The problem I had with the policy is that the ability to "hold" a shipment at Fedex store of my choosing was not available. I also don't think I could change the address once it shipped. My only 2 options at the end were to either: a) be home or b) head to the Fedex local office.

The local office is a big difference from Fedex stores. I think there are 4-5 stores in my local area, but only one office. I rented a few lenses the past year and lensrentals.com was very accommodating in shipping to the Fedex store of my choosing. I certainly understand they require a signature.

It appears the smarter approach would have been to ship it to family that I know would be home.

Either way it is over and I don't want to write anymore about shipping problems Thanks to everyone for their help!