{"id":5809,"date":"2026-11-11T16:50:04","date_gmt":"2026-11-11T16:50:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/axecaster.co.uk\/blog\/?p=5809"},"modified":"2026-11-11T16:50:04","modified_gmt":"2026-11-11T16:50:04","slug":"second-class-post-service-suspended","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/axecaster.co.uk\/blog\/second-class-post-service-suspended\/","title":{"rendered":"Second Class Post Service Suspended"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/axecaster.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Royal_Mail_Logo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" 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=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>It&#8217;s that time of year when, in the best circumstances, Royal Mail struggle to keep up with demand.<\/p>\n<p>Since the sell-off I think we can all agree that these are not the best circumstances.<\/p>\n<p>With that in mind, the deliberate erosion of the second class service that has been implemented over the last year (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.royalmail.com\/receiving\/the-future-of-letter-deliveries\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">click here<\/a>) and the huge increases in postage costs over that time, I&#8217;ve removed it as an option on the site.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m still offering the free Second Class on orders with a value over \u00a325 but I&#8217;ll be honest, with the service as it currently is, I personally would pay for the upgrade to Tracked 24 for \u00a32.75 every time.<\/p>\n<p>I will revisit all shipping options in the new year.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s that time of year when, in the best circumstances, Royal Mail struggle to keep up with demand. 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