A Glaswegian returned a potentially unwanted present at the crack of dawn on Christmas Day... at 7.40am.
The unhappy recipient wasted no time – and became only the second person in the UK to return an item via Collect + after someone in Wiltshire headed out to post their return at 7.02am.
Elsewhere in the UK a total of 419 unwanted parcels were returned to Collect + convenience stores, reports the Daily Record .
In Enfield, north London, a single customer returned seven parcels at 12.09pm, while in Wokingham, Berkshire, a customer returned six parcels at 12.44pm.
A further five were returned by a customer in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, at 6.50pm.
Meanwhile, there were hundreds of potentially happier customers who collected parcels on Christmas Day.
In total, 1,043 parcels were collected on December 25 because their local convenience stores were open.
Lewis Alcraft, chief commercial officer at PayPoint, said: "Whilst most of us tucked into our turkey dinners on Christmas Day, thousands of staff at convenience stores were hard at work.
"Collect+ has transformed services in communities to ensure that people can receive gifts and parcels at nearby collection points, while also offering a way for those who weren't overjoyed at what Santa brought them to return their presents."
The top 10 swiftest Christmas Day returns were, according to PayPoint:
7.02am Salisbury, Wiltshire
7.40am Glasgow
7.43am Norwich, Norfolk
7.54am London
8.24am Bracknell, Berkshire
8.46am Slough, Berkshire
8.51am Swindon, Wiltshire
9.27am London
9.28am Bury, Lancashire
9.32am Barnsley, South Yorkshire
