
Pop-up with Surprises: King Colis Sells Undelivered Packages in Porto Pi
Pop-up with Surprises: King Colis Sells Undelivered Packages in Porto Pi
A French start-up has opened a temporary shop in the Porto Pi shopping center: customers buy sealed, undelivered parcels by weight — ten minutes to browse, prices from €2.29 per 100 g.
Pop-up with Surprises: King Colis Sells Undelivered Packages in Porto Pi
From Tuesday to Saturday, the curious and bargain hunters follow the grab-bag principle
If you stroll through Porto Pi Turns 30: A Place Where Shopping Becomes Everyday Life and Memory on a weekday, the clatter of shopping carts, the murmur of cafés and occasionally the harbor breeze drifting over the shop roofs mix together. It is in this place that the French company King Colis has opened a temporary store for a few days, offering sealed parcels from online retailers that for various reasons never reached their original destination.
The concept is simple and deliberately mysterious: customers choose packages without looking inside first. There are two price categories based on weight: standard packages are charged at €2.29 per 100 g, premium packages at €2.99 per 100 g. Anyone entering the store gets ten minutes to pull packages from the shelves and assemble their selection. Only after paying may the contents be opened.
Behind the offering is the idea of saving goods from destruction. King Colis collects shipments that could not be delivered to recipients for different reasons; according to the company, the original buyers have already been refunded. Instead of disposing of the items, the start-up tries to give them a second chance — online and with pop-up stores like the one in Palma. Founded in 2023, the company is now active in several European countries and reports regularly putting tens of thousands of kilos back into circulation.
For Mallorca the format offers a few obvious advantages: it draws people into a shopping center, generates conversation among locals and tourists, and reduces waste that would otherwise be discarded. In the parking lot in front of Porto Pi as an Open Studio: A Weekend of Color, Sound and Neighbors you can see visitors carrying packages with laughter, families browsing curiously, and students on a budget hunting for bargains. These everyday moments show how an unusual offer can quickly become part of island life.
Of course there are things buyers should pay attention to: because the goods are sold unopened, it is advisable to check receipts and guarantees after purchase. Defective or safety-relevant products must be handled in accordance with applicable law; anyone unsure can ask the seller about return or warranty options. A positive side effect of the format: it makes visible how much trade and logistics lie behind a single online order — and where mistakes can happen.
The action could also be inspiring for Mallorca: more thinking about reuse instead of throwing things away. In the future, collaborations with local secondhand shops, social stores or repair workshops that inspect undelivered goods and distribute them regionally would be conceivable. Such approaches would be close to a practical circular economy, effective in everyday life without grand speeches.
If you want to stop by: the pop-up shop in Porto Pi is open from Tuesday to Saturday and is accessible between 10 AM and 9 PM. For the curious the same rule applies as for collectors: sometimes the risk pays off, sometimes it’s just a nice story for the living room. In Mallorca at least, the project provides entertainment, conversation and — at best — less waste.
Quick facts: Pop-up in the Porto Pi shopping center (Palma); opening hours Tuesday–Saturday, 10 AM–9 PM; selection time in store: 10 minutes; prices: Standard €2.29/100 g, Premium €2.99/100 g; business idea: resale of undelivered e‑commerce packages; King Colis founded: 2023.
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