We all know the pain of spending your lunch break in a Post Office queue waiting to post a parcel, but this could now be a thing of the past.
Royal Mail is introducing the UK's first ever parcel postboxes following a successful trial, with 1,400 set to be rolled out across the country.
Just as we post letters in normal postboxes, parcel postboxes will allow us to post pre-paid parcels seven days a week. All you have to do is pay through Click & Drop online first, print your postage, and you're good to go.
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Makes life easier for all of you Depop sellers and ASOS returnees, doesn't it?
In the first major repurposing of the postbox in 160 years, the launch will see Royal Mail convert 1,400 existing meter boxes to include a wider opening and design over a six-month period.
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The parcel postboxes will be popping up in 32 major cities across the UK including London, Manchester, Birmingham, Leeds, Bristol, Glasgow and Edinburgh.
The launch follows a successful trial last year.
Mark Street, Head of Campaigns at Royal Mail, said: "The wide scale introduction of parcel postboxes is one of the many ways we at Royal Mail are looking to make the lives of our customers easier.
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"The parcel postboxes trial last year was a success, and we hope that the wider roll-out gives added flexibility to online sellers who might be running a business in their spare time and not keeping regular office hours."
The full list of locations receiving parcel postboxes reads: Leeds, Newcastle & Tyneside, Sheffield, Warrington, Warrington, Swindon, Nottingham, Romford, Manchester, London Central, Birmingham, Chester, Glasgow, BristolEdinburgh, Greenford, Chelmsford, Croydon, Aberdeen, Poole, Belfast, Southampton, Peterborough, Cardiff, Plymouth, Bournemouth, Swansea, Norwich, Truro, Exeter, Carlisle and Inverness.
We've got a feeling this is going to be super popular. Reckon you'll be using it?
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Two words: game changer.
Featured Image Credit: Royal Mail