Our Reaction to Postal Action

Sorry to be a boring blogger. However, we are conscious that you may feel uneasy about ordering from us this week due to the threatened strike by postmen on Thursday and Friday. Don't be because we have two different alternatives should this take place. First of all Parcelforce are working as normal, and secondly we have a courier service guaranteeing next day delivery. If your order is worth over £50 (after discount) you will still get FREE delivery anyway. Even if the industrial action drags on towards Christmas this will remain the case. We will still use Royal Mail where possible, but if you lose trust with them in your area, be assured there are other avenues. Just contact us to discuss arrangements. Relax.
Jeremy

Your Caption Please!

Storeroom or children's indoor gym? The answer is both! For a while at least, before we sent this 19 box consignment out to America. It was a little cramped in there to say the least, awkward for us, but an excellent opportunity for early honing of climbing skills for Euan and Alex. I only wished I was their size...I wouldn't have to dream of a trip to the Black Cuillin of Skye...

Back to reality. The books have now been shipped and last heard of en route in Chicago. We have dusted ourselves down and started back on regular duties (like blogging!)

This week we are hosting two evenings of special spring sales. A 3 for 2 promotion is at the core of this, which will also extend through to the end of April. If you don't receive one of our email notifications soon, then put 'subscribe' in the subject line of an email and send it to lorna@christianbookshopossett.co.uk

She will be happy to send you the details of titles on the 3 for 2 deal. Unfortunately you won't be able to have 3 for 2 on the massive array of cakes which have been made this week unless you turn up at 7pm'ish on Thursday 26th. They just don't retain their quality after being handled by Royal Mail.

Jeremy

Why?

Sorry to lower the tone somewhat after the last post. But can anyone tell me why it costs so much to send books by post to Europe? Considering that it is a near neighbour, rates are so high comparatively to sending books off to Singapore, Australia or the USA. Not only that, but to put the tin lid on it I sent books off to Holland recently and it was actually cheaper to send them airmail than surface mail! How come? Some consumer watchdog ought to have a sniff into all this mess and work out how much we're being conned.

Grumpy, but striving for contentment.

Jeremy

The Postal Strike

What a pain! Let's hope they sort themselves out v soon because we've got a shedful of parcels to go out. It's holding up the dispatch of our AV Block Calendars. But keep steady folks, it's still only early October, so you'll get them before Christmas abw. We do have a courier service available as a backstop, if Royal Mail fails to reach an agreement with the CWU. It has mainly been used for more expensive orders up to now, and those over 1.5kg in weight. However, it can be used for most orders on request, and provides a reliable next day delivery service.
Jeremy

The Mailing Room

Our volunteers continue to do a sterling job with our current mailing. Young and old have been working well together. By the way, if you receive one of our flyers with a rather skewed stamp on the envelope you will perhaps understand why when you see these pictures...
Lorna