Are you the type of person who buys holiday gifts months in advance, or do you find yourself searching for presents for your loved ones at the very last minute?
The holidays are a time of peace and joy, spending time with loved ones but they can also be extremely stressful due to gift shopping and waiting for deliveries. The number of people shopping online is growing year after year, and it reaches its peak during the holiday season, which makes good planning especially important. We asked DPD for a few tips on how to enjoy the holidays with plenty of gifts under the Christmas tree.
During the holiday season, the number of parcels in Croatia and across Europe increases significantly, meaning delivery services are under greater pressure. That’s why DPD emphasizes how important it is to order gifts on time in this case, no later than 18 December 2025 so your gifts can be delivered before Christmas.
“At DPD, we focus on flexible delivery to ensure our customers enjoy stress-free holidays. Every recipient can customize their delivery and receive their parcel wherever and whenever it suits them."
They’ve prepared a few tips for a worry-free holiday delivery:
1. myDPD app: your delivery, your choice
Not at home at the time of delivery? No worries!
With the myDPD app, users have full control over their delivery: they can track their parcel live and in real time, redirect it to more than 1,600 pickup locations across Croatia including over 300 DPD parcel lockers or choose a safe place for delivery (garage, terrace, etc.).
If you’re not at home when the parcel arrives, this is the ideal solution, as you can collect it from Pickup locations conveniently located near your home, workplace, or favorite café, within 3 calendar days.
2. Choose one of 1,600+ Pickup points or DPD parcel lockers
Out-of-home parcel collection is becoming increasingly popular, as it offers greater flexibility and convenience something confirmed by 62% of online shoppers, according to the E-shopper Barometer survey conducted by Geopost for the past nine years. DPD parcel lockers are currently available 24/7 at more than 300 locations across Croatia.
This option is especially practical for anyone with a busy holiday schedule. Your parcel will wait for you in the locker for up to 72 hours, and you can collect it anytime, 24/7.
3. myDPD Business: the perfect solution for senders
myDPD Business is a premium portal for business users and parcel senders. Through the application, senders can quickly and easily track their shipments, correct any incorrectly entered recipient details, or at the recipient’s request redirect a parcel to a Pickup point, DPD parcel locker, or another address.
At DPD, they emphasize that they are fully aware of the importance of reliable delivery, especially during this (pre-)holiday period. They say their teams are prepared for increased parcel volumes, continuously invest in optimizing operational processes, and will strive throughout the peak season to deliver parcels quickly, safely, and on time.
Plan your purchases in advance, download the myDPD app, and take advantage of DPD Pickup points and parcel lockers so your holidays can be stress-free and worry-free.
Find out more at: https://www.dpd.com/hr/hr/peak-season-2025/.
