Parcel Motel

I love Parcel Motel, there I’ve said it.
I’ve used them about seven times now and I have two more deliveries due to arrive any day now.
I had a bit of a heart stopping moment today whereby my new phone was, according to UPS tracking, «Refused by Customer» at the Parcel Motel depot in Newtonabbey. WHAT THE #$%&!!
I phoned Parcel Motel and spoke with Andy about it. He helped solve the mystery of why my packaged was not delivered to them today (the UPS man wouldn’t wait while they took care of another delivery, the cheek of him). So my fears allayed, Andy was really friendly on the phone and very helpful.
Other reasons Parcel Motel is great:
1. You can collect your parcel from your nearest Parcel Motel locker at a time that suits you.
2. You can now buy items that are delivered within the UK only.
3. When buying an item that has free UK delivery but a huge delivery charge to Ireland? Use Parcel Motel and it will only cost you 3.50 EUR to have delivered.
4. They some times give you a free gift of a bathrobe and slippers — I’ve seen the pictures!
From when you get the notification text, you get 48 hours collect your parcel, after that they will charge you another 3.50 EUR each night your parcel stays.

You may have noticed the green and blue metal containers that have popped up in a number of Leinster-​area petrol stations lately: Parcel Motels. They’re taking the most stressful part of online shopping: the delivery, making it a lot easier to manage, and trying to turn a profit doing so.
Basically, instead of having your online purchases delivered to your house, you get them delivered to Parcel Motel, who then drop them to one of their locations. They send you a text, and you collect at your leisure, like some sort of lazy Cold War-​era spy.
It costs € 3.50 per re-​up, and you get € 7 free credit when you sign up. One of the handier features is that they have a UK delivery address. That means if the site your buying on offers free UK shipping, you can avail of it too, with the only cost being what you pay Parcel Motel. A lot of sites have very expensive shipping to Ireland, so even after Parcel Motel get their cut, you still save a few quid.
My only issue is that there still isn’t a critical mass of locations yet, hopefully they can expand quickly. Still though, highly recommended for people who do a lot of online shopping.