Last year Royal Mail had a very extreme shake up of their services. The headlines focused on the increase in price of First and Second Class letters, however in all honesty those increases were not unreasonable. What was totally overlooked by the media was the removal of all weight bands below 750g for small parcels. […]
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A list of last recommended posting dates can be found on the Royal Mail Website In summary we are recommending the following last order dates for customers : UK Wednesday 19 December : 1st Class and Recorded Signed For Monday 17 December : Courier orders International Sunday 9 December : Canada, Eastern Europe and USA […]
Public Service Announcement: Pending regulatory changes, Royal Mail may soon be opting every household in the UK in to the “Delivery To Neighbour” scheme. If you do not want your private and confidential mail, and Recorded Delivery items, left with a neighbour, make sure you use the “Opt Out” form linked on the page. FAQs […]
Shipping for orders placed over the Jubilee weekend will be as follows: Orders placed between 3pm Friday and 9am Saturday will be dispatched Saturday (except courier orders) Courier orders and orders placed after 9am Saturday will be dispatched on Wednesday June 6th. Enjoy the long weekend!
Finding a way to make pots still viable to sell individually is progressing. Today I have a new packing method “on trial” which, if it passes Royal Mail size check, will actually reduce the postage cost. Fingers crossed.
Some very serious price increases. While any increase will mean a knock on increase to customers, the removal of the price bands for small packets below 750g is a crippler. At the moment, packets below 100g are £1.58. From May 1st all packets up to 750g are £2.70. Businesses who sell light cheap items are […]
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