{"id":5760,"date":"2026-04-07T11:03:44","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T10:03:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/axecaster.co.uk\/blog\/?p=5760"},"modified":"2026-04-07T11:03:44","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T10:03:44","slug":"postage-prices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/axecaster.co.uk\/blog\/postage-prices\/","title":{"rendered":"Postage Prices"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/axecaster.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Royal_Mail_Logo.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-5213\" src=\"https:\/\/axecaster.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Royal_Mail_Logo-300x208.jpg\" alt=\"Royal Mail logo\" width=\"300\" height=\"208\" srcset=\"https:\/\/axecaster.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Royal_Mail_Logo-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/axecaster.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Royal_Mail_Logo.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>You might not have seen much about this in the press but today Royal Mail once again raised prices. A first class stamp is now \u00a31.80 and first class large letters under 100g are over \u00a33 (the majority of my post).<\/p>\n<p>There really is no suitable alternatives for letter based services. Evri next day is just slightly more expensive but I don&#8217;t trust Evri to deliver next day, to the right address or frankly even at all. Sorry if you&#8217;re a good Evri driver.<\/p>\n<p>So I have reintroduced a second class option to the site on a trial basis. It is just under \u00a31 cheaper than first class which can make the difference on a low value order.<\/p>\n<p>However, please remember that Royal Mail are phasing out 6 day delivery for second class. It is going to a 5 day, alternate days\/alternate weeks system. You may already be on this new rota &#8211; you probably need to check with your postie.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.royalmail.com\/receiving\/the-future-of-letter-deliveries<\/p>\n<p>I would always urge customers to select first class, but wanted to give this another trial to see if the lower cost outweighs the longer delivery time for customers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You might not have seen much about this in the press but today Royal Mail once again raised prices. A first class stamp is now \u00a31.80 and first class large letters under 100g are over \u00a33 (the majority of my post). There really is no suitable alternatives for letter based services. 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