Anyone else have Digi-Key shipments stuck in Fargo? - Page 1
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author: cvanc
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: February 22, 2021, 10:30:03 pm
content: I've got one that's been there for days, Fedex hasn't moved it. Is it just me or are others seeing this too?

author: hugo
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: February 22, 2021, 10:55:35 pm
content: +1

author: tooki
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 22, 2021, 11:15:10 pm
content: Quote from: cvanc on February 22, 2021, 10:30:03 pmGosh, I wonder why... it certainly can’t be the heavy snow that’s blanketed much of the country...

author: hugo
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: February 23, 2021, 10:16:53 pm
content: Some progress ...

author: JohnnyMalaria
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 23, 2021, 10:22:46 pm
content: Seehttps://www.fedex.com/en-us/service-alerts.html#weatherand download the additional details on cities, states and ZIP Codes affected.QuoteFreight is suspended in ND.

author: jpanhalt
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 23, 2021, 10:33:06 pm
content: It's FedEx, not DigiKey. Next time use USPS. FedEx delayed a shipment by 2 weeks because of a little snow in NE Ohio. Egads, it's Winter. USPS delivered every day, on time. However, be aware that the Minneapolis-St. Paul (MSP) USPS station is a complete mess.My home is in rural Ohio, FedEx is the most unreliable carrier in the past couple of years. It wasn't always that way, but maybe it is hiring drivers who have never seen snow.

author: Pinkus
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: February 23, 2021, 11:13:05 pm
content: I finally received a Fedex package (5kg) TODAY which was picked up by Fedex in Nanjing on the 5th. It was thensitting in Shanghai for two weeksfrom the 6th up to the 19th. Every single day the tracking got a new entry with this (with differing timestamps):[date xx.xx.xx]--------------------------------------9:40 PM SHANGHAI CNAt local FedEx facility9:40 PM SHANGHAI CNIn transit4:49 AM SHANGHAI CNIn transit4:47 AM SHANGHAI CNAt local FedEx facility--------------------------------------[date xx.xx.xx] ...The German Fedex branch did not answer to any mails, on the phone they told me, they had a lot to do in China and it would be normal, that Fedex express packages would take two weeks from China to GermanyI vowed never to use Fedex again. I am fed up. I never ever experienced this hefty delay with UPS or DHL, nor any courier service which was that ignorant and non-helpful.

author: JohnnyMalaria
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 23, 2021, 11:54:02 pm
content: Quote from: Pinkus on February 23, 2021, 11:13:05 pmDid you account for the upcoming Lunar New Year disruption beforehand? Would you ship something within the EU on Christmas Eve and expect to arrive in the usual amount of time? FedEx post warnings about disruption every year.Unfortunately, experiences with shippers varies greatly with country. I will never use DHL. I have yet a to have single shipment arrive on time. I've even had shipments just disappear. Likewise, never again will I use FedEx Ground and never buy from anywhere that only offers it.

author: Pinkus
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: February 24, 2021, 12:13:19 pm
content: Quote from: JohnnyMalaria on February 23, 2021, 11:54:02 pmYes, indeed I did expect delays. I would not have a problem if a package would need a bit longer, even 3-4 days would be fine. But my package was just sitting there in Shanghai for two weeks! Should I expect this with a company like Fedex? I do not think so! Fedex is not China Post. Fedex is charging premium fees for quick delivery and thus I expect an appropriate handling. And as I said: no customer service at all - no replies to my mails. I do not mind some so-called 'disruption', but a 2-week-close-down is not a disruption anymore.And btw: I got another package from China byDHLwhich was shipped during Chinese new year - no delay (it was even quicker than usual: picked up by DHL on the 13th, delivered to me on the 17th). Thus: courier services CAN work during Chinas new year festivities .... if they want.Fedex decided to ignore me, I decided to ignore Fedex from now on.

author: exe
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: February 24, 2021, 12:47:33 pm
content: Quote from: jpanhalt on February 23, 2021, 10:33:06 pmI'm no expert in delivery, but a week ago I got this message from Mouser:"Due to weather conditions at our distribution center and at package handling facilities, UPS, FEDEX and DHL have suspended operations from February 15 - 17".I put my order on Fed 16 or so, this Monday it was released, current ETA is tomorrow. Fingers crossed, I need some parts that I cannot easily source in Europe.