# Last posting dates for Christmas

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2008/10/30/last-posting-dates-christmas/
- Published: 2008-10-30T12:05:39+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

The Royal Mail is reminding organisations of the last posting dates for Christmas.
They are:

1st class: Saturday 20 December

2nd class: Thursday 18 December

## Advertisement

UK Special Delivery: Tuesday 23 December

Airmail dates are 12, 10 and 5 December, depending on the country being sent to,
but I imagine there aren’t too many charities using Airmail for direct marketing
campaigns.

Royal Mail’s reminder accompanied news of a survey by TNS for the company which 
shows that businesses that send a Christmas Card to customers really do enjoy repeat
business as a result.

 [⌊Christmas⌉](http://www.flickr.com/photos/gingerblokey/2547590567)

61% of people who received a business Christmas card were prompted to make a purchase,
and 80% of them spent up to £100. Not surprisingly Royal Mail contrasts this with
the 63% of individuals who opened but immediately deleted seasonal greetings from
organisations via email. Of those who received the posted card, 55% of them displayed
it at home amongst personal Christmas cards.

I’m not too convinced by that survey – what else would you do with an email except
delete it after reading it? And what about the environmental impact of sending printed
Christmas cards?

Bah humbug. I’ll carry on sending Christmas greetings by email.

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