Do you need to order items to be delivered to your home but are having to self-isolate? You may worry about how you are going to be able to sign for your parcel or how you are going to be able to ensure that you get your item on time. Most delivery companies have got procedures in place to help deal with these sorts of situations and they are able to offer contactless delivery. If you have a safe place that they can leave the parcel than you can often advise them before hand. Couriers such as DPD allow you to track your parcel and give instructions as to what […]

Over the next few weeks, the postal and delivery services will start to come under strain as the Christmas period approaches. More people will be using the postal service to send out Christmas cards along with presents and ordering gifts online. Although the postal and delivery companies are now used to this rush and usually set up to cope well with it, if you really want to ensure you avoid any disappointment then it is wise to send cards or order gifts well in advance. It may feel like you have ages yet but most people like to be finished Christmas shopping the week prior to the big day to […]

Long gone are the days when you only get letters through your mailbox. There are so many different things that you can have delivered to your home. If you use one of the online shopping sites such as Amazon, you will be aware that you can pretty much order any household item to be delivered to your door. For quite a while now you can have takeaways delivered to your home but these are not always that healthy. Food boxes are another option that can be sent through the post. These boxes are made up of ingredients and instructions to follow to allow you to make healthy meals at homes […]

Although the advent of email has affected the postal mail service in recent years, philately or stamp collecting, remains a passionate hobby as well as a valuable business and investment strategy in many countries. Millions of stamps have been issued since the British Penny Black, which was the world’s first adhesive stamp, debuted in 1840, transporting collectors to exotic destinations, celebrating critical moments in history and remembering famous figures past and present. Quality is paramount when collecting stamps and preserving their value. Generally, a mint stamp (one straight from the post office) will cost more than a used stamp. Mint stamps should be in mint condition, meaning no tears, folds […]

In the last couple of years many more people have been sending parcels through the post as they have either not been able to meet up with friends and family on birthdays and anniversaries or have been buying and selling online however the cost of posting items can be pricey so how can the average person cut down on these costs? Some people do not realise that postage rates are not just calculated on the basis of weight but also on the dimensions of the parcel therefore you need to be clever when it comes to packaging your parcel. Instead of using newspaper or wadding as a way of protecting […]