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Receiving presents for partner in the post without them knowing

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My partners been through a rough 6 months with her elderly mother and I'd like to order her a few gifts as a surprise without her knowing.  The only issue is she works from home so is usually her who takes any parcels/post/deliveries in.  We don't really know our neighbours enough to ask them, and I'm quite a lone worker in the workplace.  How else can i receive presents through the post without them being delivered to our house?  

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  • newbieFTB
    newbieFTB Posts: 120 Forumite
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    edited 10 April 2023 at 1:15PM
    Amazon delivery to a locker or counter (usually in convenience stores)
  • theoretica
    theoretica Posts: 12,690 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Many sellers offer some form of collection from your choice of shop/post office.

    But a banker, engaged at enormous expense,
    Had the whole of their cash in his care.
    Lewis Carroll
  • Any family or friends local enough to go and pick them up from there?
    Several companies will deliver to supermarket stores for collection- John Lewis for example to waitrose, habitat/argos to sainsburys. Probably others. 

    What is the workplace like? If there is a reception and you asked nicely/bought the nice biscuits would they take it in for you? 
  • DigSunPap
    DigSunPap Posts: 375 Forumite
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    Depending on what you are buying you have a few options, collect in store, deliver to a family/friends house. Amazon lockers are useful too as someone pointed out in this thread.
  • Pollycat
    Pollycat Posts: 35,742 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Savvy Shopper!
    Original post was over 6 months ago. 🙂
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