Rain, Rain, Go Away... And Don't Come Back

St Swithin's Day, if it does rain
Full forty days, it will remain
St Swithin's Day, if it be fair
For forty days, t'will rain no more
If there’s one day when we should all get down on our knees and pray together for a dry outlook, then I guess its tomorrow. It will be, after all, St Swithin’s day, and any drop of rain could doom us all to another 8 weeks of running to bus-stops clutching newspapers over our heads.

For those of you who are superstitious, the forecast for tomorrow will no doubt dictate your plans for the rest of the summer. But for those who, like me, think this is a load of old Groundhogs, then tomorrow is simply another date to fill up the calendar. Still, we all like sunny weather, so I’m just as desperate as the next person for a few rays of light to soak my arms in over lunch.

St Swithin was buried in 862 outside Winchester Cathedral and remained there for over 100 years. But when, in 971, monks attempted to transfer his remains to a tomb inside the cathedral on July 15th, legend has it that the Heavens opened and reigned down supreme with a 40-day torrent of rain (divine intervention, some would say), preventing the move from going ahead.

And so began the superstitious ramblings of the nation…

But rest assured, friends, because I’m here with the stats – and I can tell you that on average 50% of the 40 days after July 15th are dry, and 50% are wet, so don’t go lining your umbrellas up against the front door just yet.

I guess what I’m trying to say, is that you shouldn’t let the bad weather put you off sending any parcels today! And remember, that of course, myParcelDelivery.com™ work rain or shine, so there’s no excuse not to head on over for a free quote on all your parcel deliveries.

Amen.

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Delivery to The Moon, and Beyond...

Captain’s log, star date unknown…

Hark back to 1969, when on 21st July Neil Armstrong was plastered on the front page of most likely every single paper across the globe. It’s a day which everyone over the age of 50 will probably remember (assuming they’ve not forgotten to take those memory pills!), and signalled an exciting time in space exploration.

Granted, we haven’t - as Space 1999 would have you believe – donned our grey flared trousers and extended our horizons to the outer edges of the universe just yet, but just as NASA are looking to hook up with the Klingons, we’re equally desperate to send them a parcel!

Inter-galactic delivery is something that excites us all here at myParcelDelivery.com™, believing our company benefits should be readily available to all extra-terrestrial beings. In fact, we’ve already pencilled in a number of delivery routes on a star chart in our space-department, and our design team are working around the clock to spring up an idea for our first delivery shuttle. Any suggestions? Send them in!


Remember, myParcelDelivery.com™ doesn’t send parcels to the moon yet, but we do send them to over 242 countries worldwide. What’s more, our simple online booking system makes sending a parcel that much easier. That’s one small click for you, one giant leap for our couriers!

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Parcelle Distribution?

And the reason, monsieur? Why it’s Bastille Day, of course! (Or, as our beret-donned friends would say - La Fête Nationale). The day commemorates the anniversary of the storming of the Bastille prison in 1790, symbolising the uprising of France as a modern nation.

On this day, celebrations sweep through the whole of France, from feasts to parades and no doubt plenty of garlic! First of all is the precession of infantry troops throughout Paris, followed by fireworks, concerts and generally a whole host of loafing around (Oh no he didn’t)! And if you want to join in with the fun over here in the UK, then you can head on over to Battersea Park in London and celebrate with our very own French Contingent.

So anyway, I’m sat here thinking to myself, what better day is there to send a parcelle to our smooth-talking neighbours some 50 miles across the English Channel?...

…There is none, of course!

And remember, myParcelDelivery.com™ can accommodate the delivery of any number of striped black and white t-shirts to France via our international couriers, so for a free quote be sure to visit us today!

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He Came, He Saw, He Conquered...

…But he never managed to send a parcel via next day delivery. Born on this day, 100BC, Julius Caesar no doubt had to wait weeks before he heard that familiar thud of mail dropping at his door. Some of the courier industry’s pioneers can be traced back to Ancient Rome, albeit, dressed in unfashionable kilts flapping dangerously high around their thighs. But it wasn’t until the reign of Augustus, Julius Caesars adopted son, some 100 years later, that the first official transportation system was introduced to the Roman Empire – the Cursus Publicus.

The Cursus Publicus consisted of several stations dotted along specialised roads
throughout the Roman World, providing horses for messengers and, usually, food and shelter. To use these specialised roads and services, a diploma signed by the emperor himself would have to be produced. But, like most Government organised schemes, this was privy to abuse by the higher classes, who often forged these diplomas in order to hitch free transport for themselves and their families. Shocking!

Timeframe? We’re talking weeks here – for one message to be delivered from Rome to Egypt it took about 63 days (if it got there at all)! Let us be thankful for the modern day couriers, then, who to be quite frank – don’t know how easy they have it!

