PostNL is this week started with placing afhaalkluisjes on the major Dutch railway stations, that allows online users to their purchases throughout the week and night and day can pick up. Customers of online stores get a text message when the parcel is ready.
At the end of november or beginning of december to all the so-called Pakketautomaten functioning on the nine major railway stations Amsterdam central, Rotterdam Central, Den Haag Centraal, Utrecht Centraal, Schiphol Plaza, Breda, Eindhoven, Leiden and Almere Centrum. The rollout follows a test at the station of Almere, which already in 2012 had started and went according to PostNL successfully completed: 89 percent would be extremely to very satisfied with the next, and 95 percent would the parcel locker or want to re-use.
Users will be for delivery at the afhaalkluisjes choose with their order, provided that the store supports this. Offers the store this option is not selected, then the user can still for delivery at the stationskluisjes choose via mijnpakket.nl. After delivery to the consumer via sms a code to open to his mobile phone sent that the safe is open. PostNL will send after 24 hours of a reminder if the package has not yet been picked up, and after three days, an unclaimed order to a Post office or Pakketpunt in the vicinity of the locker Box sent. PostNL is going to send through the Pakketautomaten in the long term also.
The use does not involve any extra costs and PostNL for the time being only notification of Coolblue as a shop that supports the service. Multiple parties are working on similar services. DHL also offers safety deposit boxes at home, and also Google and Amazon testing ophaalkluisjes.
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