Join myself (Fahmeda) and the main man himself Parcel Pete for our first ever LIVE event on YouTube!
We will be announcing the iPad Mini winner from our Christmas Facebook competition that we’re currently running on Facebook & Twitter. We’ll even be making a few shout outs to the daily prize winners and showing you all some of Parcel Pete’s favourite Christmas pictures that you’ve all been sending in.
YouTube:
Want to get in on all the fun and be entered into the iPad mini draw? All you have to do is subscribe to our YouTube Channel and let us know you’re attending on our Facebook events page.
Live Event:
Make sure you tune in at 4pm on Friday 20th December to see if you’ve won!
Hey, it’s Parcel Pete here!
I often get asked the question, ‘How do I become an ipostparcels.com driver?’ when I’m out about in van doing my deliveries.
So to answer all those questions, I’ve made a video for you to see how you can join my team of drivers:
See it on YouTube here - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24F5KjCG45k
So if you think you’ve got what it takes to become an ipostparcels.com driver, then apply today by filling out my quick driver application form.
Parcel Pete is currently visiting our American cousins in the US of A since ipostparcels.com has lowered its shipping price to America. Not only is he delivering parcels in America but he’s also been mingling with some rather popular TV show celebs…
Just so we don’t feel left out and to get in on all the fun, we’re running a competition for you at the moment based all around AMERICA!
Competition:
We’re giving away a brand new Apple iPod Nano worth £129, excellent for a Christmas gift or to keep for yourself to bop away to. For a chance to win all you have to do is simply:
- Retweet our specific American tweets on twitter
- Share & Like our America post on Facebook
- Guess the 6 American TV programmes Parcel Pete is starring in
Only 1 lucky winner will be drawn to win the iPod Nano.
Closing Date:
So hurry and get entering, competition closes at 11.59pm on Sunday 20th October.
Good luck and don’t forget to keep a look out on Twitter and Facebook!
Hello there! It’s Parcel Pete with you today, just thought I’d give you a little catch up of what I’ve been up to recently. On Saturday 14th September I attended The Henry Allen Appeal charity ball in Milton Keynes and what a fab night it was!
The Henry Allen Appeal:
4 year old Henry Allen is fighting against high risk Neuroblastoma, a form of cancer. As treatment in the UK is limited an appeal has been set up for him to raise the £500,000 needed to send him abroad, so far the appeal has raised over £80,000 since being set up in February.
The Charity Ball:
The Charity Ball, organised by Lisa Forrest and assisted by UK Mail employee and appeal team member Emma Boulton, has been 5 months in the making. On the night we had live music from local artists Nicky Prince and her band Soul Selecta & Katie Buckhaven, who was discovered by Michael Parkinson, raffle and silent auction with prestigious prizes. There was also an in house photographer on the night taking my snaps with guests. Local radio station MKFM was also there on the night to support the event.
Funds Raised:
We had a fantastic night; I boogied away with great people and enjoyed a slap up meal. In total the appeal raised £3397, to which ipostparcels.com’s parent company UK Mail, donated an extra £1100 taking the final amount to £4497! A brilliant achievement all round!
Parcel Pete has starred in his very first video on YouTube, taking you through the ipostparcels service and all it has to offer. As it’s his first ever video we thought what better way to launch it than to have a competition for you to get involved in!
Competition
Fancy winning a brand new Samsung Digital Camera? 16.2 mega pixel with wi-fi connectivity so you can upload videos or pictures as soon as you take them!
It’s simple to enter and here’s how to:
- Like & Share our video posts on Facebook
- Retweet our video posts on Twitter
- Answer our poll on Facebook
- Subscribe to our YouTube channel
As part of the competition we want to know what you would like the next Parcel Pete video to be about. We’ve put together a poll on Facebook with four options, all you have to do is vote for whichever one you like and simply share your answer on Facebook and Twitter.
Closing Date
1 lucky winner will be drawn to win the digital camera and the video option with the most votes will be Parcel Pete's next big role!
so hurry and get entering, competition closes at 11.59pm on Wednesday 25th September.
The more you enter, the more chances you have of winning!
Parcel Pete’s going down under and celebrating all things Australia this week as they had their National Flag Day on the 3rd of September and they’ve not long just celebrated Father’s Day on 1st September. Also with our new International service we’re the cheapest on the market for sending parcels to Australia from just £37.50*…even more reason to celebrate!
Background on Australia
Australia is one of the oldest countries on the planet and is a constitutional monarchy with Queen Elizabeth as its head of state, hence why Australia's national flag comprises the Union Jack (along with the Commonwealth Star and the Southern Cross).
Popular tourist destinations include the Great Barrier Reef which is the world’s largest coral reef and can be viewed from space, Sydney Harbour Bridge, Red Centre which is sacred to the Aboriginal people and Kangaroo Island.
A population of over 22 million people with nearly 80% of them living near the coastline, Australia is well known for the beach and barbeque lifestyle.
Competition:
You could be the lucky winner of £50’s worth of Amazon vouchers to spoil yourself with.
We’ll also have 3 runners up who will win FREE credit to use on our sister company’s brand new app Postcards from Pete available on Android devices.
It’s easy to enter and we’ve given you 3 different ways to do so:
- Retweet our specific Australian tweets on twitter
- Share & Like our Australia post on Facebook
- Guess the famous Aussie Dad- 5 pictures will be posted up on Facebook
1 lucky winner will be drawn to win the £50’s Amazon vouchers.
3 runners up will win- FREE credits to use on new app Postcards from Pete.
