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Using contact-free deliveries during the COVID-19 pandemic has become increasingly difficult while maintaining a sense of normality. When limiting your social interaction, accepting parcels is not the first thing that comes to mind. However, it is an important one. To keep yourself and others safe, social contact should be limited, even at the doorstep. This is especially important when interacting with your courier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Couriers make multiple deliveries a day and if we don\u2019t keep our distance infection could potentially be passed on. Then implicating everyone else on their rounds who also don\u2019t keep their distance. Following on from government guidance, consumers must keep themselves safe during the current climate.  This means deliveries should be contact-free. Your courier could leave your parcel on your doorstep but is that safe? Chances are probably not. However, with it becoming more likely couriers will do this, can you afford to take the risk?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ensuring you have a contact-free delivery system in place is crucial at the moment, especially to those who are self-isolating. The Smart Parcel Box is a unique parcel delivery box, ideal for accepting parcels on your behalf. With fixtures and fittings included and easy installation<\/a>, the Smart Parcel Box can be placed at your front door. This will help ensure your valuable parcels are secure and safe sat outside. By restricting social interaction this easy to use parcel box will help keep you and those who are isolating safe. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Smart Parcel Box<\/a> can also accept parcels which require proof of delivery with its unique barcode. By using our proof of delivery barcode to acknowledge acceptance of delivery, couriers can scan and pop your parcels inside. Meaning deliveries are simple, easy and safe. In relation to this, our parcel boxes include a specially designed anti-phishing mechanism to help prevent theft at your doorstep. For example, once parcels have been placed inside, they\u2019re then transferred into the secure storage compartment ready for you to collect at your earliest convenience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, try to keep a safe distance from your postie to help protect them and yourself. A Smart Parcel Box is a great way to ensure you and others stay safe by having zero contact. Parcels posted into the Smart Parcel Box will remain safe and secure so you needn’t worry about them being left outside for too long either. Also, another benefit is never having to receive those annoying “sorry we missed you” cards ever again, preventing lengthy trips to the depot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Overall, Smart Parcel Box helps keep your parcels in a safe location. Collect at your earliest convenience as this outdoor parcel box will keep parcels dry, clean and secure. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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