How would you like the chance to send a parcel with DHL Service Point for FREE? Well, here it is!

We’re giving you the opportunity to win one FREE parcel shipment from the UK to any part of the world*, which you can send from any one of our many DHL Service Points available nationwide at select Ryman, Staples, WHSmith, Safestore and Homebase stores.

Fill in your details here to enter. It’s that simple.

Hurry, the competition ends on 31^st August 2013.

*Subject to Terms and Conditions upon entry. The shipment must be pre-arranged with DHL prior to sending

On 4^th July 1776, the United States declared its independence from Great Britain and the date has remained as a big day of celebration for Americans…

If you have family or friends in the States, more than likely they’ll be celebrating 4th July with backyard BBQs and explosive fireworks. DHL helps families and friends celebrate special events, like Independence Day, regardless of the distance between them.

We make it easy to send gifts to your friends this Independence Day. With over 1,300 Service Points nationwide, we’re sure to be on a high street near you. So, once you’ve found the perfect present, just take it to your local Service Point and we’ll send it on its way!

Why not impress them with some of our favourite 4^th July facts?

• On 4^th July 1776, America declared its independence from Britain. It was the separation of 13 colonies from Great Britain.
• Each year on 4^th July, Americans celebrate that freedom and independence with barbecues, picnics and family gatherings.
• The estimated population on 4^th July 2013 is 316.2 million
• Three of America’s first five presidents died on 4^th July.
• 150 million hotdogs are consumed on 4^th July every year
• 700 million lbs of chicken is purchased in the week leading up to 4^th July
• 190 million lbs of red meat/pork is purchased in the week leading up to 4^th July
• 25 million lbs of fireworks is sold to cities for public celebrations
• 11: number of places in the US with “Independence” in their name

Sources: (CNN, The Herald Tribune, US Census Bureau as of 7.3.2012)

Whilst we can’t deliver sizzling BBQs or explosive fireworks, we can help you join your American buddies in spirit by celebrating Independence Day with a hamper full of American goodies. Click here to find out more about our new competition. But hurry, it closes tomorrow!

Will you be apart from your mum this Mother’s Day? Whether she’s in London or Lagos, Kent or Kano, DHL Service Point will help you make her day.

Forget the flowers and chocolates, she deserves something special! For your chance to win a Pamper Hamper packed full of indulgent goodies for your mum to relax with, just follow us on Twitter @dhlservicepoint, find our special Mother’s Day message and retweet it – it’s that simple!

Good luck!

Terms & conditions

1. The draw is open to all @dhlservicepoint Twitter followers that retweet our Mother’s Day message.
2. The prize is a pamper hamper. This is non transferrable and cannot be exchanged for cash or any other prize of equivalent value.
3. The closing date for all entries is 23.59 on Sunday 10th March 2013
4. The winner will be drawn at random from all eligible entries received.
5. The winner will be notified by 12th March 2013 by Twitter. Failure to respond within seven days of notification will result in the prize being withdrawn and a replacement winner drawn.
6. The Draw is open to UK residents aged 18 and over only. Entry is free and no purchase is necessary.
7. The judges’ decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
8. DHL employees and agencies working on behalf of DHL and their immediate families are not eligible to enter the Draw.
9. The winner agrees that DHL International (UK) Ltd their subsidiaries, affiliates, related companies and employees, and any other sponsors and Prize providers shall have no liability in connection with acceptance or use of any of the Prizes awarded in the Draw. We reserve the right to disqualify any entrant and/or winner at our absolute discretion.
10. Winners may be required to participate in publicity.
11. The details of the winner can be requested by writing enclosing a stamped addressed envelope to the promoter at: Marketing Department, DHL International (UK) Limited, 178-188 Great South West Road, Hounslow, Middlesex, TW4 6JS.
12. English law applies and the exclusive jurisdiction of the English Courts shall prevail.

The Promoter:

DHL International (UK) Ltd, 178-188 Great South West Road, Hounslow, Middlesex TW4 6JS.

Following the success of the Harlequins’ Heineken Cup campaign, we’re offering you the chance for victory too!

Last week, DHL delivered over a tonne of equipment to Southern France ahead of Harlequins’ game against Biarritz. The team secured a place in the Heineken Cup quarter-final and we need your help in supporting them to victory.

