don't want to do the work in their job description, AS ORDERED, they should seek employment elsewhere, and let others have their jobs!
Can postal workers go through their stacks and decide NOT to deliver to certain addresses or names on their routes?
NO.
Do you get to pick and chose which parts of your job you want to perform and which parts you totally ignore?
NO.
FedEx should can the morons who decided of their own volition NOT to ship/deliver the package according to the protocol of the company.
The corporate offices might need to put out a memo about SYR being a new client, and how to handle the shipping of herps properly and without delays.
The manager I talked to in the local office said that the wide-body planes that they use each have AT LEAST 8 sealed compartments, so there should have been at least ONE compartment that didn't contain dry ice.
That was the issue in San Diego. They said the plane was LOADED with dry ice, and it would deplete the oxygen, endangering the animals.
Maybe someone saw "Snakes On A Plane" one too many times...
The frogger/manager said that in his 20-some years at FedEx, he'd NEVER heard of ANY animal being bumped over dry ice, so this leads me to believe that SOMEONE just didn't want the box on their plane.
Then there's the issue in Buffalo.
The manger himself placed the box on the Saturday cart because he was alerted that it was already delayed in San Diego, so he took it off the plane and put it on the cart.
And it had "LIVE HARMLESS GECKOS" written ALL OVER the box!
NOT "Live Reptiles", Not "Snakes that might eat you", not "Anaconda" or "Venomous Gaboon Viper".
SOMEBODY didn't want to make the delivery, and moved it to the Monday cart.
Now-maybe the driver didn't want to come over to the West Side if that was the only package that was coming this way...which I highly doubt!
I suspect he just didn't want a herp in the truck with him...just in case in chewed it's way through the deli cup, through the foam insulation, and through the cardboard box.
I can actually see that happening...NOT!
Somewhere along the way, several people are just deciding they don't want to do certain things, and if they don't want to do the work in their job description, AS ORDERED, they should seek employment elsewhere, and let others have their jobs!
Can postal workers go through their stacks and decide NOT to deliver to certain addresses or names on their routes?
NO.
Do you get to pick and chose which parts of your job you want to perform and which parts you totally ignore?
NO.
FedEx should can the morons who decided of their own volition NOT to ship/deliver the package according to the protocol of the company.
Kristi23
New member
You're going to run across crappy workers at every company. It's definitely not just fed ex.
I've only had one major screw up with UPS. The messed up two deliveries. One got fixed, but the other package was mia for four days and the gecko ended up dying because the temps got colder. Because of this, I will only ship Mon-Wed. With fed-ex, they like to deliver my packages to my neighbors house instead of here.
USPS does frequently lose packages/mail. I trust fed-ex and ups a lot more.
I've only had one major screw up with UPS. The messed up two deliveries. One got fixed, but the other package was mia for four days and the gecko ended up dying because the temps got colder. Because of this, I will only ship Mon-Wed. With fed-ex, they like to deliver my packages to my neighbors house instead of here.
USPS does frequently lose packages/mail. I trust fed-ex and ups a lot more.