Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) always welcome a helping hand as they attempt to establish a corner of the market, and this could be anything from a listening ear from others in the profession to some much needed funding.   If you know an SME that needs a timely boost to its business efforts, why not send them one of the 6 gifts below  Motivational posters The process of establishing a successful SME will be full of its fair share of ups and downs, so why not keep spirits high with motivational posters boasting slogan such as ‘a smooth sea never made a skilled sailor’... [More]

When it comes to those perfect finishing touches for a letter there is very little romance to be had in lining our envelopes with a dab or two of adhesive. Thankfully as the centuries have rolled on letter writers have become ever more inventive in the way they seal their letters, giving recipients something special to look forward to. Here are some of the most unusual ways to do it. A kiss Gary Geld and Peter Udell wrote the ultimate puppy love tune in the form of Sealed with a Kiss back in the sixties. Decades on love birds the world over are still lining their lips in a bright shade of red ... [More]

Growing up is hard to do, especially when we have to give up the childhood party games we have come to know and love. The good news is there is a way to rekindle our childhood birthday celebrations without regressing back decades or more – grown up’s pass the parcel. Below are some gifts that will take help transition the classic party game from childhood to adulthood. Alcoholic chocolates Instead of filling the layers between your pass the parcel presents with cola bottles and boiled sweets a la the days of our youth, why not delight your party crowd with an alcoholic chocolate or... [More]

Setting out to war means being separated from our nearest and dearest and many of the creature comforts of home. This is why nothing is a more welcome tonic for a soldier’s homesickness than a comfort parcel. Combing all the things we love most about our longed-for abodes - from tempting treats to beauty products that you’d struggle to find at the ends of the earth – comfort parcels are a taste of home many have come to relish. Here are some of the ‘must-have’ comfort parcel items featured over the decades: Tea What says ‘our fair isle’ better than a s... [More]

It was a gorgeous Monday morning, almost the start of Summer. Perfect condition to film our first ever driver interview video. The choice of location was at the ipostparcels Slough depot - being one of the busiest depot with plenty of delivery vans rushing out for their morning shift. Camera set up, microphone plugged in and it was time to start the filming. Oh, not forgetting our star special guest - Parcel Pete.  The filming went smoothly, took a few takes but we got there in the end. So without any further delay, here is the edited final video of our driver interview:

As we open our morning post we rarely give thought to the host of weird and wonderful facts associated with this most traditional of communication methods. While we’re likely to remember peculiar bits of postal trivia from recent history – think the local post-boxes posted gold in honour of medal-winning Olympians – we may need to cast our postal bags a bit further when it comes to getting a fully potted history of postage from around the globe. Here are some quirky postal facts from around the world that are bound to deliver a few laughs. USA, 1920 – Parents craving a ... [More]

Few things are more stressful in the process of moving than having to pack up all your not-so-uniformly shaped belongings into uniformly shaped cardboard boxes. By the time you’ve sorted through piles of dusty items retrieved from the attic, grappled with bubble wrap and flustered over the fact the colander’s been placed in the bedroom box it’s almost time to go. This is why a little advice can go a long way when it comes to the practical details of upping sticks. And where better to turn to than YouTube? Here are some of the most comical ‘how to pack a box’ video... [More]

The 2014 FIFA World Cup is officially underway and as anticipation for the upcoming games reaches fever pitch, fans of the beautiful game will be descending on some of Brazil’s hottest postcodes. Here are the football-focused Brazil locations that fans are most likely to be traversing in the upcoming weeks and months. 08295-005 – Arena de São Paulo Also known as the Arena Corinthians this São Paulo venue will play host to a number of key fixtures for World Cup. The opening match in group A - Brazil v Croatia – took place here on June 12th and the venue will also... [More]

  Summer is almost upon us, as the seasons start to deliver warmer days our letterboxes are set to see deliveries of a different kind. Here are just some of the pieces of post that are most likely to greet us as we return from being out and about in the summer sun. 1.Wedding invites Lovebirds love nothing more than exchanging vows under the glorious rays of summer sunshine. And while rain is supposedly an omen of a happy marriage, a summer wedding is guaranteed to heat things up. 2.Exam results Pupils the length and breadth of the country are crossing their fingers and hoping for the bes... [More]

There are few joys in life quite so sweet asreceiving an unexpected parcel in the post. This is largelydown to the fact that most of us only receive parcels we order ourselves, but that’s by the by. Some of the most interesting items ever to be delivered would today be considered violations of almost every regulation you can think of. But then,in the early days of the postal service things were new, exciting and not quite so clear cut.  In fact, all the rules that we take for granted today hadn’t even been conceived in the early days of the postal service. Most are onlywith us... [More]