Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoTIL that in the early days of Fed-Ex, there was one time the company couldn't afford the fuel bill for their planes, so the founder took the company's last $5,000 and went to Las Vegas and won $27,000en.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square36fedilinkarrow-up1454arrow-down121
arrow-up1433arrow-down1external-linkTIL that in the early days of Fed-Ex, there was one time the company couldn't afford the fuel bill for their planes, so the founder took the company's last $5,000 and went to Las Vegas and won $27,000en.wikipedia.orgDon_Dickle@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square36fedilink
minus-squareslumlordthanatos@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12arrow-down1·3 months agoSomeone has never had to deal with DHL. You’d think the Germans would be fantastic at logistics, but in this case, you’d be very wrong.
minus-squarestarchylemming@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·3 months agoDHL is not the worst oen operating in germany. its not even close hermes sets a low bar
minus-squareTamagosci@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 months agoWhere I live DHL is quite good, possibly even the best consumer facing logistic company
minus-squarebitwaba@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 months agoSomeone has never had to deal with Evri Hermes in the UK. Or TNT. Christ theyre terrible.
minus-squarevalkyre09@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoOrder a chair online. Order confirmation email: “we’ll be in touch in 48 hours with shipping information” Email from Hermes: “we’re expecting your package” Me: ah fuck
Someone has never had to deal with DHL.
You’d think the Germans would be fantastic at logistics, but in this case, you’d be very wrong.
DHL is not the worst oen operating in germany. its not even close
hermes sets a low bar
Where I live DHL is quite good, possibly even the best consumer facing logistic company
Someone has never had to deal with
EvriHermes in the UK. Or TNT. Christ theyre terrible.Order a chair online. Order confirmation email: “we’ll be in touch in 48 hours with shipping information” Email from Hermes: “we’re expecting your package” Me: ah fuck