Get more reliable deliveries with
what3words and Aramex
Add a what3words address to your Shop & Ship account so
Aramex couriers know exactly where to deliver your parcels.
How to add a what3words address to your Shop & Ship account
STEP 1
Find your what3words address
Go to deliver.w3w.co to find the 3 random words for your exact delivery location.
Hint: select the square at your front door or exact delivery location.
STEP 2
Open the Shop & Ship app
Tap the menu icon at the top of your screen, then select:
My Account > Pickup and Delivery Options > Delivery > Add new delivery address
Type in the street address for your delivery location.
STEP 3
Enter your what3words address
Scroll down to the dedicated what3words field, type in the what3words address and select the correct location from the drop down.
Don’t forget the dots between the words, for example:
///dinner.reapply.strongly
Next time you place an order fulfilled by Aramex, the courier will navigate directly to the what3words address that’s now saved on your profile.
FAQs
What is what3words?
what3words is the easiest way to describe any precise location. It has divided the world into 3m squares and given each one a unique identifier made from three words.
what3words can be used via the free mobile app and the online map at what3words.com . There’s also an API that developers can use to integrate what3words into their own apps and platforms.
Some examples of how people use what3words are: telling friends exactly where to meet, easily entering a precise destination into a ride-hailing app, and giving their precise location over the phone to emergency services.
Businesses in travel, mobility and logistics, as well as some emergency response teams, use what3words to operate more efficiently and provide a better service.
You can find handy step-by-step instructions on how to use the what3words app here: http://what3words.com/how-to-use-the-what3words-app
How does what3words work for buildings of more than one floor?
A what3words address works for ground level, just like a street address. Simply give the what3words address for the building entrance, then add the floor and flat or office information. For example, what3words HQ is at ///filled.count.soap on the third floor, Studio 301.
How are what3words addresses checked to ensure they are entered correctly?
Our AutoSuggest technology helps e-commerce customers spot and correct input mistakes by displaying a dropdown list of suggested what3words addresses, along with contextual location information. For greater accuracy and reliability, these suggestions are geographically limited to the chosen shipping country.
Isn’t the world pretty well addressed?
Around 75% of the world suffers from inconsistent, complicated, poor or no addressing systems. In total 4 billion people around the world don’t have an address. But even in the countries in the world where addressing works okay, it’s far from perfect. For example: there are eight different Lonsdale Roads around London, a lot of houses don’t have numbers, an address can’t tell you the correct entrance to a large building, and in unfamiliar countries the addressing can be difficult to understand. what3words is perfect for these situations, and for the frequent moments when you need to talk about somewhere that doesn’t actually have a street address.
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