Author Topic: might be worth checking out  (Read 1634 times)

jags

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might be worth checking out
« on: February 10, 2013, 05:02:44 pm »
http://www.parcelmotel.com/
one of the lads on the boards.ie site loves this service anyone else use them.

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ZeroBike

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Re: might be worth checking out
« Reply #1 on: February 10, 2013, 06:43:58 pm »
It certainly looks like it could be of use to someone on tour.

Why would anyone, other than tourers, use this?  Why would I want to pay $3.50 to have a package delivered to a parcel motel box when for no additional charge I can have it delivered to my home?

George Hetrick

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Re: might be worth checking out
« Reply #2 on: February 10, 2013, 07:03:44 pm »
Unless there is someone home to receive it, the parcel would be left unguarded.

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« Reply #3 on: February 10, 2013, 07:07:08 pm »
Unless there is someone home to receive it, the parcel would be left unguarded.

Maybe its just because I live out in the sticks, but if there is no one home to receive the parcel, it gets taken to the local post office.

George Hetrick

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« Reply #4 on: February 10, 2013, 07:29:49 pm »
Well, I'm in the US, so parcel services other than USPS would just drop off the parcel (perhaps requiring a signature, which could be pre-filled). It would certainly be useful here if you live in a neighborhood that has parcel thefts.

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« Reply #5 on: February 10, 2013, 08:20:09 pm »
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It would certainly be useful here if you live in a neighborhood that has parcel thefts.
Where I live, if you're not home to receive the parcel and it is left behind, UPS stands for Unlimited Parcels Stolen.

Sadly,

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