There is a DHL van (as pictured above) with images of three top Harlequins players – Danny Care, Chris Robshaw and Jordan Turner-Hall – driving around the vicinity of the Harlequins’ training ground in Guildford. For your chance to win one of five signed Harlequins shirts, we just want you to snap a photograph of the van and tweet us at @dhlservicepoint using the hashtag #snapthevan.

The competition ends on Thursday 28^th February and we will announce the winners on Twitter on Friday 1^st March.

Good luck!

Keep up to date with the latest Harlequins news by following the team on Twitter at @QuinsRugbyUnion.

Please note: we encourage all participants to act safely and take reasonable precautions to ensure their safety whilst taking photographs of the van.

Terms and conditions

1. The draw is open to all @dhlservicepoint Twitter followers and DHL Service Point blog users who correctly tweet a photograph of the Harlequins branded van using the hashtag #snapthevan.

2. The Prize is one signed Harlequins Rugby shirt. This is non transferrable and cannot be exchanged for cash or any other prize of equivalent value.

3. The closing date for all entries is 23.59 GMT on Thursday 28^th February.

4. Only one entry per person is allowed.

5. The winners will be drawn at random from all eligible entries received.  The winners will be notified on Friday 1^st March by Twitter. Failure to respond within seven days of notification will result in the prize being withdrawn and a replacement winner drawn.

6. The draw is open to UK residents aged 18 and over only. Entry is free and no purchase is necessary.

7. The judges’ decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.

8. DHL employees and agencies working on behalf of DHL and their immediate families are not eligible to enter the Draw. The winner(s) agree that DHL International (UK) Ltd their subsidiaries, affiliates, related companies and employees, and any other sponsors and Prize providers shall have no liability in connection with acceptance or use of any of the Prizes awarded in the Draw. We reserve the right to disqualify any entrant and/or winner at our absolute discretion.

9. Winners may be required to participate in publicity.

10. The details of winners can be requested by writing enclosing a stamped addressed envelope to the promoter at: Marketing Department, DHL International (UK) Limited, 178-188 Great South West Road, Hounslow, Middlesex, TW4 6JS.

11. English law applies and the exclusive jurisdiction of the English Courts shall prevail.

12. All activities are undertaken at the participant’s risk and neither DHL nor Harlequins Rugby Club will be held responsible for any damage (accidental or otherwise), personal injury or loss suffered by any participants or have any other liability at all to any party as a result of this competition.

Data Protection:

Your personal details are important to us and will be used fairly, in confidence and kept secure for no longer than necessary for the herein purpose in compliance with the Data Protection Act 1998. The Act gives you the right to access information held about you. Your right of access can be exercised in accordance with the Act. Any access request may be subject to a fee of £10 to meet our costs in providing you with details of the information we hold about you.

If at any time you wish to update or correct any personal information DHL holds about you or you no longer wish us to use the information, please write to: DHL Express Contact Centre – Customer Services Millenium House, East Midlands, Unit 5 Argosy Road, Castle Donington, Derbyshire DE74 2SA.  Tel: 08701 100 300 Email: [email protected]

There was a lot of love for the dads on the @dhlservicepoint Twitter feed this week, with over 100 entries to our DHL Dads competition.

However, it was clear that Lucy Reynolds’ dad needed the shopping vouchers the most!

“My dad’s the best because he’s completely predictable in his dress sense, his jokes, his tv habits…and the way he’s never let me down”

Lucy – take your dad out and buy him a new wardrobe on us!

Our second favourite entry was from Rachel in Wales with this great pun:

“My dad is top of the ‘Pops’. He is funny and always knows how to make me laugh!”

She even sent us in this fab picture of her pops.

Congratulations Rachel, you’ve won £20 in cinema vouchers to treat your dad to the latest blockbuster.

Thanks to everyone who entered and we hope you and your dads have a great Father’s Day.

Have you got your dad a Father’s Day present yet? (It’s this Sunday by the way!) And no, novelty socks or golf balls don’t count – we mean a proper present!

This year, let him choose something he really wants, with £100 in High Street vouchers courtesy of DHL Service Point.

And just because we’re feeling extra generous, we’re also giving away £20 in cinema vouchers to our second-favourite entry.

To be in with a chance of winning, tweet us at @dhlservicepoint telling us why your dad’s the best. Remember to include the hashtag #dhldads so we can track your entries.

