Category Archives: Shipping Stories
Postage Increase to USA – Advanced Warning
The Royal Mail have recently given notice of an increase in their prices to the USA; it’s a result of the decision by the US Postal Service to increase the prices they charge other postal services to deliver overseas mail … Continue reading →
Lifting and Shifting
We’re still very busy with orders currently – which is great, keep ’em coming! We’re turning them round as fast as possible, usually within 2-3 days, but then you’re in the hands of the various postal services. UK post is … Continue reading →
Service Update
We’re still ploughing on amid the lockdown, orders are up a little on what we’d usually expect this time of year so you’re all obviously keeping busy hobby-wise. As previously mentioned, we’re trying to limit our trips to the post … Continue reading →
The Last Post 2018
Probably our least exciting post of the year, but it has to be done … 🙂 We’ve had the Royal Mail’s last recommended posting dates for Christmas this year; I’ve listed them below, something to bear in mind if you’re … Continue reading →
Snow Business
Our corner of the UK has been hit a couple of times by what for us is quite heavy falls of snow (5″-6″ or so). In comparison to (say) North America or Scandinavia it’s probably only a piddling amount, but … Continue reading →
“Things don’t appear to be working at the moment. Please try again later.”
Our website shopping cart system, which has been working fine for ages (since the last time a bunch of changes by PayPal broke it) has started playing up again. I’d been wondering why we’d had a very quiet (ie dead) … Continue reading →
Shapeways Shipping
This will be of interest to UK customers – Shapeways have lowered their shipping rates to the UK. I’m not sure if it’s the same to other regions, it’s worth checking their website. This could make it a bit more … Continue reading →
It’s oh so quiet …
It has been quiet on the blog of late, mainly because the Brigade elves are feverishly busy casting and packing the Xmas sale orders and getting them into the post. I had planned a couple of modelling articles, some previews … Continue reading →
Last Posting Dates 2014
It’s that time of year already – it’s rather crept up on us, due in part to the unseasonally mild weather which doesn’t feel much like November ! Straight from the Royal Mail’s website, these are the last recommended posting … Continue reading →
Utter Madness !
We recently got wind of a change to the Royal Mail’s list of restricted items that can’t be sent through the post – (wait for it) water-based paints. According to the Royal Mail website, no more than four pots can … Continue reading →
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