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Royal Mail Privatisation Paves Way for Online Delivery Companies

With Royal Mail recently announcing a sharp drop in annual profits, along with the quite apparent shortcomings of its attempt to re-modernise the service for a mere £39m, could the UK be steering its way into a new phase of the delivery industry?

The financial strain put onto Royal Mail’s shoulders as revenue plummets will no doubt speed up this modernisation process, allowing more jobs to be cut and links with local post offices to be severed, as a move towards its privatisation looms closer.

The gaping hole that could remain as local services wither will surely pave a way for other delivery companies to send their fleet of drivers speeding down, and in a day and age where the value of time has rocketed; there can be little doubt that online delivery companies will profit the most.

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Hermes Extends Cut-Off Time For Next Day Delivery.

One of the UK's leading home delivery services, Hermes, has extended the cut-off time for it's next day delivery service to 9pm. Not only is this great news to retailers and other businesses, but also to consumers - as this will surely enable them to make next day purchases well into the evening.

Obviously an exciting time for Hermes, Jon Tobbel, Hermes Commercial Director had this to say:

"We are continually looking at ways of enhancing our service to retailers to improve the delivery experience to their customers. The later cut-off time is just one of a number of planned service innovations this year that will add real value to our unique delivery proposition."

So there we have it, one more step towards a more flexible UK courier industry geared at making things easier for us all!

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HDN Takeover DHL To Form YODEL

HDNL Takeover DHL to Form New Courier Company YODEL

You may already be aware that Home Delivery Network have recently taken over DHL’s courier services and rebranded the combined businesses as YODEL. The new brand will represent YODEL’S ambitions to become a “truly customer focused business offering a full suite of services that others in the market cannot match”, according to Jonathan Smith, YODEL CEO.

The re-brand has proved to be an instant hit within the market, with YODEL already generating over 100 new clients in the last couple of months alone, of which over 12 generate in excess of £1m per annum. It marks an exciting time for the courier service industry, which can only thrive in a market which is already fiercely contested.

The new YODEL courier vehicles are washed in a colour of luminous lime-green which, in a few years time, could represent the global courier brand as well as those unmistakable brown UPS vans that show up in all the movies.

So how does this affect myParcelDelivery.com™ customers?

For the time being the option to select a DHL delivery service will remain and the booking process will progress as normal. myParcelDelivery.com™ will accommodate the introduction of YODEL’s delivery services within the website as smoothly as possible, and provide all relevant updates as and when this happens.

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Father's Day - Crisis Talks

Dad – he’s the one you love and hate all at once. In my case, he’s the one who always puts too much olive oil on his salad. The one who irritates the life out of me every single night when his head starts to wobble from the wine. The one who, just to be awkward, never moves his feet when I’m trying to vacuum the carpet.

But nevertheless, he’s still the one who taught me how to ride a bike, who made me boats out of sand to sit in whenever we went to Blackpool beach, who told me to tear up those flat-pack instructions and just do it your-damn-self - and I wouldn’t trade him for anyone. Not even Bill Gates. In saying that, I still manage a grumble every year when the time comes to buy him a Father’s Day present.

I’ll normally go nuts traipsing around tie shops and DIY stores for a whole day, ultimately heading on over to Waterstones to buy him another Bill Bryson book for him to flick through. It doesn’t matter if he already has it – he’s reaching that age where he could read anything twice and not realise it.

But this year I’m taking strides to better myself and sending him something worthwhile. Besides, if I keep up with the book routine, it will only be so long before he re-organises his collection and realises that he has four identical copies of ‘Notes from a Small Island’.

No, this time I’ll buy something different. Trouble is, I don’t have a clue on Earth what!

So, my friends, I ask you all one thing – what will you be sending to your old man this year? And more importantly – what can I send to mine?!

By the way...

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How NOT to Package a box for delivery

When I want to send a parcel half-way across the globe, or even just a few miles down the road, I’m always overly paranoid that something bad will happen to it during transit. I imagine the box tumbling over, being thrown from one end of the courier vehicle to the other. I can sense the sticky tape peeling away from the edges, its contents splattering in all directions and making a Jackson Pollack of the driver when finally he pulls it from the van. For this reason, I double-tape everything (treble, if I’m in a particularly anxious mood).

Well rest assured, this isn’t going happen - courier transport vehicles are packed in a safe and fool-proof manner – but that certainly doesn’t excuse some of the more ridiculous parcels I’ve had the displeasure – no, make that pleasure – to have come across during my time.

Rule number 1: Less is sometimes more

Believe it or not my friends, this elaborate tangle of duct tape and bin-liners complete with supporting palette (for extra sturdiness), was used to ship a PC cable.

For reasons not quite so obvious to myself, it seems the sender wasn’t taking any chances when it came to the protection of this delicate piece of computer hardware. And I thought I was paranoid.

