Originally Posted by
alanR
As the recipient of many packages I've found best options are Royal Mail and Parcelforce on the grounds that if not at home I can pick up the packages locally and not have to do a 50 mile round trip to the "local" depot.
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That. I try to shop exclusively at online retailers that ship by Royal Mail for this reason. It's not something that you usually think about until you get the card through your door telling you that in order to get your package you need to take half a day off of work... by which time it's too late.