Amazon Darlington Picture: SARAH CALDECOTT
THOUSANDS of parcels are shipped every day to homes across the region from Amazon's huge warehouses - but not all of them come from the North-East.
The online retailer, which has sites in Durham and Darlington - and soon, one in Gateshead, ships hundreds of thousands of orders every single week.
But what you may not know is that your parcel could come from any one of the retailer's sites across the UK, despite two large sites being on our doorstep.
This is because items sold by certain vendors may only be stocked at a particular 'Fulfilment Centre', awaiting dispatch to any location.