Courier-sharing scheme appears in France
Most of us are unaware of the impact of couriers services. Yes, it's good to get everything we ordered delivered straight to our door and it's usually greener than going to the mall to look for it, but here's an idea we just saw in France: courier sharing. Imagine you have to sent a parcel from Paris to, let's say, your aunt spending her vacation in Biarritz. Then imagine that the Duponts are also going from Paris to Biarritz to spend their vacations. This courier sharing scheme will get the Duponts and you in touch so they carry the package for your aunt in their car so you not only save in courier expenses by paying a part of the Duponts' gas and toll money, but also in CO2 emitted to the atmosphere. Up to 25,000 subscribers, from which 2,400 users have already used this system to get things sent. Interested? Check Coulis-voiturage to know more.[Source: Autoplus]
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Andrew 7:42PM (8/05/2008)
Sounds like a good way to get your stuff stolen.
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Scott 9:35PM (8/05/2008)
The URL is colis-voiturage.fr, not coulis-voiturage.fr (no extra 'u').
True, folks could in theory steal your stuff. I would imagine certain safeguards would have to be in place for such a system to function.
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James Bowe 10:10PM (8/05/2008)
for driving trips only? it finally makes that old airport PA warning relevant. you know, the super pointless one about whether or not anyone else packed your bags, or asked you to carry a bag for them...
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EV-1 3:25AM (8/06/2008)
The fast and easy way to get your aunt to that parcel would be to send her some flight tickets (via Air Mail of course) so she can come to Paris to get it herself.
What incentive would Big Oil have in streamlining transportation !?
None.
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Baumm III 6:33AM (8/06/2008)
If you travel from Amsterdam, don't forget my 10 kg package, thanks!
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Stan Wellaway 8:49AM (8/06/2008)
And when you find yerself banged up in some foreign jail for carrying illicit drugs or guns that you swear you didn't know about.... errm - think I'll give it a miss thanks!
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GenWaylaid 1:11AM (8/07/2008)
This is the service that mail-bombers have been dreaming about for years.
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