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With Mother's Day Being Observed Earlier than Usual This Year, FedEx Is Helping People Make Sure that Their Gifts Arrive in Time
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THIS YEAR, MOTHER'S DAY IN THE U-S FALLS ON THE EARLIEST-POSSIBLE
DATE--MAY 8TH. THAT MIGHT EXPLAIN WHY--ACCORDING TO A RECENT
SURVEY FROM FEDEX--44-PERCENT OF AMERICANS BELIEVE THAT
THIS YEAR'S HOLIDAY IS AT SOME POINT AFTER THE 8TH. IN FACT, THE
SURVEY ALSO FINDS THAT 43-PERCENT ADMIT TO SENDING OR GIVING A
MOTHER'S-DAY GIFT AFTER THE HOLIDAY HAS PASSED--WITH 24-PERCENT BLAMING
THEIR TARDINESS ON FORGETTING WHEN IT'S OBSERVED. BUT, CARLA
BOYD OF FEDEX SAYS THAT IT'S STILL NOT TOO LATE TO SHIP A GIFT FOR
MOTHER'S DAY--AND HAVE IT ARRIVE IN TIME...
(BOYD):
"ONCE AGAIN, FEDEX EXPRESS IS TEAMING UP WITH PROFLOWERS,
TO DELIVER FLOWERS AND GIFTS ON MOTHER'S DAY ITSELF. CUSTOMERS CAN
ORDER A PRESENT FROM A SPECIAL COLLECTION OF FLOWERS AND GIFTS, AT
'PROFLOWERS'-DOT-COM; THE GOOD NEWS IS [THAT] THESE ORDERS CAN BE
PLACED ON SATURDAY, MAY 7TH--FOR DELIVERY TO MANY LOCATIONS ON SUNDAY,
MAY 8TH. AND, FOR THOSE WHO ARE PLANNING ON SENDING THEIR GIFTS
EARLIER, FEDEX OFFERS SEVERAL OTHER SHIPPING-OPTIONS."
(CLOSE):
DURING THE WEEK BEFORE MOTHER'S DAY, FEDEX EXPECTS TO MAKE
HUNDREDS-OF-THOUSANDS OF DELIVERIES--ON TOP OF ITS AVERAGE DAILY-VOLUME OF
EIGHT-AND-A-HALF-MILLION SHIPMENTS. FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT
"FEDEX"-DOT-COM.
