home delivering

emmy05

where can i find out information for delivering catalogue goods, i cant find anything out when i google, im useless lol can anyone help please? x

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emmy05

aww ok, thanks x

rockspie

Hya

Did you ever find out any info? I too have been loking for imformation on this with now success.

Carole x

richt71

I'm unsure what you mean TBH? Do you mean like kleeneze and betterware?

DFWJane

Try Parcelnet. I have the same lady deliver Next and Cotton Traders to me, she does it in school hours on a self employed basis. Not sure about the terms and rates of pay but I'm sure you'd find them on google.

Good luck!

pb3444_2

Hi

The Home Delivery Network does this and are currently recruiting self employed catalogue delivery agents.

Marks and spencers use them to deliver stuff, can't find the link though, sorry. I have just applied.

PB

pb3444_2

Parcelnet
http://www.parcelnet.co.uk/recruitment.html

PB

Saab

I work for Parcelnet.

DHL are looking to recruit too though, they are starting a similar local delivery service to Parcelnet.

Just google DHL

pb3444_2

Saab

what is it like working for parcelnet?
Can you choose your own hours?
Do you have to store stuff?
What is the pay like, is it per hour?
Thanks
PB

pb3444_2

HDNL
https://www.hdnl.co.uk/hdnl/Work.aspx?TabMenu=Contract

DHL
http://www.dhl.co.uk/publish/gb/en/careers/opportunities.high.html

Parcelnet
http://www.parcelnet.co.uk/recruitment.html

Hope this helps
Pauline

Saab

pb3444 wrote: »

Saab

what is it like working for parcelnet?
Can you choose your own hours?
Do you have to store stuff?
What is the pay like, is it per hour?
Thanks
PB

Hi, sorry I took so long

Parcelnet is ok, basically I do three days a week, but I have two other women that do the other three days between them. It's a split round, and although Parcelnet didn't really like this sort of going on to begin with, more and more rounds are being split now. It makes it easier, and more child friendly, as well as being able to cover for each other.

Most rounds are six days a week. The parcels are delivered to you from the main depots, there's quite a few of those around the country, so depending on how far you are from the depot will determine what time you get your parcels. The earliest 'drop' is about 6am, the latest 10.30 am.

My parcels arrive about 9 - 9.30 am. Most rounds are no more than an average of 55 - 60 parcels a day, although the run up to Christmas can be a lot more. You will also get 'bulk' catalogues to deliver from all the main catalogue companies too, and you are given a time frame in which to do this.

You get a mainfest with the parcels listed, and when they should be delivered. You get a couple of 'before 1.00pms' and a few 'after 1.00pms'. Other than that, as long as they go out on the designated day, that's fine.

You will get full training from your manager, and support too. All I can say is, give it a good month before you despair and chuck it in. It took me that long to go to each customer at least once. When you know where you are going, most of it is repeat business, so you soon get to recognise the customer from the printed address.

I spend about an hour sorting the parcels and organising a delivery list, this makes it much easier because I stick the list on my dashboard with masking tape and cross off the parcels as I do them, this way I know exactly where I am going, and don't double back on mysef. I tend to do as many as I can before 1.00 pm, come home have a bite and a cuppa and then do the rest.

I get paid per parcel, this can be a different price depending on your round, 'rural' rounds get a higher price because of fuel consumption. You have to pay your own fuel (another reason for being well organised).

You get paid a set price for returns.

You only have to store returns overnight, and you shouldn't have to store parcels, unless you choose to carry any over to the following day. All in all, they don't take up a lot of room to be honest.

The pay is quite good, and the faster you get the better it gets obviously. I can now do an average of 20 - 22 parcels/pick ups an hour. At 65p a parcel and 45p a return, I can earn 13/14 pounds an hour.(this doesn't include the hour taken in sorting, just delivering). Obviously some days it will be less, depending on how many you get, and where the delivery points are, but you can make about £100-£130 a week, less about £10-£15 petrol, for three days, obviously more if you do all six.

I start when the parcels arrive, and usualy finish about 2.30 pm. If you are still out there and need to do a school pick up, you can, and then either carry on or do the rest later.

It's the best job I've had (and I've had a variety:rotfl: ). You are basically your own boss, and work on your own initiative. The training is good, and the support is good too.

The pay is monthly, by bacs, never late.

If you can get onto a split round, it's great as there is always someone else to share things with. Making yoursef available for sickness/holiday cover to begin with is a good way of getting in on a round, also offering to do the catalogue distribution is a good way too.

DHL have been advertising, and I think they are delivering to mainly small businesses, and it's Monday to Friday, with no Saturdays, but don't quote me on that.

I hope that helps, if you need anymore info, pm me.

Saab xx