Once shipped an Insured High Value $5,000 component by UPS after their assurances of the extra-care the package would receive. Not only did the package arrive damaged, the driver left it on the front-porch of the buyers house, with no signature to verify delivery!!! Maybe the driver left the package hoping he could avoid blame for the damage, i.e. Damaged by the Recipient. Since that experience I have used FedEx exclusively without a problem of any kind. Then again I pack each item to survive the worst possible disaster and that is really the only remedy to the problem. Overpack the item knowing that it can, and will, be dropped a dozen times enroute and must still arrive in mint condition. Thinking about the process eliminates the theory that one cardboard box is sufficient, or that peanuts will protect the equipment, or that the carrier will exercise ordinary care because the box is marked Fragile.
Fedex minimum insurance for special handling
I remember reading the answer to this question before but didn't find it on searching.
What is minimum amount of insurance to purchase for a shipment that makes Fedex take special care of the package? I remember it's some amount $2000 or $5000 something like that. Once someone sent something to me and Fedex called me a couple of times when it was on the way and after it was delivered to make sure it arrived ok. I asked about it and they told me the insurance amount made them take care of it that way.
What is minimum amount of insurance to purchase for a shipment that makes Fedex take special care of the package? I remember it's some amount $2000 or $5000 something like that. Once someone sent something to me and Fedex called me a couple of times when it was on the way and after it was delivered to make sure it arrived ok. I asked about it and they told me the insurance amount made them take care of it that way.