On Jan 9, I decided to NOT order three cables via Amazon, and instead purchase from my preferred supplier, who (sadly) ships via FedEx (at added cost to me). On Jan 13, I sent three cables back to this same supplier as a return, via the USPS. I literally told the clerk in our very tiny post office, that closes at 2 PM each day, "I'd like to send these the cheapest way possible, please." Well, my return arrived at the supplier today, while I keep tracking the items I ordered online, only to see FedEx send my cables through (so far) EIGHT different facilities all over the country, while they keep changing the date of scheduled arrival.
I emailed the supplier today with this info. I really like to give them business instead of others or Amazon, but man, I'm just fed up with these delayed shipments. It doesn't happen often with UPS, or even USPS, for me. And the local FedEx facility seems to get things to us the day after they get it. It's the incredibly poor system between suppliers and our local FedEx facility that has me thinking, "If you only ship via FedEx, you might be getting a lot less of my business." Enough is enough!