Christmas cards arriving after Christmas just don't seem to have the same impact as those that arrive before Christmas. It's still a lovely thought but somehow it just isn't the same.
This year, relatives in Northern Ireland posted Christmas cards on the 6th and 7th of December 2017. Both of the cards arrived on the 2nd of January 2018. Perhaps even more strange, is a family member in Reservoir received their cards around a week earlier than we did in Templestowe.
Last year I sent a Christmas card to my wife on Monday the 12th of December 2016 and it arrived on Friday the 23rd of December 2016. The card had to travel from Doncaster East to Templestowe which is about 4 km. That's incredibly bad postal service from Australia Post.
The main purpose of this post is as a reminder that if we wish to send or receive cards for Christmas from family and friends overseas, it's best to post them before December. Even cards posted locally are best posted two weeks before Christmas. Keeping these cut off dates in mind may make that Christmas greeting a little more special.
Kelvin Eldridge
This year, relatives in Northern Ireland posted Christmas cards on the 6th and 7th of December 2017. Both of the cards arrived on the 2nd of January 2018. Perhaps even more strange, is a family member in Reservoir received their cards around a week earlier than we did in Templestowe.
Last year I sent a Christmas card to my wife on Monday the 12th of December 2016 and it arrived on Friday the 23rd of December 2016. The card had to travel from Doncaster East to Templestowe which is about 4 km. That's incredibly bad postal service from Australia Post.
The main purpose of this post is as a reminder that if we wish to send or receive cards for Christmas from family and friends overseas, it's best to post them before December. Even cards posted locally are best posted two weeks before Christmas. Keeping these cut off dates in mind may make that Christmas greeting a little more special.
Kelvin Eldridge
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