Poll: The great international parcel race.

Who wins?

  • UPS

    Votes: 69 27.4%
  • TNT

    Votes: 12 4.8%
  • FedEx

    Votes: 59 23.4%
  • DPD

    Votes: 112 44.4%

  • Total voters
    252
  • Poll closed .
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Ever wondered who the best company to send your mail internationally is?

Who will get there quickest, provide the most accurate tracking, which ones get there with the least damage?

No, me either.

Well ladies and gentlemen, we have the great parcel race of 2021.

4 nearly identical parcels going to Switzerland delivered to locations within the same city.


Contender number 1:

Team budget: £69.76


Weighing in at 2760 grams and sporting the traditional parcel look wrapped in brown parcel paper we have UPS.

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Contender number 2:

Team budget: £64.38

Weighing in at 2775 grams wrapped in a silver arrow livery we have TNT.

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Contender number 3:

Team budget: £67.17


Making use of the latest in weight saving aerospace technologies, a super lightweight gold wrap weighing in a 2690 grams we have FedEx.

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and finally.

Contender number 4:

Team budget: £49.83

The underdog team throwing the package together with rolls of overlapped brown tape with no regard for the end weight, weighing in at a heavy 2870 grams we have DPD.

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The start gun has been fired with all booked within 5 minutes of each other all due to be collected on the same date all sent international priority mail services. The winner will be the one signed for first at the other end.

Make your bets ladies and gentlemen. Whom will secure victory?
 
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Update 1:

FedEx takes an early lead with the first collection!

FedEx: Collected
UPS: Awaiting Collection
TNT: Awaiting Collection
DPD: Awaiting Collection
 
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Update 3:

FedEx sent a second van just in case! 12:15 PM

FedEx: Collected 9:50 AM
UPS: Collected 10:10 AM
TNT: Awaiting Collection
DPD: Awaiting Collection
 
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Update 5:

DPD collected!

FedEx: Collected 9:50 AM
FedEx: Sent a second van just in case! 12:15 PM
UPS: Collected 10:10 AM
TNT: Awaiting Collection
DPD: Collected 13:07
 
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Update 6:

Still no sign of TNT, others are making progress

FedEx: Collected 9:50 AM
FedEx: Sent a second van just in case! 12:15 PM
Scanned at Hartlebury

UPS: Collected 10:10 AM
Scanned at Tamworth

TNT: Awaiting Collection

DPD: Collected 13:07
Scanned at Dudley
 
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Update 7:

TNT(FedEx) Rang to inform that the "TNT" parcel would be collected tomorrow instead as they were running a cut down crew today and didnt have enough people out to collect everything. (14:59)

FedEx: Collected 9:50 AM
FedEx: Sent a second van just in case! 12:15 PM
Scanned at Hartlebury

UPS: Collected 10:10 AM
Scanned at Tamworth

TNT: Awaiting Collection

DPD: Collected 13:07
Scanned at Dudley
 
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Update 8:

FedEx: Collected 9:50
FedEx: Sent a second van just in case! 12:15
Scanned at Hartlebury
Left Hartlebury 16:21

UPS: Collected 10:10
Scanned at Tamworth

TNT: Awaiting Collection

DPD: Collected 13:07
Scanned at Dudley
Left Dudley 16:08
 
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Update 9:

FedEx: Collected 9:50
FedEx: Sent a second van just in case! 12:15
Scanned at Hartlebury
Left Hartlebury 16:21

UPS: Collected 10:10
Scanned at Tamworth
Left Tamworth 19:04
Arrived Castle Donington 19:36

TNT: Awaiting Collection

DPD: Collected 13:07
Scanned at Dudley
Left Dudley 16:08
 
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Update 10:

FedEx: Collected 9:50
FedEx: Sent a second van just in case! 12:15
Scanned at Hartlebury
Left Hartlebury 16:21

UPS: Collected 10:10
Scanned at Tamworth
Left Tamworth 19:04
Arrived Castle Donington 19:36
Left Castle Donington 21:54

TNT: Awaiting Collection

DPD: Collected 13:07
Scanned at Dudley
Left Dudley 16:08
Arrived Brum 20:18
 
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Update 11:

UPS Looking for a strong Win! Over to the continent!

FedEx: Collected 9:50
FedEx: Sent a second van just in case! 12:15
Scanned at Hartlebury
Left Hartlebury 16:21
Scanned Kingsbury 23:58

UPS: Collected 10:10
Scanned at Tamworth
Left Tamworth 19:04
Arrived Castle Donington 19:36
Left Castle Donington 21:54
Scanned Koeln

TNT: Awaiting Collection

DPD: Collected 13:07
Scanned at Dudley
Left Dudley 16:08
Arrived Brum 20:18
Scanned BHX 23:27


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Update 12:

DPD On catchup!

FedEx: Collected 9:50
FedEx: Sent a second van just in case! 12:15
Scanned at Hartlebury
Left Hartlebury 16:21
Scanned Kingsbury 23:58

UPS: Collected 10:10
Scanned at Tamworth
Left Tamworth 19:04
Arrived Castle Donington 19:36
Left Castle Donington 21:54
Scanned Koeln
Left Koeln 04:30
Arrived Customs CH: 05:35
Cleared Customs 06:12
Arrived Delivery Hub 08:17
Out for delivery 10:36

TNT: Awaiting Collection

DPD: Collected 13:07
Scanned at Dudley
Left Dudley 16:08
Arrived Brum 20:18
Scanned BHX 23:27
Left BHX 05:52
 
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Update 13:

TNT enter the race.

FedEx: Collected 9:50
FedEx: Sent a second van just in case! 12:15
Scanned at Hartlebury
Left Hartlebury 16:21
Scanned Kingsbury 23:58

UPS: Collected 10:10
Scanned at Tamworth
Left Tamworth 19:04
Arrived Castle Donington 19:36
Left Castle Donington 21:54
Scanned Koeln
Left Koeln 04:30
Arrived Customs CH: 05:35
Cleared Customs 06:12
Arrived Delivery Hub 08:17
Out for delivery 10:36

TNT: Awaiting Collection
Collected: 11:01 a day later than everyone else.

DPD: Collected 13:07
Scanned at Dudley
Left Dudley 16:08
Arrived Brum 20:18
Scanned BHX 23:27
Left BHX 05:52
 
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Update 14:

UPS failed delivery!

FedEx: Collected 9:50
FedEx: Sent a second van just in case! 12:15
Scanned at Hartlebury
Left Hartlebury 16:21
Scanned Kingsbury 23:58

UPS: Collected 10:10
Scanned at Tamworth
Left Tamworth 19:04
Arrived Castle Donington 19:36
Left Castle Donington 21:54
Scanned Koeln
Left Koeln 04:30
Arrived Customs CH: 05:35
Cleared Customs 06:12
Arrived Delivery Hub 08:17
Out for delivery 10:36
Failed delivery will try again tomorrow



TNT: Awaiting Collection
Collected: 11:01 a day later than everyone else.

DPD: Collected 13:07
Scanned at Dudley
Left Dudley 16:08
Arrived Brum 20:18
Scanned BHX 23:27
Left BHX 05:52
 
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