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A Royal Mail temp workers processes mail at the sorting office in Llantrisant, South Wales. Photograph: Matthew Horwood/Alamy
With Christmas visits strictly limited this year, many of us are set to send parcels containing gifts to family and friends.
Traditionally this meant wandering down to the post office – and, at this time of the year, probably standing in a queue. But it doesn’t have to be that way. Royal Mail recently launched a parcel pickup service across the UK, so you don’t even need to leave the house to use its service. Or you can bypass it altogether: there are dozens of parcel delivery and courier firms out there, from household names to smaller players, and in some cases these will be significantly cheaper.