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which shipping option (newegg)
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really it depends on your area. In my area fedex will just drop it off at the door. Ups will hide it by the door. Ups has also been better at no crushing boxes. I orderd a manikin female for an android project i am currently doing. Guess what fedex stole my package said it was never delivered!!!!!!!!!! how do you lose a 4 foot box and who the hell would want it (besides me for my android project?) . Anyhow I didn't press the issue as it was only 20 bucks shipped so i just bought another one and got it shipped ups.
The best way to word this question would be to give your area then ask somebody that lives in yoru area?
The best way to word this question would be to give your area then ask somebody that lives in yoru area?
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Its opposite for me... fedex hides my pkgs, ups crushes and leaves them in plain view.
nightwalker
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fedex is slower than ups for me, but ups blatantly use my packages as footballs.
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Whichever one is cheaper and faster. Both Fedex and UPS are pretty equal in terms of quality in my area. Both of them ring the doorbell when they drop off my packages but they do sometimes leave packages in the open.
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I wish someone would ring my doorbell when they leave packages. Half the time I'm home, but don't see it until later in the day, when I check the tracking and it says "Delivered," lol. Both are quick for me, and if I miss the delivery and need to pick it up, they're both within a couple miles of me. 
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Fedex and UPS are both about equal for me. They arrive at about the same time and both seem to take their anger out on my packages.
You really should get to know your delivery people. I know both the FedEX and UPS drivers that deliver in my area. They know that if my car is in the driveway that they can just leave it by the front door, knock and go, unless it needs a signature. Most of the time, if I'm home, I hear them pull up, and I go out to get my package. If I'm not home, they will leave small packages at the door where they're not visible by anyone walking by.
I've never had a problem with either UPS or FedEX, I just go with whichever one is cheapest if I'm not in a hurry. Both UPS and FedEX have 1, 2 and 3 day services for extra, so if I need something fast, I again go with whichever is cheapest. It usually depends on who you're ordering from, NewEgg gets cheaper rates with UPS, but other places have cheaper rates through FedEX.
DHL is another story, I've used them twice, both were bad experiences. Dell uses them to ship computers. They left the box with a notebook I ordered on my front door, in the rain and didn't bother knocking. I was home when it was delivered. The notebook was defective and Dell sent a replacement overnight, with DHL again. DHL, once again, just dropped the box of at my door and left without knocking or ringing the door bell. Anyone walking by could see this big ass box with Dell written on it and walked off with a new computer. Luckily, NewEgg doesn't offer DHL as an option.
I've never had a problem with either UPS or FedEX, I just go with whichever one is cheapest if I'm not in a hurry. Both UPS and FedEX have 1, 2 and 3 day services for extra, so if I need something fast, I again go with whichever is cheapest. It usually depends on who you're ordering from, NewEgg gets cheaper rates with UPS, but other places have cheaper rates through FedEX.
DHL is another story, I've used them twice, both were bad experiences. Dell uses them to ship computers. They left the box with a notebook I ordered on my front door, in the rain and didn't bother knocking. I was home when it was delivered. The notebook was defective and Dell sent a replacement overnight, with DHL again. DHL, once again, just dropped the box of at my door and left without knocking or ringing the door bell. Anyone walking by could see this big ass box with Dell written on it and walked off with a new computer. Luckily, NewEgg doesn't offer DHL as an option.
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How do you get to know them if you never know when they're there? They don't always ring the doorbell. And its not always the same people.
I know one UPS guy -- he's cool and always rings the doorbell/hides my pkgs. I can't meet the new people if I never know when they're here. Everytime I do get a doorbell ring, its the cool UPS guy, lol.