Rule number 2: Take your time

At the other end of the spectrum, it seems that people will go to extraordinary measures to get a parcel out on time. Bean bag deliverers take heed. I still can’t believe that someone even had the audacity to stand back after taping this up and think, ‘yeah – that should do the trick.’

Rule number 3: Don't let the packaging rule the product

On a slightly lighter note, it's good to see that progress is being made on the shipment of fresh fruit and vegetables...

So there you have it, your quintessential guide on how not to pack a parcel for delivery. If you have any more fool-proof suggestions, please don't hesitate to drop a line and let me know.

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Missing Home Comforts

A friend of mine once told me there was nothing left for him in Great Britain, that it was sucking the very happiness from his core. He despised the food, resented the excessive cost of simply surviving, and dreaded the heavy blanket of grey weather that would undoubtedly cast a weary shadow over the whole nation throughout the year.

I probably don’t need to tell you that it wasn’t too long before he spread his wings and flew the UK nest. Backpack slung over his shoulders, for the next year he travelled from coast to coast, before finally settling down and pounding his weathered flag into Greek soil.

His outlook was simple: Enjoy life to the fullest by taking advantage of any opportunity that crossed your path. He did just that, landing a reasonable job in the construction industry, and setting up home with what some would argue to be a Greek goddess (or so the Polaroids suggested).

For some time, things were going great. Every week I’d find my inbox cluttered with the latest snapshots he’d taken of the Acropolis, of the Parthenon and of himself, scaling sandy shores with his arm draped around his girl. But gradually this would die down, and soon the emails he sent began to take on an entirely different theme.

“Peanut butter!” He said, “And Marmite... I can’t find them anywhere out here, send me some will you?” And wanting to play the good citizen with a bleeding heart, I did. I piled high a hamper full of British foodstuff – Marmite, HP brown sauce, Peanut butter, you name it – and sent it packing some five hundred miles across Europe.

But it didn’t stop there. “I’m going crazy!” He told me, “Do you know how long it’s been since I’ve read a book?” And so began a succession of small parcels flying out from the UK to Greece, a book here, a DVD there. But even this didn’t solve his home-comfort-crisis.

“It’s costing me waaay to much to carry on having things shipped over.” - His email read, though he wasn’t quite ready to go on living without those luxurious commodities which were so unfamiliar in Greek territory. But as ever, I offered up what was going to be a very affordable solution.

“Wire me some money every eight weeks or so” I told him, “and I’ll have a courier send it all in one go, that way you’ll only be paying for a shipment once instead of every time you decide you need some UK-love.”

And that’s what we did. Every now and then I’d pack to the brim a box full of DVD’s, books, food, tea and anything else he was missing from the land he once said sucked the happiness right from his very core. I guess you don’t realise how much you take things for granted until they’re not around anymore. It’s a good job that modern online courier services make flying the nest just that little more comforting, by providing us with a cheap way of ensuring we’ll never miss out on all those home comforts that can’t fly with us.

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The Role Of Couriers In Global Business - Explained..

Creating a successful business is not easy in today’s world with the economy the way it is. You have to think about labour, employees, clients, accounting, and product distribution. For a global business, product distribution can become especially complicated. This is where courier services can help a global company. Couriers are experts in delivering documents and packages all over the world, using the most efficient technologies and logistics available. Timely and reliable parcel delivery services are essential when it comes to building a thriving global business.

The world is speeding up, and customers are no longer willing to wait extended periods of time to receive their products. A courier service is an essential component of the global business structure, allowing for optimum efficiency and good functionality. A poor parcel delivery service could cause discontent in customers, and reflect badly on the company overall. A business doesn’t stand much of a chance unless they can make their customers happy, at least most of the time.

Couriers also provide additional services to benefit their customers, including digital signatures, and parcel tracking for convenience. Parcel tracking allows the customer to trace the location of their parcel, and determine the progress of the delivery at any given time. Using a system similar to GPS, it’s easy for couriers to consistently record the location of all the parcels in transit. Details of the parcel tracking can be accessed with a unique number through the Internet at any time, day or night.

Many eBay businesses require international shipping as they have customers from various countries around the world. When it comes to eBay shipping¸ couriers can once again provide a good parcel delivery solution. An eBay courier is beneficial because everything is as convenient as possible. The business can go on functioning without having to worry about the details of the shipment for each product.

To find international as well as UK-based courier companies, try searching myParcelDelivery.com™. This site offers a simple way to search various companies, and find the lowest shipping costs available. The search results are based on the information you enter about the size and weight of your parcel, as well as the travel distance. After completing the search, you’re given a list of all the potential courier services in your area, as well as a price quote for each option. You can book an order directly online, and there are parcel tracking features available. If you buy or sell items on eBay, myParcelDelivery.com™ also gives you the ability to link to your eBay account, so you can get instant information about the cheapest shipping options possible.

