2021 Christmas post dates for Royal Mail
It still amazes me that you can pay just 66p for a card to be sent from Cornwall to the highlands of Scotland with Royal Mail. Our posties have been heroes all throughout the pandemic, keeping us connected during those times when we couldn't see friends or family outside of a Zoom call!
I've put together some handy tips and the last recommended posting dates from Royal Mail.
Take part in Festive Friday!
26th November 2021 marks 'Festive Friday'. It's a celebration of the first wave of Christmas cards going out to loved ones.
Use Click and Drop
Buying your postage online and printing a label is actually a lot easier than you would expect and saves you time. Weigh your item, fill in the details online, pop the label on and send through the postbox in the normal way.
If it's a parcel or a valuable item, take it to the post office and simply ask for proof of postage, or use Royal Mail's new parcel collection service where you pay 72p extra for your local postie to pick it up for you. Hold onto that proof of postage receipt too - if anything happens to your parcel, you'll need that if you want to claim compensation.
Save money by doing it online too! Using Click and Drop is often cheaper than using the counter services at the post office, especially for parcels, so it's always worth doing.
Check the last posting dates
The last posting dates recommended by Royal Mail are earlier than you may think, especially for international items. See the UK dates below:
| Saturday 18th December |
2nd Class and 2nd Class Signed For |
| Tuesday 21st December |
1st Class and 1st Class Signed For |
| Thursday 23 December |
Special Delivery Guaranteed |
Check all the international dates here too.
Add stamps to your Ricicle Cards order
I sell 1st class stamps in my online shop, at the same price you pay at the post office, so if you need a few, add them to your order at the checkout.
Write to Santa!
This is great for kids (big and small!). You can write a letter to Santa! Royal Mail do this every year and it's just lovely. Simply write your letter to:
Santa/Father Christmas
Santa's Grotto
Reindeerland
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Don't forget to add a stamp and send it by Friday 10th December. He'll send a reply about 10 days later! Hope you've made the good list this year!
I hope those tips were useful. Do you have any top tips you'd like to add? Leave a comment below. Merry Christmas!
With love, David x