How to keep your Parcels Dry this Winter

No one wants to come home to a soggy parcel on their doorstep that needs to be returned, leaving you waiting even longer for your order. We’re no strangers to rain in the UK, especially in the Winter, as temperatures drop and conditions are set to cause mayhem over the coming months. It’s vital you have a way to keep your parcels dry.

The standard packaging options from most retailers are either paper envelopes or cardboard boxes, neither of which are waterproof or particularly resistant and protective to the elements. Some options can keep your items safe, such as corrugated packaging, bubble wrap, and watertight cartons with tape along the seams. You can’t ensure your retailer or courier will use these as they are often more expensive options. Instead of looking at the order packaging, consider suitable storage options that you can control to keep deliveries of any size safe, secure and, most importantly, dry this Winter.

Why it’s essential to have a safe space for your orders

Without a safe place to store them while you’re out of the house, you could return home to a soaked package that ruins someone’s Christmas.

While this might not be a concern for deliveries small enough to go through your letterbox and wait comfortably inside, bigger packages that can’t fit aren’t so safe. Especially with Christmas, the likelihood of more oversized orders with presents for family and friends means a safer delivery solution is needed. 

Options to keep your parcels dry 

There are a few locations and methods you can implement to keep your parcels dry this Winter and beyond…

Secure Parcel Box

BrizeBox offers a patented secure parcel box that is both water and weatherproof to keep your deliveries safe until you retrieve them. With various size options available, no matter what size package you receive, we’ll have an option for you.

The design lets couriers drop deliveries into the drawer where the package falls into a secure, padded compartment while preventing anyone from getting them out without the key. It allows for multiple packages to be collected before needing to be emptied. The BrizeBox is made using galvanised sheet metal, powder coated with high-grade exterior paint, and stainless steel locking mechanisms. With rubber seals on the seams, you can rest assured your parcels will be waiting for you inside, safe and sound. 

PO Box

A PO Box is a secure, private and lockable box for letters and small packages to be sent for you to retrieve. These are an excellent solution to keep your parcels dry but require you to visit the location to collect your items on a semi-frequent basis before it fills and can’t hold anymore. 

Travelling to your PO box takes time and money on top of the existing ongoing payment cost to hire the storage space, unlike a smart parcel box located in your home, which has a one-time fee. 

Porch

Most houses have porches that offer some overhang from the home to cover parcels placed at the doorstep from rain. However, rain can be highly unpredictable and coupled with a strong wind, even a big porch won’t keep your parcel safe. On top of this, rain isn’t the only issue you face when looking to keep your parcel safe, Winter’s cold weather can also damage the contents of your package if it is fragile. 

A porch will also not provide any protection from porch pirates, which are more prevalent during Christmas, hoping to make off with some valuable goods. With its unreliability against harsh weather and theft risk, there are better solutions to keep your parcels safe. 

Protect your parcels from getting wet with a smart parcel box

Unfortunately, the weather is very much out of our control. Fortunately, you can prevent your parcel from getting wet and ruined with a secure parcel box such as Brizebox.

Call us on 01372 569782 and browse our range of built-in or standalone smart parcel box options to find one that suits your delivery needs.