fedex ground, i'm told, is a separate company than what we typically think of as fedex. they continually disappoint me. and the post service - fuggedaboutem.
i, too, have a lot of patience when it's not shipped by ups, but have found that the day i finally make the call to find out where my order is, it arrives. never fails.
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