FASTdan
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| posted on 4/5/12 at 08:31 AM |
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Parcel Collection/Delivery Points for my Business?
So as a fair few of you will know I run danST Engineering on a part time basis (dont let that put you off though  I try to be honest and upfront
about lead times etc) and work a normal 9-5 job.
I am really struggling with accepting deliveries due to my day job - I am having to rely on my (elderly) relatives to be in during the day and have
stuff delivered to them which is really not fair on them now the business is growing and deliveries increase.
So, I guess I need to look at these parcel 'drop-point' type services where corner shops/pubs etc are used as a middle man for deliveries
and dispatch. I'm mostly bothered about deliveries as I send most stuff royal mail and have convenient access to a post office.
Has anyone got much experience with them - any recommendations? Its the deliveries that seem to be the issue - I looked at
http://www.collectplus.co.uk which seems great but then it appears that the merchant you are buying from needs to be registered with collect+ in order
to have stuff delivered to their network.
This is hindering me quite badly at the moment and meaning that quite often I end up sourcing stuff locally (typically raw materials) at added expense
due to not being able to accept deliveries.
NEW danST WEBSITE NOW LIVE! Bike carbs, throttle bodies and more......
http://www.danstengineering.co.uk/
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karlak
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| posted on 4/5/12 at 08:38 AM |
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Cant comment on the one you mentioned.
My company have just started using
http://my.bybox.com/
again, not really sure how good they are. But another option?
MK Indy - 2litre Duratec - Omex 600 - Jenvey throttle bodies - ETB DigiDash2
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stevebubs
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| posted on 4/5/12 at 09:03 AM |
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Would something like this suffice?
http://www.mbe.co.uk/mailbox_services/
http://www.thestoreroom.co.uk/business-storage/secure-private-mailbox-rental.htm
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Ninehigh
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| posted on 4/5/12 at 09:06 AM |
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If your business is growing maybe it's time to ask your 9-5 boss if you can drop a day? Or one morning/afternoon?
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