I've noticed that UPS is a stickler for schedules. If you pay for 3 day shipping, it'll be there in 3 days, no matter how quickly it actually moves from one place to another. FedEx can't wait to be rid of your package, even if you paid for the 5-10 day service. If it takes 2 days to go from there to here, you'll have your cheaply shipped FedEx package in 2 days. I've watched with tracking numbers, and it seems like UPS will get it to a local warehouse promptly, and then just sort of stare at it until the scheduled date, no matter how close you might live to the warehouse.