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There are just six days left to post certain Christmas cards and presents for guaranteed delivery before December 25 using Royal Mail.
Each year, the delivery service posts “last posting dates” in the run-up to Christmas, these will be the last days parcels or cards can be sent to arrive before December 25.
This year, the postal service is urging customers to “beat the festive rush and get all your letters and parcels in the post on time.” Royal Mail added: “Allow plenty of time for posting. Please post items and gifts for Christmas early, particularly for International deliveries.”
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The dates vary depending on where the recipient lives, and which service is used to send the items. Those who are planning to send items to anyone in Australia or New Zealand, there are just six days left to do so.
According to Royal Mail’s website, the last dates for its International Standard and International tracking and signature services to these two countries is December 1, Echo reports.
There are further dates for other international destinations, such as December 2 for China, and December 8 for Cyprus, Malta, Greece, Eastern Europe (except Czech Republic, Poland and Slovakia) and Turkey. You can find all the last posting dates here.
Royal Mail has hit headlines in recent days, as staff across the country are to walk out on a number of dates over the next month as the row over pay and conditions continues. This is the latest in a series of walk-outs which were confirmed by the Communication Workers Union (CWU) last month.
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