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Online ordering and parcel delivery are things that have only been growing in recent years. More and more people are shopping online and more and more packages are being delivered to their door. With the ever-faster growth of this phenomenon, come new logistics miracles. One of these logistics tools is the parcel locker. Parcel safes are popping up in more and more places, both large safes near shopping centres and home parcel safes.
This is because these parcel safes make it possible to deliver and receive parcels at all times. Find out why parcel safes are a new logistics panacea, and how they work, in this article.
How a parcel locker works: and why you are seeing more and more of them
Parcel safes are popping up more and more, and for good reason. Parcel safes are a useful tool for parcel deliverers and parcel receivers. Thanks to a home parcel locker a parcel can always be delivered, even if the recipient of the parcel is not at home. Parcel lockers work easily: you deposit the parcel in the locker and it is safely stored until the owner of the parcel comes to empty the locker. This way, you can always deliver, even if the recipient is on holiday or away from home for a while. You don't need to worry about parcel security either, as a parcel locker is always well protected against burglars and weather conditions.
The advantages of a parcel locker at a glance
Parcel safes have many advantages, both for consumers and the logistics sector:
- Parcels can always be delivered: Even if the recipient of the parcel is not at home, e.g. is out shopping or on a long holiday, the parcel can be delivered, so you no longer have to worry about whether the recipient of the parcel is at home.
- Parcels can be put away safely and neatly: Parcels can be stored safely and neatly in parcel safes, so then you also know immediately that the parcels end up in a good place. Parcel safes come with different mechanisms, from a lock to a numerical code, but either way parcels are stored safely.
- No extra CO2 costs: Since parcels can be delivered anytime, you don't need extra trips to the recipient and therefore no extra CO2 costs, saves both the environment and your own state of mind.
How to account for delivery in a parcel locker
Parcel safes are popping up more and more, including at home, so it is useful to take this into account during delivery. For example, provide an option that the consumer can indicate that they have a parcel locker, and would like to receive the parcel in it, and make sure you know where to look for the parcel locker. Fortunately, it can often be found at the front door, or somewhere near the front garden. As home parcel safes are becoming increasingly popular, it is advisable to always ask or look for them. After all, this way you can simply deliver the parcel even if no one is at home!