Go on, treat your dad to something special this Father’s Day.

Terms and conditions

1. The Prize: £100 in High Street vouchers for the winner and £20 in cinema vouchers for the runner-up
2. The draw is open to all @dhlservicepoint Twitter followers and DHL Service Point blog users
3. You must use the hashtag #dhldads in your tweet
4. All entrants must be over 16 years of age
5. Only one entry per person is allowed
6. Only one winner will be picked for each prize
7. The competition is open to UK residents only
8. No purchase necessary
9. The competition will close at noon on Friday 15^th June
10. Prizes are non-transferable and no cash alternative will be given
11. Rude or offensive entries will not be accepted
12. The judges’ decision is final
13. DHL employees are not eligible to enter the competition
14. Prizes will be dispatched by the 10^th working day of the date of the draw. Details of the winner can be requested by writing to the promoter at: Marketing Department, DHL International (UK) Limited, 178-188 Great South-West Road, Hounslow, Middlesex, TW4 6JS

Here at DHL Servicepoint HQ, we’re egg-cited to announce the launch of our latest Twitter competition.

This is one not to miss as, in celebration of Easter, we’re giving away two eggs-tra special prizes.

Ok, that’s enough of the egg puns now (we’re eggs-hausted!) All you have to do to be in with a chance of winning is tell us your best egg joke.

We’ll help kick things off:

Q: What do chickens call a school test?

A: An eggs-amination.

How to enter:

Now we’re sure you can do much better than us in coming up with some cracking jokes. Just tweet us your entries at @dhlservicepoint by Tuesday 10^th April for your chance to win.

We’ll be shelling out £100 in high street vouchers to the winner, and the runner-up will get their hands on £20 worth of cinema vouchers.

Our panel of egg-sperts will announce the winner on Twitter on Wednesday 11^th April.

Good luck!

We’re open for business during Easter!

You can drop your parcels off at DHL Servicepoints across the UK, as outlets will be trading with bank holiday hours on Good Friday 6^th April, Easter Sunday 8^th April and Easter Monday 9^th April.

Terms and conditions

1. The Prize: £100 in High Street vouchers for the winner and £20 in cinema vouchers for the runner-up.
2. The draw is open to all @dhlservicepoint Twitter followers and DHL Servicepoint blog users.
3. All entrants must be over 16 years of age.
4. Only one entry per person is allowed.
5. Only one winner will be picked.
6. The competition is open to UK residents only.
7. No cash or other alternative is available.
8. No purchase necessary.
9. The competition will be closed at noon on Tuesday 10^th April. The winner will be notified by email or by Twitter by Wednesday 11^th April.
10. Prizes are non-transferable and no cash alternative will be given.
11. Rude or offensive entries will not be accepted.
12. The judges’ decision is final.
13. DHL employees are not eligible to enter the competition.
14. Prizes will be dispatched by the 10^th working day of the date of the draw.
15. Details of the winner can be requested by writing to the promoter at: Marketing Department, DHL International (UK) Limited, 178-188 Great South-West Road, Hounslow, Middlesex, TW4 6JS

The winner of our latest competition is announced…

It’s been another busy week on the @dhlservicepoint Twitter stream and you’ve certainly kept us on our toes with your brilliant entries.

This week we asked you what the weirdest package you’ve ever sent or received is, and with 113 entries you didn’t disappoint!

All week you’ve been tweeting us with your mad entries that have made us laugh, cringe, gasp – or all three! And we were particularly surprised to see a high number of entries about guinea pigs, teeth and various food types, including chocolate-covered ants!

Due to the high number of great entries, we decided to share our favourite top 10:

@finleypoppet: Emailed hotel to say we’d left son’s glasses. No problem we have them. Got a hearing aid instead. Must have got lost in translation! – How ironic!

@bev_metallica: A small box of guinea pig poo! No, really! (Sent to a pig on antibiotics who needed the healthy bacteria from it!) – Well you learn something new every day!

@WISHGIRL123: I’ve sent fertile chicken eggs and had live maggots sent to me for my chickens – What did the postie think of that?

@Saspidistra: This life-size cardboard dalek arrived in the post recently! – Thanks for the great photo.

@_sal1978_: I once had to send our garden scarecrow by courier to my sister when she was at uni to decorate a room for a party – What was the theme to that party?

