Everything You Need to Know about the Royal Mail Strikes & Darlac Christmas Orders

You’ve probably seen in the news recently that Royal Mail postal workers across the country are striking throughout December, which will unfortunately cause significant disruption to deliveries over the festive period. If you want to make sure your online orders arrive in time for Christmas, here’s an overview of when their staff will be striking:

  • Thursday 1st December
  • Friday 9th December
  • Sunday 11th December
  • Wednesday 14th December
  • Thursday 15th December
  • Friday 23rd December
  • Saturday 24th December

If you want to know more about the Royal Mail strike, you can find out everything you need to know here: https://www.royalmail.com/latest-news

Darlac Christmas Orders

However, if you’re planning on buying a gift for the gardener in your life this Christmas – fear not! We recently switched our courier service over to Yodel so, if you’re ordering from Darlac over the festive period, you can expect your order to arrive safely within 1-3 working days. Yodel have told us that their last pickup for guaranteed delivery is 16 December. And so, even though we will continue to take orders and despatch, make sure you have made a purchase by this time to be sure to receive in time for gifting.

Still stuck for ideas on what to get your green-fingered family and friends this year? Check out our Christmas store for some inspiration! Whether you’re looking for a small token gift or something special for a loved one, there’s a gift for every gardener at Darlac.

Shop our Christmas store here.

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