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    Viral Video: FedEx delivery man throws computer monitor over fence

    By Mike Flacy | Digital Trends – Wed, Dec 21, 2011

    Racking up over one million YouTube views in approximately 24 hours, a YouTube user named Goobie55 posted a video (shown below) recording a FedEx employee chucking a Samsung computer monitor over a fence in order to deliver the package. The camera was mounted next to the front gate and pointed at the doorbell buzzer designed to view anyone visiting the residence. The video captures the FedEx employee removing the Samsung monitor from the back of a FedEx Express van and walking up to the area of the front gate with the buzzer. He then lifts the monitor over the iron fence and throws the box into into the yard without using the buzzer. When Goobie55 discovered the poorly delivered package on his front lawn, the Samsung monitor was broken and had to be returned for a replacement. 

    In the video description, Goobie55 writes “The sad part is that I was home at the time with the front door wide open. All he would have had to do was ring the bell on the gate.” After being posted on YouTube, the video has attracted many comments relating to the plight of the homeowner and users are sharing negative delivery stories about FedEx through video responses as well. YouTube users have also responded by adding music to reposts of the video, the most timely being “You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch.” 

    According to The Daily Mail, FedEx Senior Communications Specialist Shea Leordeanu stated “All of us here at FedEx have seen the video and quite frankly we were shocked.” Company officials plan to track down the delivery driver in addition to getting in touch with the YouTube user that posted the video in order to offer compensation for the monitor as well as an official apology.

    With comScore tracking of approximately $32 billion in online purchases this holiday, it’s likely that shipping companies like FedEx and UPS are struggling to keep up with the rush. That amount of money is approximately 15 percent higher than the previous year, thus shipping companies likely have an increased number of packages to deliver. 

    This article was originally posted on Digital Trends

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    74 comments

    • John
      John  •  Monroe, United States  •  5 mths ago
      Job opening at FedEX........
      • Jason
        Jason 4 mths ago
        yes, that guy will get fired.
    • John B
      John B  •  5 mths ago
      reminds me of the scene in Ace Ventura Pet detective! Allllriiighty then!
    • A Yahoo! User  •  Peoria, United States  •  5 mths ago
      Fed ex,ups and all other delivery companies destroy packages all the time.It's should be about all about customer service but it's about stockholders and dividends,No excuse for delivery.....Man up.
    • Adam F
      Adam F  •  Cairo, Egypt  •  5 mths ago
      Well one job will open up for the 10's of millions of unemployed...this guy will soon realize what its like to be jobless...and thats good
      • Dee
        Dee 5 mths ago
        I agree, but it the company does not care about careless delivery. They are pretending to be concerned now that it's been exposed on video but in reality all they care about is speed and time. I know this from having several bad experiences with them over items damaged in delivery. What they need is some reasonably priced competition with higher standards.
    • D.
      D.  •  5 mths ago
      Yup we have postal mail delivery like this. (Lol, they don't know that we have them on camera thowing and dropping our packages...someday they'll be surprised to see themselves on viral video.) Good thing noone ever sent us anything priceless or irreplacable... There are some angry package carriers for sure.
    • lovin life
      lovin life  •  Washington, United States  •  5 mths ago
      Seriously it doesnt matter if the guy was in his residence or not ..that Fed x employee has a job and that is to deliver the paid goods to where they belong...and thats final..that dude didnt even look to see where the front door was even located.The dude is a jerk and needs to be fired.and the owners of the home have a right to have their front door open and have there front gate locked...have you ever heard of getting some fresh air and seriously who the hell cares if the front door was open the fedx man didnt do his freakin job right...he's a looser.
    • Obama sucks
      Obama sucks  •  5 mths ago
      Guess he Thought he was Delivering fedex 1 day AIR LOL
      • John
        John 5 mths ago
        CUTE !!
    • TK3
      TK3  •  5 mths ago
      FedeX should be able to not only track the package but the delivery man in minutes.
      • R
        R 5 mths ago
        With a video and homeowners address, the delivery guy is toast.
    • Librall
      Librall  •  5 mths ago
      Was the #$%$ fired?
      • A Yahoo! User 5 mths ago
        He was probably promoted...LOL
      • R
        R 5 mths ago
        When the bosses give you a strict deadline to deliver, this is what you get. Get used to it.
    • racefan
      racefan  •  Milwaukee, Wisconsin  •  5 mths ago
      EX FedEX driver!
    • JK
      JK  •  Fayetteville, United States  •  5 mths ago
      I have disliked FedEx since they refused to deliever my son's medicine. The driver delievered it to the wrong address and they refused to go get it. My son was 3 months old had open heart surgery and needed his medicine. I have not like FedEx since and refuse to use them.
    • a yahoo user
      a yahoo user  •  San Antonio, United States  •  5 mths ago
      fedex did something similar last christmas when I had a camera delivered to my wife when she was in alaska. the bone head that delivered it left it out in sub-zero temperatures in front of the garage door. all that idiot had to do was ring the door bell and someone would have gladly taken the camera from him. Instead, the camera got run over the next morning when the car backed out of the garage. needless to say, it had to be returned and fedex had to pay for it all. what a bunch of knuckle heads!
    • Tracy Shiflett
      Tracy Shiflett  •  Houston, United States  •  5 mths ago
      This is REGULAR PRACTICE FOR FEDEX delivery in my area south of San Antonio. I have repeatedly seen them drop packages over the gate because they are too lazy to unhook the chain and place the box on the ground. I've spoken to the drivers (who couldn't understand why I was mad), I've spoken to customer service (who blew me off) and I've spoken to district supervisors. Unfortunately, the drivers still do it. I go out of my way - and pay extra - to make sure that Fedex does not handle my packages.
    • R
      R  •  5 mths ago
      It just takes one to ruin the perception of many. USPS and UPS have theirs also. If the treatment is the same, I go cheaper. USPS.
    • Kev
      Kev  •  Columbus, Ohio  •  5 mths ago
      Samsung or the company that he got it from shouldnt have to replace it , FedEx should be buying a new monitor! Then fire the JERK!!!!!
    • Larry
      Larry  •  Rockwall, Texas  •  5 mths ago
      Seriously folks this is none of our concern since it didnt happen to us...We shouldnt be saying he should be fired because that also is none of our business...This is not news and nothing more than the media sticking their noses into others business so they can say look what we got and i could careless about mickey mouse garbage like this when there are a lot more important stuff out there we need to be updated on...
    • RussellK
      RussellK  •  5 mths ago
      When did this happen? Did it happen last week or 5 years ago? That is a question which needs answering. Furthermore, this delivery man needs to be terminated immediately once identified with the cost to replace the monitor taken out of his final paycheck.
    • SuperG
      SuperG  •  Troutdale, Oregon  •  5 mths ago
      FedEx is to blame, as they require their drivers to only spend so many minutes at each location, and they are tracked by GPS every minute of the day. This guy was probably behind and trying to make up time to keep his job. Funny how it will be the same thing that makes him lose it.
    • Andy
      Andy  •  5 mths ago
      In all bussiness where competition is so stiff what sway the decision of the clients to patronize them is the kind of service they offered. Its unlucky that these people tend to forget it.
    • Loren P
      Loren P  •  Medellin, Colombia  •  5 mths ago
      I think it is really Tom Hanks in Castaway who has been saving the package all those years only to find out his former girl friend just dumped him! All kidding aside, this reflects the growing rudeness and bad attitudes of customer service workers in many industries.
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