Parcel Pete's Australian Adventure By Heather Playdon Chapter 3 - Snags, Dogs and Mossies Pete woke up scratching his cheek. Shook his head, rubbed his eyes. Wow it was 11am, he realized he’d missed breakfast and therefore his friends. He’d have to venture to the Opera House on his own today. He sat up. He felt his face, and his face felt swollen. Jumping out of bed he ran in to the bathroom and eyed himself in the small shaving mirror. “Eurgh what’s happened!” he exclaimed at his reflection. He knew what he had to do. He hurriedly washed himself down (he co... [More]

Parcel Pete's Australian Adventure By Heather Playdon   Capter 2- Safe Landing   After what seemed like forever, including an uneventful stopover in Dubai in the early hours, flight no QF003 landed, to a chorus of ‘oohs’ and ‘ahs’. Parcel Pete smiled to himself. He was his very own ‘Next Day Delivery’. This was it. His adventure had begun. Fumbling for his passport and papers he disembarked and fought his way through the various queues and unfeasibly large rucksacks on the backs of unfeasibly rakish backpackers to step out into Australia’s l... [More]

Parcel Pete's Australian Adventure by Heather Playdon Chapter 1- Onwards and Upwards After his disastrous date with Penny left her with food poisoning Parcel Pete decided it was time to get away from it all. Soon after recovering to full health, Penny had embarked on her botanical travels to the Brazilian Rainforest, hoping to discover a new bloom for the RHS to consider. This had left Pete wondering about his own dreams. Ever since hearing Men at Work’s ‘Down Under’ when he was a child he vowed to visit Australia. Was this the right time? Leaving his loved one the other sid... [More]

  First of all, Happy New Year to everyone that is celebrating! Parcel Pete is certainly getting into the spirit of things with £5 off parcel delivery to China. It’s a huge time of year for many across the globe, so here’s a bit more of a lowdown. History: Chinese New Year started out of fear, centuries old legends have it that stems from a mythical monster that preyed on villagers. The lion-like monster’s name was ‘Nian’ which is also the Chinese word for “year”. To ward off the monster villagers used to bang loud drums, let off fire crack... [More]

  The month of January is famous for its sales; it really is the best time to pick up a few bargains! With all this talk of sales it’s only right for ipostparcels.com to have one too. January Sale For the month of January we’re giving you 12% off every single service! Whether you’re sending parcels within the UK or internationally…you’ve got 12% off this month, saving you heaps of money! Top Up account Incentive You can save even more money by setting up a top up account and it’s so easy to do so… - Simply log in and go to your accoun... [More]

  A few years ago the mention of ‘January Sales’ would have you thinking of long snaking queues,  customers running into stores and fighting over the discounted designer hand bag, however, is that really the case anymore? We, at ipostparcels.com, have been hot on the January sales and seeing lots of advancements from the latter years. Early Start: These days you no longer have to wait till January for the sales to begin, most retailers start their sales online at the stroke of midnight on Boxing Day. Some retailers go one step further and start as early as Christmas Eve! ... [More]

Join myself (Fahmeda) and the main man himself Parcel Pete for our first ever LIVE event on YouTube! We will be announcing the iPad Mini winner from our Christmas Facebook competition that we’re currently running on Facebook & Twitter. We’ll even be making a few shout outs  to the daily prize winners and showing you all some of Parcel Pete’s favourite Christmas pictures that you’ve all been sending in. YouTube: Want to get in on all the fun and be entered into the iPad mini draw? All you have to do is subscribe to our YouTube Channel and let us know you’r... [More]

Hey, it’s Parcel Pete here! I often get asked the question, ‘How do I become an ipostparcels.com driver?’ when I’m out about in van doing my deliveries.  So to answer all those questions, I’ve made a video for you to see how you can join my team of drivers:     See it on YouTube here - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24F5KjCG45k So if you think you’ve got what it takes to become an ipostparcels.com driver, then apply today by filling out my quick driver application form. 

  Our Parcel Pete’s International Video competition is now in full swing. A Panasonic HD camcorder worth £300 could be yours, ideal for capturing those Christmas moments! Competition: Back in September we asked you on our Facebook poll, what you would like Parcel Pete’s next video to be about. A staggering 52% of you voted for Parcel Pete’s International video and we of course made it happen! To be in with a chance of winning, either: - Like & Share our video posts on Facebook - Retweet our video posts on Twitter - Answer our ‘Guess the mov... [More]

You create, we print, we post. ipostparcels is part of the UK Mail Group,  one of the leading parcels, mail and logistics company in the UK.  Joining us in the group is our sister brand, imail, a unique desktop to doormat mail delivery solution.  imail history: Launched in 2008 by UK Mail as the only alternative to the first class postal service and enables users to send letters and postcards with just a click of the mouse from as late as 3pm for next-day or 6pm for two-day delivery. imail has fast become the UKs leading print and mail solution. imail services: imail’s rev... [More]