An easy life

First things first, this is not a sponsored post. Just something that made my life easier. Or enabled me to internet shop even more than usual. Hmm..

Delivery charges are just one of the banes of my life (#firstworldproblems). I was once charged fifteen euro for a product to be delivered from England to Ireland. FIFTEEN!! Another delivery related problem is that I live in the back end of nowhere. My own friends can't find my house never mind the busy, stressed out delivery man.

So after hearing about Parcel Motel through the interwebs, I decided to investigate. I broke it all down, in case you're easily confused, like me.

1) You register with http://www.parcelmotel.com/, providing your home address and other details.
2)They then tell you where your local Parcel Motel pick up point is. This is where you will pick up your goodies.
3) Parcel Motel provide you with a UK address.
4) The next time you order something, use the address provided by Parcel Motel in the delivery info.
5) Your package is shipped to this address and when it arrives there Parcel Motel pick it up for you and deliver it to your local pick up point.
6) They send you a text (and an email- very thorough!) with a PIN code.
7) You go to the pick up point, enter your phone number and unique PIN. A little door pops open and you collect your package!

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It really is an awesome service. The first two stays are free (yipee) and after that it's 3.50euro per stay which I think is pretty damn good. Also on a lot of UK sites shipping to other parts of the UK is free (double yippee) meaning you only pay Parcel Motel's 3.50 for shipping.

Anything for an easy life eh?!