Christmas postage dates 2019
 

South Pacific, Asia, North America, UK & Europe

Postal Service
Cut-off Date
Air - Monday 2 December
Courier - Monday 9 December
Express Courier - Friday 13 December

Australia

Postal Service
Cut-off Date
Air - Wednesday 4 December
Courier - Wednesday 11 December
Express Courier -Monday 16 December

Rest of the World

Postal Service
Cut-off Date
Air - Friday 29 November
Courier -Friday 6 December
Express Courier- Wednesday 11 December

Receiving from YouShop

YouShop USA

Postal Service
Cut-off Date
Economy - Monday 25 November
Standard - Monday 2 December

YouShop UK

Postal Service
Cut-off Date
Standard
Monday 2 December*YouShop shipping costs must be paid for and items must be ready for shipment from the YouShop warehouse by this date.

*Please be aware there will be no mail delivery on the 27th and 28th December.

Re: Christmas postage dates 2019
 

Thanks Mrs F. I suppose I should buy some Christmas cards!

Re: Christmas postage dates 2019
 

You could but can you afford to send 'em. :sneaky:

What is the current price for that.

Re: Christmas postage dates 2019
 

Stamps end up costing more than the card - I usually buy a book of ten Christmas stamps for sending cards to UK for around $30 - you get one stamp for free if you buy a book.

Re: Christmas postage dates 2019
 

I don't worry about such things as "cut offs"

Normally send around 18th December from Australia to the UK

And have always arrived on time or thereabouts

Buy cheap $1.00 cards from the Chinese "cheap-as-chips" store......... (only going to end up in the bin anyway, so pointless spending $$$$)

Funny that the postage costs more than the actual card

Re: Christmas postage dates 2019
 

This is the NZ forum , not Oz.

You may not care about the cut off dates but those looking forward to receiving their caring card or little something from those of us in NZ might prefer they arrive before Xmas period rather than after.
Those of us with older family members and friends certainly know the value of making the effort and of course that works vice versa. I love receiving the few cards and the odd Dorset calendar. Lifts my heart.

Re: Christmas postage dates 2019
 

Same here, swapping cards & pressies is important to our family and we have learnt over the years that sometimes it can take 3 days to send stuff, but on other occasions it has taken over a month. Sooner posted the better, and never rely on it being a fast service at Christmas to either NZ or Aus.

Re: Christmas postage dates 2019
 

Seems to be $3.30 to send a card from NZ to the UK or the rest of the world.

Re: Christmas postage dates 2019
 

cost me $4.00 for my card to my mum

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Size matters :rofl:

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?

Yes dear. I know that. I am not stupid.

I lived in NZ for two years

I have always sent my Xmas cards on 18th December or thereabouts every year.

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Re: Christmas postage dates 2019
 

Good for you. I hope they arrive to the UK and the rest of the world in time. They may not. There again you would be posting from Australia.

For the rest of us who are actually living here in NZ right now, we may just prefer to be better safe than sorry and go by the guidelines as posted by New Zealand post.

I'm not really sure there is anything to say other than that.

MrsF posted up the actual last post date guideline for New Zealand. Best to follow that .