Postal Letter

Why do FedEx likes to leave packages in the front door without knocking to see if anyone was home?

I heard a noise(It wasn't a knock just footsteps) in the front of my door and when i looked I didn't see anyone but I saw a package. What if someone stole that package? Are they liable for it? One of these day if I didn't get my package and turns out someone stole it. . . I'm going to SUE FedEx!

Public Comments

1. I hope you feel better now.
2. If it is not stated by the shipper, they do not have to actually give it to a person. They assume that people are smart enough to know when they have a package that is being delivered. Ever heard of "online tracking"?
3. The post office does it all the time. My sister lives in Maryland and has repeatedly asked the post office to keep her packages and she will pick them up herself. They can leave notices. They never do and she has had several packages stolen from her front door. FedEx and UPS do it all the time to me but fortunately I live in an area that is somewhat isolated from mainstream traffic and I have a big dog so I haven't lost any packages because of that. I don't think you can sue them. Call the main office and see if you can request for them to leave you notification whenever you have a package.
4. The only do that when it's not certified mail. I've had to sign off numerous times for certified mail.
5. You would have to blame the sender for this. It cost the sender more money when they require a signature upon delivery (bc if no one is home to receive it, FedEx/UPS has to come back and try again). Many times people will forgo the extra expenses and agree to have the package left outside.
6. if you don't trust the area you live in- you can have your package sent to a either Fedex service center or Fedex office (formerly Kinko's)location its what fedex calls HAL (hold at location) then you come down and pick up the package now the only catch is that the package has to be sent by Fedex EXPRESS (not Fedex ground)