Sick of 'Sorry we missed you' cards? We've got the solution!

Ensuring products fit through the door first time, every time

Maybe you weren't even out?

Perhaps you were at home the whole time and you simply didn't hear the doorbell or the knock at the door. Or possibly you live on the top floor of a shared house, and by the time you've made it to ground level, the 'Sorry we missed you' card is already on the mat in the hall, lying there: on top of the gas bill and the Domino’s Pizza leaflet, making your blood boil hotter than Mercury's molten core.

'Letterboxable'. What a great word.

It's true. Just like discombobulate, humblebrag and lollapalooza, letterboxable is 'one of those words', isn't it? Letterboxable just somehow turns nicely in the ear and trips off the tongue, as well as being handily self-explanatory. What's also great is that Letterboxable packaging – the brainchild of, who else, but Macfarlane Online - is proving immensely popular with home occupiers and business-owners across the UK. Why? Because it makes their lives easier; their frustrations over missing out on parcel deliveries finally being no more.

Letterboxable packaging is allowing items bought online to be delivered through letterboxes - fitting easily through the box first time - where before that simply wasn't an option; the delivery person had no alternative other than to pop a 'Sorry we missed you' card through the door.

One of the biggest reasons for complaint by consumers isn't damaged goods arriving in the wrong quantity; it's delivery concerns. "What if I miss it?" "How am I supposed to get to the collection depot across town when I work all the hours God sends?", "If I get another one of those 'Sorry we missed you cards' I'll make the Royal Mail sorry, you mark my words!"

Yep. Delivery concerns are a major turn off and a massive cause for complaint. Even more delivered parcels are missed, of course, during busy seasons, such as during the run up to Christmas, or when the nation is in the grip of a huge discounting event (Black Friday, Discount Monday...)

Macfarlane's varied range of Letterboxable packaging has been created in direct response to consumer feedback: an almost overwhelming cry for help from people everywhere for something to be done to considerably reduce missed deliveries, which are all too often the result of sent items being over-packaged, in fact. Why oh why some online sellers parcel up goods excessively using far too much material, internal packing, tape and all sorts of other paraphernalia is a mystery. It's quicker and cheaper to use less, and it means that items reach the customer without delays (meaning they'll be more likely to purchase again).

Deliver your customers' parcels, whether they're home or not

Over-packaged products rarely fit through a standard letterbox first time, if ever. That means the intended recipient is irritatingly inconvenienced: delivery has to be rearranged or a trip to a collection depot is called for ("On a packed bus? On a rainy November morning? With three kids, a husband with man flu, and an incontinent Great Dane to sort out? No ta.").

Help your customers get their ordered items first time, or while they're out, by making letterboxable packaging your first choice for suitably-sized sold items. You don't want them buying similar goods from a bricks and mortar high street store in future, simply because delivery concerns are putting them off buying online.

Works every time!

Missed deliveries are undoubtedly one of the most annoying aspects of online shopping. Letterboxable packaging from us makes it much less of an issue. Give your customers unique, branded Letterboxable packaging that fits through a UK standard-sized letterbox (260mm x 45mm), every time, without fail. Choose from bubble envelopes, postal bags, mailing sacks and postal wraps, which are all available to order online NOW.

Facing mission impossible? Embrace Letterboxable!