Fedex reinstates signature requirements

WINE TALK
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Fedex emailed this today.

"As we continue to support the global supply chain, we’re committed to keeping customers, team members and your packages safe. We will reinstate effective September 15, 2021 our physical signature requirements for paid, premium signature services and commercial deliveries* across the U.S. for the following signature types:

• Adult Signature Required (ASR)
• Direct Signature Required (DSR)
• Indirect Signature Required (ISR)

The reinstatement of signature requirements applies to shipments delivered by FedEx Express®, FedEx Ground®, FedEx Home Delivery®, FedEx Freight®**, FedEx Office® and FedEx OnSite locations.

*If a signature service option is not selected by the shipper, and the recipient at a commercial delivery location refuses to sign for a shipment, the driver may enter the recipient’s first initial and last name and write “C-19” in place of the recipient’s signature."

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Actually they reinstated signature REQUIRED.

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I’m so confused. Will they just drop it off at my door now ?

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No!

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Whoops! Edited the subject line.

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Oh so it’s the opposite of good news :man_facepalming::man_facepalming::man_facepalming:

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I have a very specific Fedex question but I didn’t want to start a new thread, so sorry for the hijack here.
I routinely have wine boxes redirected to my Fedex/Kinkos two miles from my house so I don’t have to worry about being around to sign or my sitting out. Works great, they’ve held my stuff without problem for years now.
here’s my question: if a retailer will not ship to my state, but will to an address in a state near to me, can I ship to an address in that other state and redirect the box to the fedex near me? Convoluted, yes, but that’s my question.

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I think you’ll have to be the data point you’re looking to find.

And if it does work for you, be circumspect on trumpeting it…

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Yeah, pretty much what I was thinking. Maybe someone has tried it before. We’ll see…

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My wife is smarter than me and asked the FedEx driver if we could verbally sign over our Ring doorbell - he went for it!

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In my experience they won’t let you physically sign anything. They make sure you are present and then sign themselves.

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Just now, I was not asked to sign.

Delivered
Monday, October 4, 2021 at 1:40 pm
DELIVERED
Signed for by: J.GALEWSKI
fedex.png

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I have had to sign for all three shipments that have come this fall.

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I always do FedEx Office. Never have to worry about a missed package.

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Shipping already? Not worried about the west coast heat?

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I had to sign last week - driver thought it was equally stupid

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I’m lucky with my delivery people…they know this time of year and are cool with a sticky note on the door (“in a meeting, please ring a few times or leave it!”). They don’t want to carry heavy boxes back and forth just as much as we don’t want our wine driving around town.

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They had been visually confirming an adult (a wave would do) - is that now over . . . need to open door to sign (or do by doorbell)?

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I think this question is “how far away can I redirect” . . . I suspect the question is whether they’re delivering from the same distribution center. (I say this because it seems direct shipment to your state is legal at least in principle)

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There are ‘rules’ and there are drivers who will or will not stick with them. From a legal standpoint, you want a signature to have proof of delivery. Trust me - wrong deliveries happen all the time . . .

Cheers