Best ways to use Yodel dropoff

[jonathanjohnson100]

I want to stop using Royal Mail as much as I can.
For a 1KG small parcel I can book through parcel2go for:

- £2.58 Yodel
- £2.64 for Hermes

Both are fro drop off.

I would prefer Yodel just from experience.
PROBLEM: where to drop off?
The only options near me are unprofessional newsagents. They'll scan items and just chuck somewhere behind the counter!
Sending 30 - 50 parcels is a mission. Somehow will take them 30 whole minutes!

Do they have central depots where you can drop off? Or a collection service?
I tried speaking to customer service - they had no clue.

Hermes (now Evri), we've tried before with an account for collection. It's been OK. But we need to commit to a fairly large number of postings a month.
Our sales fluctuate too much.

Just scratching my head to see if there is a good solution somewhere.

Thanks.

 

[lesliedocherty]

Poor delivery experience, no compensation when things go missing, no call centre to call if you have a problem.

Royal Mail are hard to beat

 

[jonathanjohnson100]

@lesliedocherty I hear what you say.
Royal Mail are screwing me soo much.
'Apparently' I have items that are incorrectly labelled - they charge £10 for EACH correction.
I don't know whether to explode or just cry - I don't know how much they have taken.
When I speak to customer service - no one has a clue.