So hurry and get entering, competition closes at 11.59pm on Monday 9th September.
Good luck and don’t forget to keep a look out on Twitter and Facebook!
*Price based on 5kg - 8x5x6cm parcel
Parcel Pete turned the ripe old age of 2 on August 9th which of course called for a celebration and some fun for all!
To help celebrate his Birthday, UK Mail and ipostparcels.com staff all got involved in a nationwide Bake Off.
Bake Sale:
We had cakes galore across the UK and they were all sold to help raise some much needed funds for The NSPCC.
We have raised nearly £600 which is a fantastic amount for our charity The NSPCC. The money raised will of course help The NSPCC continue with their great work they do to support and protect our children.
Facebook:
Check out the pictures from Parcel Pete’s Birthday Bake Off on our Facebook page.
https://www.facebook.com/ipostparcels
Thank you:
We’d also like to take this opportunity to thank you our loyal and valued customer; for your continued support in helping ipostparcels.com grow bigger and better.
Here’s to another successful year ahead!
It's the holiday season and Parcel Pete’s jetted off to the gorgeous Italy for a week for a bit of relaxation as well as delivering some of your parcels in Italy too!
Here at ipostparcels.com, we’ve had Parcel Pete keeping us up to date with his journey with pictures of the different parts of Italy he’s been visiting.
Competition:
So we’ve put together a little Italian competition seeing as though Parcel Pete’s over there at the mo!
It’s our usual competition where we ask you to retweet, like and share our posts on Twitter and Facebook. This time round we’ll also be posting up snaps of Parcel Pete on holiday so you have to guess exactly which part of Italy he’s in.
The more you RT/Like/Share and answer the q’s correctly the more chances you have of winning £50’s worth of yummy Jamie’s Italian Restaurant vouchers.
Jamie Oliver’s Special Delivery:
You may be thinking why did Parcel Pete decide to visit Italy? Well, not only do we ship parcels to Italy but we also recently made some special deliveries to the Jamie’s Italian restaurants across the UK, which gave him the taste for wanting more of the Italian culture.
We delivered some laptops which were needed for training purposes; we collected the laptops from one restaurant and delivered to the next and so on, just in time for their training workshops.
Whilst on his delivery round, Parcel Pete decided to buy £50’s vouchers for Jamie’s Italian for one lucky winner which can be used at any of the Jamie’s restaurants across the UK!
So if you fancy your chances of winning, make sure you enter our competition.
But hurry, competition closes at 11.59pm on Tuesday 16th July and there will only be one winner!
Hi there! It’s Parcel Pete; it’s been a while since I last updated you on what I’ve been up to. I’ve been working alongside my fellow ipostparcels.com colleagues for some fantastic charitable causes.
Summer Fete
So I first went to Bracknell to a fantastic summer fete hosted by Sandy Lane Primary School in order to help them raise money so they could make improvements to their middle playground by adding benches, play equipment and toys to enhance the children’s break and lunchtimes.
It was a great day and the weather held out, they had all sorts of fun activities such as apple bobbing, coconut shy, bouncy castle, football and hook a duck, a police car for the children to sit in, along with a host of cake stalls. It was truly a day to remember as children and parents came together to enjoy the anticipated event.
We raised £5k and UK Mail; our parent company, also donated an extra £1100 taking the final total to £6100!
Midnight Walk
I also had a bit of a late one the other night as I was taking part in a midnight walk for The Hospice of St Francis, a great charity that provides professional support and care for people with terminal illness.
There was a sea of pink walking a good 11 miles; I even donned the pink t-shirt! It was a brilliant excuse for a night out with friends also a fab way to get fit and raise money for such a worthy cause.
Facebook
You can check out all my pictures from my latest charity on the ipostparcels.com Facebook page.
Now that I’ve recovered from all that fun, I’m back on the road collecting and delivering your parcels!
Get the strawberries and pimms on the go, it’s that time of year again…yes that’s right it’s Wimbledon! Here at ipostparcels.com we’ve been keeping you up to date on all things Wimbledon on our Facebook and Twitter page, even Parcel Pete’s had a bit of tennis makeover too!
In keeping with the whole tennis spirit of things we thought we’d look into some of the traditions that help make Wimbledon the most popular tennis tournament to date.
Grass courts:
Wimbledon is the oldest tennis tournament in the world and has been played since 1877. It’s regarded as one of the most prestigious out the ‘Four Grand Slams’ and is the only tennis tournament still played on a grass court which is the original surface for the sport.
Strawberries & Cream:
Forget hotdogs and burgers, strawberries and cream are the typical stall food at Wimbledon. Dating back to the origins of Wimbledon 1877, they signified the start of summer.
The Rain:
Wimbledon just wouldn’t be Wimbledon without the rain! It almost always rains at least once during the two weeks Wimbledon is on for. The rain disrupts play and the courts need to be covered up, however in 2009 Centre Court had a purpose built electronic roof fitted to it so play could continue through the rain.
All White:
All players must stick to a strict dress code of an all-white outfit. Roger Federer famously wore trainers with an orange sole whilst playing and was pulled up by the organisers.
Royal Patronage:
Wimbledon is a favourite amongst the Royals and they’ve been attending since 1907. The Duke of Kent is the president of the All England Club and players are to courtesy when entering and exiting centre court if the Queen or Prince of Wales is sitting in the Royal Box.
So there’s some of the most well-known traditions of Wimbledon and help make it what it is today. Parcel Pete’s a huge fan of it too so why not join in on the conversation on our Twitter and Facebook page.