Alas .... life is not that simple :( If I do not pay or do not resolve the issue, Fedex will simply send it to a Collection Agent and the Collection Agent will add his mark up and send it to me for collection. That will create a negative mark on my Credit Report (which causes a lot of difficulty in this country). It will then be a bigger hassle to deal with.
-- bgogoi at gmail.com >I think you should wait for Fedex to file a case >against you, which they >will never do!! --- Krishnendu Chakraborty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > There are Small claims Court in US which I can > approach. However, it would require me to take a > day > off for hearing apart from the hassles of filing, > serving etc. It is not worth for this kind of money > (around $100). There are further restrictions when > your case is against a Government entity (USPS) > > I would probably lodge an online complain to Federal > Trade Commission (FTC) rather then going to Small > Claim and see how it goes. What I don't know is, > if > FTC entertains complaints against Government > Entities > (USPS)? > > >bgogoi at gmail.com > > >is there a kind of Consumer Court (here in India it > >is quite effective for > >such things) there to file a case on such > incidents? > > --- Krishnendu Chakraborty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > Inspired by the positive experience of C'da, I > > decided to try USPS for a time sensitive document > > which I was sending to Guwahati. > > > > USPS has a new service named GXG (Global Express > > Guaranteed) which is a tie up with Fedex for > > guaranteed delivery. Accessed USPS website, paid > > online and then took the package to nearest USPS. > > > The clerk did not seem to have heard of GXG and I > > had > > to explain him. > > > > The package was delivered one day later then > > commited > > date and when I called up USPS for claim, they > > transferred me (apparently to Fedex) and the > refund > > for service failure was approved. > > > > After two weeks, I received an invoice from Fedex > > stating that USPS did not pay them and so it is my > > responsibility ! The invoice showed > significantly > > higher weight (then what was assessed by USPS) > and > > thereby huge additional charges. The invoice > also > > mentioned that the delivery delay was weather > > related > > and so no refund . This was nonsense. The > package > > was sitting in Delhi for 3 days before it was sent > > to > > Guwahati (as available from Fedex online tracker) > > and > > there was not a drop of rain in Delhi or Guwahati > > during those 3 days. Apparently Fedex is trying > to > > take advantage of a thunderstorm in their hub > > Memphis > > after the package left Memphis. > > So now, they are not only refusing to honor the > > guarantee but also double billing me ... once > > through > > USPS and again through Fedex that too a much > higher > > charge (more then double) then what was commited > > > > So where is USPS to be blamed ??? > > > > Called up USPS regarding the issue and they flatly > > denied any help. According to them I should > resolve > > it with Fedex. When I tried to explain that I > > have > > never contracted with Fedex, I am a customer of > > USPS > > and they should own the responsibility, they hung > > up. > > Called up Fedex (number on Invoice) and they gave > > another number to call. The second number ends in > a > > voice mail ! > > > > As of now, I have sent emails to Fedex and USPS > and > > waiting for reply . > > > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > > Be a better friend, newshound, and > > know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. > > > http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Be a better friend, newshound, and > know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. > http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ _______________________________________________ assam mailing list [email protected] http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
