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On many days in the UK, lots of people will find themselves staring out of a window and asking 'Who would want to work outside in weather like this?'

Well thankfully, the answer is that quite a lot of people want to be, and enjoy being, out in the open air while they are working. Builders, grounds maintenance staff and even window cleaners often choose the job because of the chance it offers them to be in the fresh air and exposed to natural light all day long, as opposed to being cooped up in an office or shop.

And another vitally important group of workers can be added to that list the mail and parcel delivery staff who spend their days ensuring that letters and packages reach their destinations.

Despite the internet playing a leading role in transforming how people communicate with each other, and greatly reducing the need for sending physical mail, the same advance is having the opposite effect on the market for parcel delivery.

There are two main, simple reasons for this. People either no longer have the time in their busy lives to visit the shops as often as they used to, or they simply prefer to choose products at their own pace, and in a place where they feel far less stressed and under pressure to make a decision so they log on to their computers and do their shopping in their own time instead.

And who can blame them, especially when the weather is bad?

Another big reason why people are turning increasingly to this way of shopping is that also removes another source of stress having to load the goods into the car, make sure they dont toppled over and break, as well as negotiate the traffic to get them home.

Instead, when they can simply let a delivery company take care of that, and just make sure that someone is there to receive the goods or parcels when they are delivered to their home, it's often considered worth the extra cost involved.

That's especially true as Christmas approaches. As the weather turns colder, and the days shorter, the choice between shopping in the town, or doing it from home is brought into sharp focus. That's why more people are logging on, buying goods with a few quick clicks of a mouse, and then letting a home delivery courier do the rest. It's the smart way to shop in the 21st century.

by: Tim Bisley




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