How many parcels do you get a week?

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I have had 3 this week and DH is thinking this is too many. But I do the shopping for our toddler online a lot of the time. And most my clothes shopping. How many do you get?

Depends. I've just ordered several things because I had enough money for them. When I'm broke, I don't order anything.

Surely it depends what's in them and how much they cost, rather than an actual number being "too many"? Some weeks I get loads because I have a run of birthday gifts to buy, or I am getting school uniform, or updating kitchen equipment or whatever. Some weeks I get none because I don't need anything.

Loads. I'm disabled now and shopping online makes life so much easier. If I do have to go to the shops I look online first. And by the time you've paid for bus fares or parking its often no cheaper than buying online and paying postage.
My DC's were little before it existed, and I used to hate all the palavar of loading up the pushchair with nappies and dragging them round the shops.

Number of parcels is not a good measure of anything anyway. If I order 4 books on Amazon, sometimes they come as one parcel and sometimes as 4 separate parcels…

I haven’t had anything for ages I don’t really buy clothes my kids have way too many and everything else I get in the shop the only time I have loads is when it’s a birthday or something

Loads in general. DH orders a lot for his business.

I don't get too many nowadays because I'm too broke to afford them but when I do on a spending spree, it could be 4-5 a week

Heaps. I don't like shopping.

Yes exactly! It's not even the spending he's moaning about just the boxes!

10-15 on a normal week, but I'm disabled and can't just go shopping without coordinating schedules with several people and finding free time (I need two carers with me when out). This often takes a couple of weeks until I can actually go so anything I need quickly is just ordered online.

Yes its a godsend!

Depends but 0-5 is fairly usual for me
Evri delivered 8 one day over covid and said "see you tomorrow" rude

Ha yes the evri driver knows me too now and we have a quick little chat

The Amazon delivery guy said to me, "It's always Christmas at your house".

I've had 5 today but
4 were Amazon that should have all been packed together
1 from work

Maybe a couple? My last three purchases were: printer ink, a scissors and a kitchen plug. If it was three articles of clothing or similar (when I already have a closet bursting at the seams) then I'd wonder where my head was at!
I also generally save any boxes as I have a friend with a big eBay shop and is always on the lookout for packaging.
I do regret the death of the high street, but frankly a few minutes clicking rather than half a day driving out to the shops, parking and probably buying extra items that I don't need, online shopping wins hands down.

Loads of parcels, two autistic adult children who are collectors so have a parcel each most days F1 model cars or football club memorabelia for ds and Japanese dolls and accessories for dd. Parcels for my other son and daughter who have their stuff delivered here in case they aren't home or on Teams with work and then occasional parcels for me. I'm on first name terms with the postie and various couriers who deliver and it costs me a fortune in tips at Christmas

How ever many I need. I don’t see any shame in it.

It depends how many items are in your parcel, will they go back or not, where do you live as some areas have really bad shopping options. DH just ordered some light bulbs - it will be pack of 2. I received a parcel from Mango - 8 items (and everything will go back unfortunately but it’s another story) so how it’s possible to compare.

Rarely more than three or four.

I'm not keen on high street shopping (although DH loves it and never shops online), but I don't really need much stuff. On the rare occasion I need clothing/footwear I'll buy that in a bricks and mortar shop as I hate having to do online returns if something doesn't fit etc.

So, online shopping is usually either books (but I do prefer a browse in Waterstones, for example, it's just they are invariably more expensive and I like to try to buy preloved where possible) or stuff for the home.

I tend to avoid Amazon but love ebay - many of our pieces of furniture and larger interior items are from eBay - but this week my one parcel is coming from an independent shop with an online presence. It's on the other side of the UK so too far to visit in person.

I agree it's more about the cost than the number of parcels though - ie, one week I might buy four (preloved) books from different sellers so arriving in four separate parcels , costing a total of £20. Whereas this week I've bought a bed throw (new) - so one parcel - costing £94.

DH did think I could find the latter locally, but having been dragged round the shops to no avail over the Easter weekend, he gave up and concurred that buying online was best in this instance!

Some weeks none, sometimes 2-3 a week. I can go month or more without shopping, this week I received one and expecting 2 more. I don't really overindulge in shopping ,just buying what's necessary, so it depends how quickly I run out of things.

That's the thing, I don't think I over indulge. I think it must have just been this week with the easter sales and stuff he's gone a bit hmm why do people keep sending us parcels? And I'm like, that's toddler summer clothes, that's a box full of nappies, that's a mascara for me, it's like he thinks there should be one delivery that covers it all!

Yep, especially toddler clothes and mascara 😂I also buy random stuff here and there- I'm expecting foundation I bought on ebay. I also buy mascara there, because it's at least 3-4 quid cheaper than in boots, so that's another parcel from another seller. And the list goes on. Even stupid small stuff, like mop replacement. I'm 90% likely to buy it online.

Yeah! That's what I do. I do go to the shop but it's so much easier to choose one from ebay!

Maybe 2-3 a week? I do like Vinted, and I buy things like coffee capsules online in bulk.