I placed an order with Midway USA on May 17th, a full 8 days after ordering from Natchez on May 9th. Natchez order is using Fed Ex "Smartpost", Midway order (a much larger package), is using the
free UPS Mail innovations. Distance from both beginning points is about the same. Both deliveries are ultimately made by my mailman.
The Natchez item was scheduled for delivery today, it never arrived, as it's now going backwards to Chicago, where it sat for 5 days last week. The Midway order is scheduled for Tuesday-5/24, and it's already at the postal sorting facility in Oshkosh. I am 100% confident the UPS/Midway package gets here first, and is even a day early. The Fed Ex is probably more than a few days away. Fuck Fed Ex. The last item I received from Fed Ex was actually delivered by them to
someone else, who brought it here to me.
Update, Sat 5/21, 7:30am :
Fed Ex "Smartpost" package from TN, shipped on May 10th, sits in Chicago for 2nd time, estimated delivery has been updated to "Pending, no date availabe at this time"... IOW, "We don't have a fucking clue".
UPS "mail innovations" package from MO, shipped on May 18th, arrived at Rhinelander postal facility at 3am this morning, and
there's a fair chance it will be delivered today. Tracking now has been updated to "out for delivery".
And...delivered, 3 days early.
Meanwhile, Fed Ex says "What package?".