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- With the British weather they will be mostly off :)by motbus3
- Is the added cost of these worth it?
Does the QR code of a parcel need to be read as it is put into the postbox? Isn't it sufficient to just read it a few hours later when it gets to the sorting office?
- >"The firm [Royal Mail], bought by a Czech billionaire in December..."
I've no words. We're just playthings in a billionaire world.
by drweevil - At least they can read QR codes. In germany, they're switching to parcel lockers without display and camera, only bluetooth. So you're forced to install an app on your phone to get or send a parcel, that comes with several evil trackers that send your position to whomever.by karlkloss
- This seems like a good idea, but I hope it doesn't stop the recent tradition of yarn-bombing[0] the postboxes[1][2]. The ones near me are really creative, change with seasons & national holidays, and just add a bit of British whimsy to day-to-day life.
(Looks like there's already some articles on this angle [3]!)
[0] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yarn_bombing
[1] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post_box_topper
[2] - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-derbyshire-63833983