Parcel Motel?

[some bloke]

OER - someone has ordered from Northern Ireland and sent payment - while indicating the postal address is some sort of 'Parcel Motel' to save the extra cost of exporting it there.

It sounds dodgy and un-trackable to me - I'm really confused about this and feel tempted to just return the payment and knock it back.

Anyone heard of this before?

[Gloop]

http://www.parcelmotel.com/locations/

Similiar to buy and collect from Argos as a lot of shops are now doing I think.

[Carl Moore]

Dave,

Not an "export" if it is going to Northern Ireland - no more than it is sending it to Scotland or Wales.
However, if it is going to "Parcel Motel", then you have no indication as to where it will really end up.
This might have ramifications for you if the payee claims no delivery and does a chargeback on their credit card, which will leave you out of pocket.
So, it all depends on by what method you have been paid?

ATB

Carl.

[some bloke]

Thanks chaps, that will be what the PM********* I/D number is for then - and I don't like the sound of it TBH.

He has said he'll have it direct to his address if it doesn't cost him much more.