You might not have seen much about this in the press but today Royal Mail once again raised prices. A first class stamp is now £1.80 and first class large letters under 100g are over £3 (the majority of my post). There really is no suitable alternatives for letter based services. Evri next day is […]
Bit of a departure this year, and I have to hold my hand up to a scheduling error. As usual I’ll be shipping out orders received up to 2pm Thursday 2nd April and restarting shipping after the long weekend on Tuesday 7th. However I have an appointment on Wednesday April 1st that will mean I […]
For my French customers. I will have to suspend all sales to France from next week due to the French Government implementing a per item tax for small parcels from outside the EU from March 1st. The fee will be 2 euro per item. This is a huge departure from what was expected and what […]
The saga of my old supplier changing the spec of the Telecaster pickguards and my journey to sourcing new Fender compatible pickguards is fairly lengthy. You would not believe how long such a seemingly simple task can take! Suffice to say that it took quite a while to get to this point. My new guards […]
UPDATE: I will be working and dispatching orders until 2pm Monday 22nd December, dispatching orders 29th and 30th then back to normal Friday 2nd of January. I will be checking emails over this period but won’t be answering calls. Shipping cut-off dates Please remember that no service is 100% guaranteed. Below are the published recommended […]
Another update for European customers. Bodies can now ship for less! I have added a heavier option for Royal Mail shipping – up to 5kg. Currently this is only available to the following countries. Belgium Bulgaria Cyprus Czech Denmark Estonia Latvia Lithuania Malta Netherlands Portugal Slovenia Sweden Switzerland (I am in the process of getting […]
We are now IOSS registered and collect relevant VAT on orders up to a pre-tax value of 150 euro. This will save time and administration charges – your orders will now arrive with you directly without any delay for VAT collection. In order for the correct tax to be charged you must be signed in […]
As per the title. Due to the imminent introduction of tariffs on imports into the US and the removal of the $800 de minimis limit, it is about to become more difficult to sell into the USA. According to Royal Mail, if using the postal service the US is demanding collection and payment of the […]
Monday 25th is the last Bank Holiday before Christmas so as usual orders received after 1pm Friday (22nd) will be dispatched Tuesday 26th. To ensure delivery by the weekend order now and select the appropriate postage option – Tracked 24 is reliable but not a guaranteed timed service, however Special Delivery is also available. I’ll […]
You may not have noticed (because Royal Mail has really not been very forthcoming about the changes), but as of yesterday July 28th there were significant changes to the Royal Mail Universal Service Obligation. Under the (previous) Universal Service Obligation (USO), which ensures a uniform postage price across the country, the postal service is required […]
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