Snail Mail

[Unlucky4Sum]

We still send and receive birthday cards - always use a 1st class stamp.  Anything else looks so cheapskate, like sending a Tesco Value card.

Haven't sent a personal letter in yonks, doubt I ever will again but it's not the price of a stamp that's the issue. The world has moved on and everyone I know now uses some form of electronic communication.

[Barry]

On Monday 7th October the price of a first class stamp goes up to £1.65.

The Royal Mail must have lost an immense amount of letter trade since the widespread use of email with attachments.
We rarely use 1st class letter post. My wife likes to send quite a few birthday cards each year, but they all get sent a week in advance, 2nd class post.
We have noticed recently that a week is barely enough, so would recommend 10 days to be sure of delivery.

Nice to see they are producing some "Who" stamps. Couldn't see Dr. Who on any of them.