parcel lockers

Automated pickup stations

Parcel lockers are secure compartments where packages can be deposited for later pickup.

Delivery services use them to leave items when recipients aren't home, sending a code to unlock the assigned compartment.

They appear in apartment buildings, retail stores, and public transit stations: I'll pick up the package from the parcel locker on my way home.

Opposites
delivery reception method

parcel lockershome delivery

Goods sent to residence

doorstep delivery · mailbox

mail/package handling method

parcel lockersmailbox

Container for delivered mail

post office counter · letter boxes · general delivery

Family

parcel, locker

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G