5 apps to order a courier service from your mobile
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You may not know it, but parcel and courier companies face strong competition today. And it is that, like many other services, they have found a strong vein in mobile applications. Something that makes these services more accessible, being able to hire them at any time and from anywhere. All this accompanied by other virtues that technology offers such as geolocation, the possibility of scheduling any event or even paying without cash.But What are the best services? Here we review the best known and most used.
Glovo
In almost two years, thanks to the and its functionalities, it has managed to rise as the best known. And it is that it can do absolutely anything A tool built to serve users in the ports of any type of package. It allows the user to establish a collection and delivery point, as well as a specific time. But what is really striking is that it is also open to ordering food in restaurants that do not take home delivery, buying any object in a store without postage, etc.
All you have to do is download the app and create a user account. You can use your Facebook account to speed up the process by transferring this information quickly.Once this is done, all that remains is to choose what you want to transport. A simple graphic makes this task easy and comfortable thanks to its different options: from going through a pharmacy, to getting groceries from the supermarket, some shoes from a shoe store or a gift from a store without home delivery service. You can also make a direct request about a specific product that is not specified in an online store. You just have to describe it or even add a photograph to get it. Then just choose the items in the basket, choose the delivery time and destination, and add the phone number.
From then on the glovers or messengers of the service go into action. They are in charge of buying the food, medicine or desired item and taking it to the agreed address. All this being able to follow your location at all times.
Regarding the cost of the service, it depends on the different agreements between Glovo and the business. It is usually between 2 and 5 euros each way, plus the price of the object. It also depends on the distance traveled by the messenger.
The Glovo application is available free of charge for both Android and iPhone phones.
Cabify
You may not know it, but the people of Madrid have a messaging option in Cabify, the well-known private taxi application. It is your service Cabify Express, and it is used to take almost any object to any part of the capital of Spain.
It works directly through the Cabify application, all you have to do is be within the limits of the M-30 and take the object to another point within this circumambulation.To do this, simply display the vehicle types menu and find the scooter icon called Cabify Express. A courier service to move quickly around the city.
With this you can select a collection point and a delivery point, as well as add information about the package. Enough data to find on the screen information such as the approximate price of the race.
Now, you have to meet some requirements. One of them is that the package does not weigh more than 8 kilograms or exceed the measurements 30 x 30 x 30 centimeters In addition, there is a certain schedule that goes from 9 in the morning to 8 in the evening. They can be gifts, office supplies, envelopes, anything that the user gives to the Cabify delivery person.
If we look at the price, the Cabify Express service has a minimum of 4, 90 euros for a journey of 5 kilometers From from here, each extra kilometer adds 1.10 euros to the final cost of transport. The delivery area is centered in Madrid, but after the success achieved since its launch, they have decided to expand the work area. Now it is also possible to ship outside the M-30 in places like Las Tablas or Pozuelo.
The Cabify application can also be downloaded for free from the Google Play Store or App Store.
Stuart
The case of this service is very similar to that seen with Glovo, but at a much more localized level at the moment. This internationally aspiring company currently only works in Barcelona, within Spain, but hopefully it will expand to more cities soon.It is designed for companies, but anyone can use its on-demand messaging service from the application.
Just download the application and register as a customer (whether as a company or individual). From this moment it only remains to establish the place of collection and the destination of the package. The user himself can specify the details of the transport, being able to choose from a bicycle messenger to a larger vehicle, depending on the package. Of course, prices vary, around five euros, although depending on the length of the journey.
Payment is made through the application, where you have to enter the bank card details and add credits to the user's account when contracting the services. The point in favor is know the location of the package and its courier at all times There are no restrictions beyond the excessive size that can be transported in the different methods of transport available.
Stuart has a free application for Android and iPhone, although it also operates through its website to contact a messenger directly.
Deliveroo
If we enter the realm of food transportation, Deliveroo has managed to grow enormously in the last year. It has done so by bringing any meal from its affiliated restaurants for quite affordable costs in different cities in Spain.
Simply register and choose by restaurant or meal among all its options Allows you to search for nearby restaurants as well. Once the menu has been chosen, all you have to do is confirm the payment by credit card and do the detailed monitoring of the merchandise.
Of course, Deliveroo only transports food by courier.More specifically, dishes from restaurants that work with them as a home delivery service. The prices are the same as those you would pay at the restaurant. Of course, if the order consists of more than 15 euros, it already includes 2.50 euros as delivery commission. If it is less than 15 euros, the user must pay an extra 2 euros to receive the order.
Your app is available for free on both Google Play Store and App Store.
Deliberry
In this case it is an even more curious service, also focused on food. With this application you can shop through various supermarkets and without leaving home.
It is enough to choose the shopping cart with one or other products from this or that supermarket. Then you have to choose the delivery address and the time slot in which you want to get it. It can be within an hour from the purchase, or in another time slot when you are going to be at home. Or in the office. Any address is valid. Of course, you have to pay through the application with the user's bank details.
The curious thing is that the purchase is carried out by women in danger of social exclusion In this way, Deliberry hires them to do the shopping . Something to which their years of experience can contribute, since they can choose fresh food and apply different criteria that a normal messenger would not do. Finally they are taken to the destination by courier.
Deliberry is also available for free for Android and iPhone.
