I’ve just sat down with Marie and Luke from Parcel for Me at The Delivery Conference.
Parcel for Me, who launched to retailers last night and will make their service available to consumers from July, aim to democratise delivery options for all websites and facilitate one click checkout.
Their proposition is a checkout option which will give even the smallest of retailers an Amazon style checkout with a plethora of delivery options to suit the consumer, not necessarily just those the retailer wants to offer.
Once a purchase has been made the consumer can then track all their purchases through the Parcel for Me app, including tracking information and in flight redirection without the retailer needing to build any technology apart from the Parcel for Me checkout.
The idea is that, once you’ve integrated the Parcel for Me checkout, you can continue to use your preferred courier, but using the app the consumer could for instance have the parcel directed to a locker, or perhaps their saved work address instead of their home address. By setting up their options in the Parcel for Me app, consumers can save multiple delivery addresses and locations, and even specify their preferred couriers, although of course if you as a retailer don’t use that courier you can default to your normal carrier.
The solution is free to retailers and consumer and there’s already a Magento Extension available, so if your website runs on Magento you can install Parcel for Me today. For other shopping cart solutions there is a full API, although we know a Shopify solution is to launch soon.
The solution makes impulse buying for consumers a reality which all retailers, both large and small can offer. Consumers effectively get a delivery passport which can save multiple delivery addresses, payment information and details that you need to shop online.
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So have does this work with paypal confirmed address seller ptotection
Paypal confirmed address seller protection is a safeguard for ebay sales as ebay buyers are a unique breed. This solution won’t be implemented by ebay any time soon. Ebay offer click and collect remember which somewhat defeats the Paypal seller protection confirmed address thing.
Paypal is not just ebay these days
were under the impression as long as you get the ebay sale item to argos ebay honour the seller protection for click and collect
Paypal seller protection is available as long as shipment is made to address shown on “transaction details” page. This is not the same as a confirmed address. ebay click and collect through Argos is covered. ebay must have an arrangement with Paypal to cover the Argos collection point addresses.
have we slipped back to 1996? pretty sure Paypal stopped caring about shipping to verified addresses a decade ago. if you ship to the address they gave on their ebay order, you’re covered.
“As long as you ship to the address found on the eBay Order details page or the PayPal Transaction Details page, you are eligible for certain protections under the eBay Money Back Guarantee.
We recommend against stating in your listing that you’ll only ship to confirmed addresses. Since a confirmed address isn’t a requirement for PayPal Seller Protection, this is an unnecessary restriction and might discourage a potential buyer.”
in actual fact your covered for nothing with paypal . twice now we have been hit with the I received an empty box claim and had to cough up