The FedEx that everyone has come to know and love is actually a group pf companies that operate under the umbrella of the FedEx corporation. The four companies that comprise FedEx corporation are:

• FedEx Express
• FedEx Ground
• FedEx Freight
• FedEx Services

FedEx Home delivery is part of FedEx Ground. Clarification of this organizational structure will help home residents understand why they cannot pick up the FedEx home delivery package at the FedEx Express office and why you cannot drop a home delivery package at a FedEx drop box.

Home residents are often confused about “these rules” but we are here to help.

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We came across a very nice article by Blissfully Domestic that performed a comparison of shipping costs from these three carriers. The conclusion was that there was little difference in cost between the three carriers. We don’t entirely agree with that conclusion. That all depends on who you are and how much you ship. The fact is that businesses that have greater volume get a greater discount that those that do not. However, from the perspective of a home office ebay or ebay type shipper that is probably the case. The article by Blissfully Domestic appears to be targeted for shoppers and not shippers, anyway. In effect Blissfully Domestic would appreciate it very much if you got your shopping done early and did not wait for the last minute. In any case we think this article has merit and we recommend it.

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