{"id":474235,"date":"2022-12-14T14:22:13","date_gmt":"2022-12-14T12:22:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=474235"},"modified":"2022-12-14T14:25:48","modified_gmt":"2022-12-14T12:25:48","slug":"we-tested-the-pudo-locker-delivery-service-and-were-impressed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/internet\/474235-we-tested-the-pudo-locker-delivery-service-and-were-impressed.html","title":{"rendered":"We tested the Pudo Locker delivery service and were impressed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We recently tested Pudo&#8217;s locker delivery service and were impressed with its ease of use.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pudo is a courier service from The Courier Guy, which uses lockers where users can drop off and collect their parcels.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We sent a tracker from Centurion to Cape Town and back to test the service and were surprised by how easy it was to use.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The service is booked online with an easy step-by-step service where the details of the sender and receiver are captured.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Pudo-Locker-test-OnlineSelect.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-474245\" src=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Pudo-Locker-test-OnlineSelect.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"546\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Pudo-Locker-test-OnlineSelect.png 800w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Pudo-Locker-test-OnlineSelect-586x400.png 586w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Pudo-Locker-test-OnlineSelect-781x533.png 781w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Pudo-Locker-test-OnlineSelect-768x524.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The sender then receives a code which can be entered at the chosen drop-off locker.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the lockers opens, and the sender puts the parcel inside and closes it back up.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A few days later, the recipient gets a similar code and can retrieve the parcel from a nearby locker.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Pudo-Locker-test-Collection.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-474237\" src=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Pudo-Locker-test-Collection.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Pudo-Locker-test-Collection.jpg 800w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Pudo-Locker-test-Collection-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Pudo-Locker-test-Collection-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The ability to drop and collect the parcel from the lockers makes it convenient, as you don&#8217;t have to deal with a courier arriving at an inconvenient time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many lockers are open 24\/7, allowing you to pick up a parcel on your way to or from work instead of worrying about when it will be delivered and making sure you are available.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our parcel took two days to arrive in Cape Town from when we sent it in Centurion.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our GPS tracker indicates that the courier drove our parcel down, making this an impressive transit time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Pudo-Locker-test-CPTWarehouse.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-474239\" src=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Pudo-Locker-test-CPTWarehouse.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"818\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Pudo-Locker-test-CPTWarehouse.jpg 800w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Pudo-Locker-test-CPTWarehouse-391x400.jpg 391w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Pudo-Locker-test-CPTWarehouse-521x533.jpg 521w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Pudo-Locker-test-CPTWarehouse-768x785.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We can also clearly see where the parcel went through the Courier Guy warehouses in Johannesburg and Cape Town.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Pudo-Locker-test-JHBWarehouse.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-474241\" src=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Pudo-Locker-test-JHBWarehouse.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"633\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Pudo-Locker-test-JHBWarehouse.jpg 800w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Pudo-Locker-test-JHBWarehouse-506x400.jpg 506w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Pudo-Locker-test-JHBWarehouse-674x533.jpg 674w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Pudo-Locker-test-JHBWarehouse-768x608.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The journey back took four days which is still within the estimated 1-4 business day delivery times on the Pudo website.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Different locker sizes have varying prices ranging from R50 to R200, but a limited promotion makes XS parcels R40 and all the other sizes R50.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Pudo-Locker-test-Special.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-474247\" src=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Pudo-Locker-test-Special.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"546\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Pudo-Locker-test-Special.png 800w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Pudo-Locker-test-Special-586x400.png 586w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Pudo-Locker-test-Special-781x533.png 781w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Pudo-Locker-test-Special-768x524.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 class=\"my-4\">Now read:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/it-services\/473251-takealot-unveils-limited-edition-box-here-is-what-your-december-delivery-could-look-like.html\">Takealot unveils limited edition box \u2014 here is what your December delivery could look like<\/a><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pudo is a courier service from The Courier Guy, which uses lockers where users can drop off and collect their parcels.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":341074,"featured_media":474243,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18,49317],"tags":[35,60929,60931],"class_list":["post-474235","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-internet","category-it-services","tag-headline","tag-pudo","tag-the-courier-guy"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/474235"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/341074"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=474235"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/474235\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":474249,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/474235\/revisions\/474249"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/474243"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=474235"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=474235"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=474235"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}