Receive mail when away from the home office
23/02/2007 send to a friend
We have come across a great product – the Hippo Box – a secure home delivery security box that allows you to receive deliveries at any time of day or night.
Hungry Hippos
Charles Gallichan, founder of Hippo Boxes, made contact with us to introduce his product that allows you to wave goodbye to all those “We called whilst you were out” cards.
Hippo boxes are in use across the country and a good number are being bought by us homeworkers who are not always in, due to client meetings or the school run.
I have not yet purchased my own Hippo Box for Redbrick House, but am sorely tempted having just this week been out when the printers called; leaving them to deposit a printing job out in the rain and leaving me no choice but to order, and pay for, a second batch.
Bring me a hungry Hippo!
Emma Jones
- Source: Hippo Box
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Comments
Author: A Anonymous
Date: 23/02/2007
Comment: Sympathise with the printing hell - I tell them to leave things in the recycling bin and just hope it doesn't arrive on a Tuesday morning when the recycling folk come. I don't tell clients that.
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Author: Andy Holding
Date: 26/02/2007
Comment: I saw the comments about the Hippo Box and thought that you might like to know of a complementary product that Ahome4it provides. The Hippo Box does a great job, but when you can't guarantee that the deliveries will fit into one, why not consider a NIB Keybox from Ahome4it and let us manage the delivery to your garage, porch shed or conservatory when you're out. www.ahome4it.com explains more.
Website: http://www.ahome4it.com