Have you guys seen this? This boggles my mind. Watching this makes me wonder what sort of damage our packages really suffer. What would you do if this was your package? I do have to give the guy props… he was brave enough to share this video and didn’t seem that upset. This was the text associated with the video on his YouTube channel:
This video has nearly 6,000,000 views and has received a ton of comments/likes/dislikes. Watching this, I don’t know if I should “like” it because the guy caught him on camera or if I should “dislike” it because the dude threw his monitor. Regardless, stuff like this makes me mad and I am glad that he got caught. Funny thing… a lot of people in the comment section are talking about UPS. They also released a video this week of a delivery man flipping off the camera and tossing a similar package. I guess the holiday stress is getting to us all!
Have you ever had a package delivered that was damaged? What would you do if this happened to you?
To me, this video seems like it was fake. First off, FedEx makes people sign for packages – liability issues. Second, unless the author of the video is majorly exaggerating, this throw didn’t break the computer monitor. It comes packaged in cardboard and Styrofoam, and it is designed to withstand worse abuse than this. Third, the whole sequence of the guy getting the monitor from the back seems fake. He moves a bit too fast and doesn’t actually seem like he’s working.
My suspicion is that the video was shot by a couple of friends, one of whom works at FedEx. I think they just set out to make a viral video, and it succeeded.
I never thought of it like that… you have a really good point. Now you got me thinking… as this did become a viral video. Then within days UPS had one of a guy doing something similar. If this is a fake, bravo. It worked!