As the cost of postage continues to rise and simply buying a book of ten stamps approaches ten pounds many people are turning their backs on traditional means of communication and are turning instead towards emailing and messaging to keep in touch. Although there are some instances where we still need to post a letter or form to a company for the majority of the time this can be done via email. Even sending copies of legal documents can be done digitally now with the advent of digital signing applications. For a long time now writing a letter to a friend or family member has been mostly replaced with instant […]

In the days before internet banking, a postal order was an easy way to send money through the post to a recipient and did not require either party to have a bank account. It was secure as only the person named on the postal order could cash it and if you needed added security it could be crossed and then it could only be paid into a bank account or used to pay a bill at the post office. Although postal orders are now mostly used for people to send money through the post in a secure way to relatives or friends they can be used to pay for goods […]

When you are moving home and changing your address it’s important to think about your post. For many bills now you can have a paper-less option and receive only statements via email or by logging on to your account online, however, this is not always possible. Its handy to keep some regular paper bills to use for proof of ID should you require it. The most fool-proof method, when you move out, is to set up a postal redirection through royal mail and this can be done on a month-by-month basis or for a longer period. It’s important to remember though that this method does cause delays in your post […]

In recent times internet shopping, home deliveries and contactless payments have surged but how can I shop safely online and make sure that my items are delivered securely and on time. If you are buying from online marketplaces then your rights to a refund if something is not as described is usually greater. Returns are easy to organise with some retailers emailing returns labels and organising a home pick up for parcels to be returned. Paying for goods bought online needs to be secure so setting up a PayPal account to pay for items bought online is a safer and more secure way to pay then sending out bank details […]

If you are ordering presents online for a friend or lover one then you may be given the option to have gift wrapping. Depending on what the item is, this may be a paper or material bag, wrapping paper or a gift box. Sometimes this is a free service that the seller will offer but most of the time you will have to pay extra to have an item gift wrapped. This is often a great option for those that want to send a present directly to someone and can often be cheaper or a similar cost to what you would have had to pay to post the item to […]