Overview
- The checklist, shared by a postie using the pseudonym "Mr Daquriri" on r/royalmail, urges full addresses with house number and postcode plus a clear return address.
- It advises using a light-coloured pen on dark envelopes, placing stamps at the top right, and posting early to avoid missing cut-offs.
- Royal Mail’s 2025 deadlines cited are December 17 for Second Class, December 19 for Tracked 48, December 20 for First Class, December 21 for Tracked 24, and December 23 for Special Delivery Guaranteed.
- Delivery-friendly steps include fitting a letterbox that takes 5×7 cards or adding a secure parcel box, keeping paths gritted, and avoiding decorations that block the slot.
- Customers are asked to skip "you’re late" comments, note that tipping is unnecessary though courtesy helps, and mark misdelivered items "RTS" or take them to the intended neighbour.