In today's world in which we all live, accustomed to quickly getting what we want and also what we order online, one often wonders whether it is possible to receive parcels ordered online even over the weekend: in this sense, it is very important to know which couriers deliver over the weekend.
It should be noted that the express courier industry works hard on working days, which are those between Monday and Friday and which are also the days when users prefer to receive the parcels they have ordered: the weekend, in fact, is moment of rest for everyone and it happens very often that you are away from home for an outing, a family lunch or a short trip to some European capital. Therefore, for many people, receiving parcels on Saturdays and Sundays is not even that functional, since they are not at home and could not be present for the delivery.
On the other hand, however, it must be said that, albeit in smaller quantities, there are also some weekend parcel delivery requests, This type of delivery is dealt with exclusively by some of the best-known and most popular couriers: some of these deliver only on Saturday mornings; others make this type of delivery only against payment; others also deliver on Sundays.
In the next two paragraphs, we will find out in detail which couriers deliver on Saturdays and which couriers deliver on Sundays, so as to be of help to anyone needing this type of service.
Which couriers deliver on Saturdays
As we all know, the various parcel shipments (also with regard to international shipments) rely on the expertise, experience and availability of the many express courier companies for the delivery of the parcels that are sent and ordered on a daily basis. Many of these couriers offer this service also during the weekend, more specifically during the day on Saturday.
It should be specified, however, that this service only came about as a result of requests from some users, who prefer deliveries at the weekend, a time when they tend to be at home because it coincides with their days off work. As already mentioned in the introduction to this article, the weekend is also the time when many people carve out time to spend outdoors, planning trips, travels or convivial moments with family or friends. For this reason, Saturday delivery should only be a service requested if there is absolute certainty of being able to be at home at the time of delivery. It happens not infrequently, in fact, that even though they know they have scheduled a delivery, at the moment the express courier rings the doorbell, many users are not available or not available for delivery: you will well understand that this, in addition to being a waste of work, also represents a difficulty in the eventual rescheduling of that same delivery.
Perhaps also for this reason, some express couriers have decided to do not make deliveries even on Saturdays. These couriers are as follows:
- the BRT courier (or Bartolini) does not deliver parcels on Saturdays or Sundays;
- Nexive Courier also does not deliver on Saturdays or Sundays;
- lastly, TNT courier does not deliver on Saturdays or Sundays either.
Having said all this, let us now answer the question implied in the title of this paragraph: what are the couriers who deliver on Saturdays? Here is a list of them, with useful information for this type of delivery.
- The DHL courier delivers on Saturdays (not Sundays) and makes deliveries by appointment, at an additional charge and until around 1 p.m.
- The GLS courier delivery on Saturdays, but this service is only available in certain locations, which number around 500 and are indicated on this courier's website.
- Also the UPS courier guarantees the Saturday delivery service, but only when the latter is purchased separately.
- The SDA courier offers the option of Saturday delivery, but only in certain cities and provinces (which are always specified within the site of this courier).
- Finally, also the Italian Post Office guarantees delivery on Saturdays, but only in the morning.
Which couriers deliver on Sundays
Those who work as couriers know: very often, users think that delivery on Sundays is almost taken for granted. In reality, this belief is due to the presence of a colossus in this sector, which actually delivers on Sundays: this colossus is Amazon, which for some years now has been delivering on any day of the week, including Sundays and in some cases public holidays.
What these users do not know, however, is that Amazon can afford to do all this. Why? Let us find out together. First of all, it has to be said that the deliveries Amazon makes on weekends, Sundays and holidays are exclusively for customers of Amazon PrimeThese deliveries, therefore, are the result of a monthly or annual subscription, which is paid precisely in order to be able to enjoy these kinds of extra services.
Furthermore, Amazon does not entrust its deliveries to any of the couriers mentioned above, but uses its official courier, the so-called Amazon Logistics. As mentioned, Amazon is a colossus that can count on the availability of a huge warehouse, which manages to mediate the buyer's demands with the seller's capacities: this makes Amazon's workload so large that it needs to be spread over all 24 hours of the day, and means that the excessive number of orders has to be disposed of, even during holidays, thanks to the Amazon Logistics service, which delivers every day, from 8 am until 9 pm.