@thunderbirdsGO: I received a Nappy Cake congratulating me on my 1^st child. I was 13, NOT pregnant & my parents totally freaked out! – We’re not surprised they did!

@trainsniffer: When my puppy lost her baby teeth my mother insisted I post them to her so she could put them in a scrap book – What else went in there?

@mumsiekelzof4: Some edible lollies with dead bugs inside from my sister in law. There was an ant, scorpion and maggot – What did they taste like?

@_Rachel_S: My Nan sent me a book on caring for tropical fish. I don’t own any tropical fish – Your Nan sounds great!

@Sarah_Ly1: I had my old teeth mould sent through to me recently, which I took when I had my brace when I was 13. Ewww – Gross!

And the winner is…

Although there were many fantastic entries, there was one clear winner that shocked us, scared us and made us laugh:

@For_Kate: Last year I received a packet of dried shrimp & a spanner with a note saying: “Thank you sweetheart” * scared face *

Congratulations Katie, you’ve bagged yourself £100 in High Street vouchers.

Thank you to everyone who entered. Keep an eye out for more great competitions coming your way soon.

Follow us on Twitter @dhlservicepoint

Winners of our Fashion Frenzy competition announced…

It’s been another great week on the @DHLservicepoint Twitter stream with lots of you entering our fantastic London Fashion Week competition.  Set the task of sending us an image you think defines ‘fashion’, you did a great job of showing your creative side.

We had lots of impressive entries, with many of you letting your inner fashionista shine. We loved @staceymariep’s entry of a DHL Mr Potato Head, created by her 3 year old son, and @emmajones84’s image of her trendy little girl.

Despite the tough competition, we have a clear winner – somebody who showed a creative flair and clearly put a lot of thought into her entry.

So without further ado, the winner is…

* Drum roll, please *

Clare Hargreaves from Wales with this great design. Congrats Clare!

Clare will get the top prize of £50 in High Street vouchers for her efforts.

The second place prize, £20 in Cinema vouchers, goes to @kelliec3 for her wacky entry below.

And the recipients of our fab three DHL dresses are @KookyKaty, @stacey_ray and @CazzaE.

@KookyKaty’s entry

@stacey_ray’s entry

@CazzE’s entry

Stay tuned for more great competitions, prizes and giveways.

Follow us on Twitter at @dhlservicepoint.

When you spend your days delivering parcels across the world, it’s easy to let your imagination run riot.

To keep ourselves amused, we play a fun little game we like to call ‘What’s in the Box’. The rules are pretty simple: everybody takes it in turns to guess the contents of a package; the more outlandish, amusing, witty or weird, the better. The winner is the person who comes up with the best suggestion.

Recent winning examples include: a chocolate-coated llama, the space-time continuum and, perhaps least imaginatively, some wool.

To let you in on the fun, we thought we’d run a competition. All you have to do is tweet us with your suggestions – we’re looking for the most imaginative, fun and funny ideas you can muster. No need to think outside the box on this one though – it’s what’s inside that matters. Ha ha. Ha.

The prize? £100 in high street vouchers. Not bad for a few minutes of brainstorming fun, eh?

For a bit of inspiration, we’ve even put together a little riddle. The answer reveals the true answer and there’s a brilliant Flip Camera for the first person to get the correct answer. Be warned though: this is seriously tricky!

Red and yellow, but totally white

On the inside it’s black as night

Square on the outside but perfectly round

It’s completely silent but makes a sound.

Let the games commence!

Terms and conditions

1. The prize consists of £100 in high street vouchers.
2. The draw is open to all @DHLservicepoint Twitter followers and DHL Servicepoint Blog users.
3. All entrants must be over 16 years of age.
4. Only one entry per person is allowed.
5. One winner will be picked.
6. The competition is open to UK residents only.
7. No cash or other alternative is available.
8. No purchase necessary.
9. The competition will close at noon on August 31st. The winner will be notified by email or by Twitter on August 31st, 2011.
10. Prizes are non-transferable and no cash alternative will be given.
11. Rude or offensive entries will not be accepted.
12. The judges’ decision is final.
13. DHL employees are not eligible to enter the competition.
14. Details of the winner can be requested by writing to the promoter at:

Marketing Department, DHL International (UK) Limited, 178-188 Great South-West Road, Hounslow, Middlesex, TW4 6JS