Or maybe I should have said "How did they know" Every year I order about 15 proof and uncirc sets from the Mint. I put down just regular mail, no big type for extra money. That was Monday morning. Today I received a box with all the sets I just ordered and was delivered FEDX. On the box it stated "Priority Overnight". I didn't pay extra so no big deal. Now here is gets me irritated. The FEDX driver handed me the box saying "here are the coins you ordered" "Just sign here" It is NOT stated on the box coins. It is NOT stated on the box from the Mint. The return address is Memphis, TN. I inspected the tape carefully on the box and it was not tampered with. So how did the FEDX driver know there were coins in the box? That scares me. Just how much is checked into as far as what is in our mail? I just can't imagine how a FEDX driver would know what was in the box. Any ideas?????????
Maybe the driver was watching when "they" X-RAY'ed the box? Who knows?....Maybe the SHADOW knows??? Just kidding......I agree with you....it would scare me too. Also, what else do "they" know?? swick
Maybe the FEDEX driver is a coin collector like us and recognizes coin deliveries from the US Mint. I hope the driver is not unscrupulous but is an honest person.
they probably hand out copies of 'what was x-rayed in your packages to be delivered today' forms for the employees peace of mind. many many things today are x-rayed since post 911. jmho grizz
I would guess since Fed-ex has a pretty good tracking system, when they scanned your package for delivery it showed that the sender was the Mint.
I totally understand this issue. I ordered a couple of silver eagles and they were neverd delivered. Fed Ex's tracking system shows the box being scanned into the delivery hub down the street from my house. They never attempted to deliver? I called Fed Ex and the customer service rep asks me "what coins did you order?" I hadn't told him what was in the box? Now they are telling me they can't find the box and I need to file a claim. I told them my main concern is that who ever took them knows my address and also knows I collect coins. All they say is sorry. FYI- I called the mint and said discontinue using Fed Ex on my orders and they said OK.
A few possible answers that's for sure. I never thought of the possibility that the driver collected coins and would recognize the return address. Or if they in fact do Xray the insides, thier office personal know who collects coins. This is all scarry. Way to many house invations and robberies. All it takes is someone at FEDX making a list of who gets coins. I may sound paranoid but I'm here in the Chicago area where there are 50,000 cars stolen per year, over 600 murders and no one can count the normal, everyday robberies. Looks like I too will be calling the Mint about the usage of FEDX. This episode reminded me of a neighbor of mine. I always had high electric bills but attributed it to being a wasting of electirc type person. My outside outlet on the house has a switch on the inside. Don't know why but one day I turned off that switch and left it off. When I came home from work one day that neighbor stopped me and said " are you aware your outside outlet doesn't worK?" DUH, how would he know?
I don't think there is any such thing as privacy anymore. About all you can do is ask the driver next time and see what you can find out. It's a dangerous world out there. It's better if nobody even knows you collect coins.
I get mint shipments delivered to my work as I'm not home to receive them during the day ..duh. So, I asked the FedEx delivery man your question and his response was two fold. Yes, most drivers know that the mints fulfilment center is in Memphis and also the sender's name (the mint) does come up when they scan the box as being delivered. Its not really that big of a mystery. Now, if he had of said, "Here are the coins you ordered, you had better look over those proofs a couple of the kennedys have a nasty scratch on them" I'd be more concerned.
