abergas

If you are like me and write alot of letters home, then thought you might like to know about cost of posting,
I normally just use airmail paper and envelopes then get a $1.65 stamp, had a good look in the post shop and came across prepaid aerogrammes, they cost $8.50 for 10. quite a saving I thought I would share with you!

yve

hevs

I've aready told people if they are not on line, they won't be getting a letter! Harsh, but i know my crap areas and writting letters is one of them! Suppose i'll still have the christmas cards to do thought (but thanks for that, any money saving tips greatly appreciated!)

footie chick

Hi Abergas

Good to know you have found a bargain when it comes to writing those letters

Just to let you know we will be thinking of you tonite as we are having a roast with `Aunt Bessies` usually i make my own but the mother in law is round and nobody`s are as good as hers ( allegedly).

Hope the rain has stopped. Take care and i`ll speak to you soon.

Tracie x

abergas

Hi tracie

"aunt bessies" where is she when you need her, still keep trying to make my own, yes think of me!!!!
Yep rain has stopped it's a warm and sunny day today, been out power walking, all the way to Kennedy Bay, great stress reliever,
Dave passed his gas courses, he done really well 95% and 96%, just got two more days left servicing. so glad that is over. Hopefully a job will be just round the corner!!!!

Hope you plans are going ok, wish I could be there on the Brighton meet, had a good time didn't we before we left!

take care love Yve x

footie chick

Pass on our congrats to Dave i bet you are both thrilled. Roll on the work now.

Power walking ehh you`ll be fit in no time!

Don`t know if i can make the Brighton meet as of yet but yes the last one was great. New friends made that day.

Have a nice day

Tracie

Larissa

Get the kids to make 'em (ahh cute and cheap) and get all your addresses on the computer and print off the address labels - much quicker than hand writing. Plus, you only need to update it a bit each year. A lot of people are typing up a general update letter to family and then writing a couple of lines by hand, to make it more personal. Might try this myself this year, especially since I have my hands full with the bubs (they don't know about the expats addiction...) This could welll work when you get to Oz as you can't possibly sit there writing the same stuff to everyone!
Larissa

Larissa

We could do a thread in November/December (can't deal with it now- too early!) on e-Christmas- cards, then pinch each others designs... would be quite amusing to see what everyone comes up with.

bondipom

For my gran I e-mail mum or an Uncle. They print it off and hand it to her. She thinks she is now on e-mail and is fully wired.

Alan Collett

Don't forget that Australia Post reduces the cost of sending cards at Xmas ... which appeals greatly to me as an accountant ... :-))

Best regards.

Pollyana

Yes I'd heard that they do, Alan - can't you just imagine the Royal Mail doing the same in the UK............. I don't think!

Jacqui

To send birthday cards back to the UK it's $1.00. During November/December, the price is reduced to 90c. Don't write letters on paper, buy a pack of notelets/cheap blank cards, then it will cost $1 to post instead of the business envelope rate of $1.65.

The choice of greetings cards here aren't as good as the UK; no nice "Birthdays" type card shops. If you want to send Aussie Christmas cards back home, they are a bit pricey compared to the standard boxed sets, which incidentally show pictures of robins, snow scenes, etc!

wizzywozza

Also don't forget that if your card will not fit through Australia Post's little slot/letter measuring thingy they will charge you extra postage. So no thick or extra large cards or you will be slugged a lot more postage.

hevs

good plan!

DianeOZ

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Jacqui
To send birthday cards back to the UK it's $1.00. During November/December, the price is reduced to 90c. Don't write letters on paper, buy a pack of notelets/cheap blank cards, then it will cost $1 to post instead of the business envelope rate of $1.65.

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Well bugger me, I didn't know any of that, I just ask for a $1.65 stamp!!

Thanks Jaqui & Yvvone!!!

Diane

dmf

Yes, interesting post - I wasn't aware of any of this either. I just go in and ask for a stamp too! It can be expensive at the beginning whilst there is a lot of correspondence with the UK closing everything down. I will have to investigate when I go into the Post Office again.

Thanks for info, Dawn