FedEx is offering $5 off web orders to enable Flash

    If you are using Chrome on a desktop or laptop:

    Open a new tab in your Chrome browser.
    Type “chrome:plugins” in your URL address field.
    Under Adobe Flash Player click the checkbox next to Always allowed to run.

If doing this gets your box hacked, are they providing PC repair services?

Re: FedEx is offering $5 off web orders to enable Flash

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Post by sergiotapia » Fri, Mar 24, 2017, 4:05 PM UTC

Even if they offered me $100, I wouldn't enable Flash. I'm guessing they're hard at work writing their Flash component into HTML/JS.

Re: FedEx is offering $5 off web orders to enable Flash

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Post by nix0n » Fri, Mar 24, 2017, 4:06 PM UTC

Takes the term "flash sale" to another level.

Re: FedEx is offering $5 off web orders to enable Flash

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Post by greenpizza13 » Fri, Mar 24, 2017, 4:07 PM UTC

Ha. No thanks. If I go to use FedEx and flash is required I'm just going to use a different carrier.

They are just delaying the inevitable. I bet there's some higher-ups at FedEx who still like flash and refuse to give it up.

Re: FedEx is offering $5 off web orders to enable Flash

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Post by mikeash » Fri, Mar 24, 2017, 4:08 PM UTC

Seems like a misleading title to me. I read it as saying that you have a choice of ordering without Flash at a higher price. In fact, Flash is a straight requirement no matter what, and they're offering a code for $5 off in an attempt to compensate people for the hassle of installing it.

So really, you're getting $5 off for starting the process without Flash. If you already have Flash installed, you'll never see this page and never get the discount code.

Obviously they should stop requiring Flash, but the title doesn't seem to accurately describe things.

Re: FedEx is offering $5 off web orders to enable Flash

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Post by 0x0 » Fri, Mar 24, 2017, 4:08 PM UTC

The instructions should at least limit the "always allow" to the fedex sites. Pretty bad advice to always allow globally.