Start wrapping gifts and licking envelopes, Australia Post has put out deadlines for domestic and international mail this Christmas period.
Australia Post is urging Australians to start thinking about heading to the post office if they want their Christmas gifts to arrive when Santa does. Australia Post recommends sending your Christmas parcels and cards as early as possible, or at least by the cut-off dates below.For Parcel Post items being sent outside a metro area or being lodged over the counter, please allow additional time.For the full list of locations, visit the Australia Post website here.
If you're sending a Christmas card within Australia, the postage cost is 65 cents during November and December. You can get this discount price provided the envelope is endorsed with "Card only", is no larger than 130mm x 240mm, no thicker than 5mm and no heavier than 250g.You can get this discount provided the envelope is endorsed with "Card only" and must be no larger than 260mm x 360mm, on thicker than 5mm and no heavier than 50g.Parcels up to 5kg are eligible for flat-rate postage options to anywhere within Australia.
If you're using your own packaging, parcels are charged according to their actual weight or cubic weight equivalent, whichever is greater. Prices for parcels up to 5kg range from $10.95 for small Parcel Post, to $31.35 for extra large Express Post.Australia Post does not typically deliver on weekends but they do offer weekend deliveries during the Christmas period.ManufacturingPhoto shows Joe Biden wears a white jacket with an American flag on the sleeve and walks with Hunter in front of a leafy background.
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