Let's be honest, online shopping is the way to go as a parent! No more dreading dressing rooms and chasing toddlers through the bra section. Why would you go back to the old way, when there are so many reasons to use the on-line alternative?
Parcel Motel offers a nation wide delivery service so you can send goodies to those you love! In fact they are celebrating their own 5th Birthday this October! Watch their gorgeous video to see some birthday suggestions from some other (hilarious) 5 year olds! Pass the parcel, anyone?
Here are 6 reasons why shopping online is our favourite hobby:
1. Any time, anywhere!
Anyone else have a scrolling addiction? Mastering the art of scrolling through garments while doing the dinner or hoovering, is pivotal advancement in mummy-multitasking! It can turn tiresome chores into a spree and make night-feeding bearable! Whether nothing gets purchased or you decide to splash out, there’s no denying that you can shop online almost anywhere, while doing anything else!
2. Sooo Many Options!
Too much choice? Never! Seriously, choice means you will always find something. You could be hours in a shop looking for a particular item. Online, you have the option to filter-THANK GOODNESS FOR FILTERS- your search to avoid wasting time. I literally get excited when I see the figure (sometimes in the high hundreds) of options! This choice eliminates time wasting. We all know how precious time is when it comes to parenthood so shopping online is always the smarter option!
The one thing that can stand in the way of you and that perfect find are delivery locations. Sometimes the down arrow will display a list with every other country except Ireland. That sinking feeling sound familiar? Luckily, an account with Parcel Motel can avoid disappointment. Their service allows you to unlock brands that wouldn't normally deliver to our little island! Sign us up?!
3. It's Mummy friendly!
Bring my toddler clothes shopping?! You’re joking, right? It’s all fun and games the first time you have your tiny baby cooing in the buggy while you browse. Unforch, this gets old fast. Baby needs feeding? Toddler tries to escape the pressures of baby-life by fleeing the second you turn your head? Hiding in railings and knocking displays? If this is you, online shopping is the fix.
It's also the fix for gift shopping. Honestly, can you remember the last time you shopped for you and only you? Mums spend more time and effort purchasing presents than they do on personal sprees. We are mothers and this is what we do. Don't lie, you get excited when your calendar declares an upcoming birthday celebration, right?
Buying gifts- especially for the kids- is a hobby in itself! The ease of breezing through cute outfits, fun toys and educational games is hard to resist! Nothing says Happy Birthday like a purchase confirmation email.
4. Dread the dressing room?
Is it just me or do all fitting rooms have the power to turn your day into a self-deprecating disaster? I’ve learnt to embrace my mummy tummy, but one look at myself FROM EVERY POSSIBLE ANGLE and my self-esteem plummets. Stretch-marks look stretchy-er. Eyes look even more wrecked than they did this morning.
Hot and sweaty in the worst possible way... Store fitting rooms are nothing short of a nightmare! Shopping online means when you try something on, you can do so from the comfort of your own home with your own lighting and preferred temperature… Heaven!
5. Not Home? No worries!
As a parent you never know when you’ll be home. If you work, you can guarantee you won’t be. If you’re at home, an escape from the house is sometimes necessary! Either way you can bet when a courier comes a-callin’ you’ll be on duty in some way or another.
In this situation, look to Parcel Motel. What a world we live in, where you can have your packages delivered to a virtual address! With convenient drop-off locations (brownie points from us mums!) as well as lower delivery prices, Parcel Motel has revolutionised the way we shop online!
6. Send it back?
I LOVE how you can send things back! Sometimes it’s hard to gauge what suits and what doesn't. On the off chance that you order something don't want, it is so simple to return and it's often free. Parcel Motel can step in here, too. There is no queuing with other customers in a roasting retailer as you rock your buggy to avoid a meltdown. As part of the service, you can return purchased items to your own virtual address, without the hassle of trekking a mile -as if you don't have anything better to do!
Parenting is hard enough without adding the stress of shopping...which is why we are fully converted online-ers!