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Is International Shipping Finally Cheaper Than It's Ever Been? myParcelDelivery.com™ Steps Up To The Mark...

The cost of International Shipping & Courier services reached dramatic highs towards the end of 2010! The struggle to send parcels or deliver business goods abroad has become a real struggle for many, during the season of Christmas, myParcelDelivery.com™ had bigger demand than ever to achieve the cheapest international rates for our valued clients.

With myParcelDelivery.com™ sitting on the very foundations of experience and frustration, our empathy led to the sourcing of the very best couriers to deliver those all important guaranteed low Parcel Courier and Delivery rates.

Many companies today make use of international courier services to ship out their products. The recent recession hit many of these companies hard, and it has become more important than ever to find ways to reduce costs, and save on shipping expenses. Since international shipments require more resources for transportation, they are also more expensive than local deliveries. Global businesses depend on these parcel delivery services to maintain their profits, and keep everything flowing, myParcelDelivery.com™ understands the need - and in our efforts we are delivering parcels Globally from only £14!!

Couriers are often the first choice for businesses when it comes to transporting parcels around the world. A courier service is usually preferable because of the speed of the deliveries, relative security, and reliability. Couriers and global businesses go hand in hand, and it would be difficult for such a business to thrive without the means to export items to other countries. Courier companies offer many different delivery services, but they don’t all come cheap.

myParcelDelivery.com™ however allow you compare on prices, Send by the click of a button and Save Hundreds of pounds! We are the Parcel Delivery & Courier Revolution. We beg to ask the question: Why pay so much, when we can guarantee the same service from an alternative courier - all you have to do it enter your parcel details, compare prices and we collect from your very door - Often within the hour! Here are some of the ways that you can save on your international shipping costs.

Find a courier consultant: There are so many different couriers out there with an even greater variety of delivery options and costs. It can be overwhelming to sort through all of the different expenses and find the best deal. It may be beneficial to hire a consultant for your company that understand the industry, and will know where to look to find the least expensive shipping options.

Negotiate a lower rate: It may be possible to talk down the cost of your international shipping service. This is particularly true if you have built a good relationship with your parcel courier. If you’re a good customer, the courier is likely to try to appease you if you suggest a lower rate. It’s worth a try, at least.

Send Parcels in Bulk: It is less work for the courier if you save up your parcels and ship them all at once in bulk. As a result, couriers tend to offer discounted rates when you’re delivering a large quantity of items. It can be very cost-effective to take advantage of these low rates for volume shipments. myParcelDelivery.com™offer Regular sender accounts - Free to Set up, including a dedicated account manager - discounted rates when you send 10 or more parcels & Exclusive deals!














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What is the Convenience of a Good Courier Service?

With the pace of modern life, no one wants to be slowed down by an inconvenient parcel delivery service. Find out how a good courier can be the solution...

Modern life leaves little time to deal with inconvenience surrounding a parcel delivery. No one wants to put up with delays caused by bad delivery management, or time-consuming trips to the post office. Courier services offer the solution for delivering parcels in today’s world. They offer guaranteed delivery times, so you don’t have to worry about delays. They make booking a parcel delivery service as fast and convenient as possible with online methods. They also work with you to arrange the best pick-up and drop-off points, so you don’t have to go out of your way to deliver or collect your parcel. Overall, a good courier service is the best option when convenience is important to you.

Until recently, the public postal service handled much of the letter and parcel deliveries within the UK. Royal Mail has been losing the favour of people steadily in the past several years, largely due to their track record as unaccountable and inefficient. Postal strikes have made an already struggling delivery system even less reliable, with some packages arriving many days late. In addition to efficiency problems, the routine of dropping off your package at a post office has become a burden for some. This is especially true for those that have to make regular deliveries. Courier companies are changing the way that people think about delivering mail, and showing them that there are more efficient ways to do things.

One of the major differences between the postal system and a parcel courier is the reliability of the delivery times. The postal system is criticised for being unconcerned with late deliveries, and customers dislike the fact that there is little they can do about it. In contrast, any reasonable courier will guarantee their delivery times, and do everything possible to maintain the proper schedule. This is often important for time-sensitive items, and can’t be left up to chance. The reliability of couriers in this instance makes the whole process much more convenient.

Couriers also differ from the postal system in that they don’t require you to visit a post office to drop off your package. Instead, couriers tend to work with you to determine the best place to make the transaction. It increases the convenience of the process by eliminating unnecessary trips to a post office, and annoying waits when it is busy.

Another essential way that couriers increase convenience for customers is by offering booking services online. Sites such as myParcelDelivery.com will even provide you with the estimated prices for various services instantly. Using the automated search options of a website like this can save you a lot of time, and help you find a cheap courier. Whether you’re looking for a large parcel courier, an express option, or any other specialty delivery service, it’s usually best to check online first.