For the last three years – before the reluctance of Royal Mail to provide a postal delivery service became news – I have endeavoured to send all my Christmas cards at the start of December (“I resent writing Christmas cards… but I’d resent not receiving them even more”, Sunday 8 December).
Three years ago, my overseas mail arrived after Christmas, sometime in the New Year, as did some of my UK cards.
Two years ago, it was a similar story, with my postman telling me that the mail due to be delivered on Christmas Eve was still in bags in the sorting office when he returned from his break.
Now, this year, to wind up Christmas card senders even more, the last dates for posting have been moved to even earlier dates than normal.
According to Royal Mail, a card to Belgium was required to be sent by 28 November, 27 days before Christmas! Who was delivering it – Rudolph?
It seems as if our Royal Mail don’t want to handle our mail any more. It looks like we have another privatised company that needs renationalising.
My overseas Christmas cards will be e-cards this year – and I think I’ll post next year’s in the summer.
Ken Twiss
Yarm, Cleveland