Watch out for Caxton Local Media Durban’s bumper Black Friday editions

OUR bumper Black Friday edition newspapers will hit the road this week, so get ready for details on amazing deals from retailers in and around your neighbourhood.

With Caxton Local Media delivering more than 100 000 newspapers across Durban on a weekly basis, the newspaper delivery this week will see our distribution team dropping off bundles of newspapers at strategic points along their routes.

Dhinesh Harilal, distribution manager for Caxton Local Media, says that the contractor strategically drops off these bundles of papers along his route for the runner to collect and distribute.

This week, however, the bundles, which usually hold 20–25 newspapers, will now hold only ten newspapers. This means there will be more bundles. Don’t panic – the reason is that our distribution runners cannot carry the heavier-than-usual bundles.

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The bundles are placed into plastic bags for protection against the elements; therefore, please do not open the bag to take a copy of the paper. If you have a postbox or tube, a copy of the paper will be delivered to your home.

“The runner is dropped off at the top of the street with one bundle of paper. While that is being placed into postboxes and tubes, the driver then continues to drop off more bundles along the same road. Eventually, the runner catches up to these bundles and continues with the door-to-door deliveries,” said Harilal.

Harilal added that in addition to the bigger-than-usual newspapers and inserts, residents should expect that in some instances, where there is no proper postbox or Caxton Local Media tube, the newspapers will be placed on the ground, against a wall or fence.

Distribution may also be delayed as the newspapers are heavier.

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