Where collection points are offered, they are usually the cheapest way to receive a Faberlic order. They are also a choice most people make once and then live with for years, which is a good argument for spending five minutes on it rather than picking whatever appears first in the list.

Nearest is the wrong criterion

Distance on a map predicts very little about how convenient a location actually is. These matter more:

Opening hours. A point open into the evening or at weekends beats a closer one that shuts while you are still at work.

Whether it sits on a route you already travel. A location on the way home, near a school run, or beside a shop you visit anyway costs you nothing extra. One in the opposite direction turns every order into a dedicated trip.

How long they hold a parcel. This varies. If you travel, it is the detail that decides whether you collect your order or watch it go back.

Queues. A counter inside a busy shopping centre on a Saturday is not fast, whatever the map says.

Finding what is available

Options are shown at checkout, matched to the address you enter — availability differs enormously between countries, and in some markets collection points may not be part of the offering at all. The exact section names and any map are in the account itself on faberlic.com. There is no point listing addresses in an article; they change.

When there is no convenient point

Realistic alternatives:

  • Courier to your address. More expensive per shipment, but if you consolidate into one larger order per catalogue cycle, the cost per item is modest.
  • Postal delivery. Slower, but reaches almost everywhere.
  • A workplace address. Frequently more practical than home, because you are reliably there during delivery hours.

Before you go

Check what you need to bring — identification, an order number, a code sent to your phone. Obvious until the day you arrive without it. Also check in advance whether someone else can collect on your behalf, since rules differ by delivery method and country.

Check the parcel before you leave

Damaged outer packaging, an opened seal, a missing box from a multi-part shipment: these are recorded at the counter, not two days later by email. The procedure for a damaged or incorrect delivery is set out in the terms on faberlic.com, and it depends on how the parcel reached you.

More on the practical side of consultant life in the business section.