Press Release
16/10/09
The Bristol based online retail outlet, Fancy Dress Costumes UK has sounded stern warnings to people buying costumes, for Halloween, online.
With the uncertainty of the Royal Mail’s staffing, the online retail community has justifiable and understandable reasons to be worried for their customer’s ability to purchase, and have delivered, their choice of costume in time for the Halloween. Owner of Bristol Based Fancy Dress Costumes UK, Mr. M. Watson said today “The situation is uncertain at best. The inability of the post office management to find a solution with their staff has dragged on for so long now that we all have sort of got used to the occasional disruption. But with a fixed day like Halloween, and the continuing rise in online purchases, it has all suddenly become very real. We are advising our customers that in the first instance they should bring forward their plans for purchasing by a week, giving the postal service an extra week to deliver their new costume. Also when online to check if the company they intend to buy from has a courier option. We at Fancy Dress Costumes UK have that option for our customers and it’s a next day service. Don’t let the postal situation spoil your party weekend.”
The situation with Royal Mail is an ongoing problem and not one that looks like going away anytime soon. So given this then it seems that it is up to the online retail community to find ways around the problem. The road based courier system in this country is extremely well served by many companies and most retailers will be able to find a solution particularly using the prepaid facilities that some companies offer.
This researcher has been unable to find anything hopeful in the Royal Mail press releases regarding a solution, in the near future, to this problem. The only real solution for us buyers is to shop with online retailers that offer private courier solutions for delivery of your precious new purchase.
With the Christmas season following on from Halloween this advice will be relevant long after Halloween has passed. As the Latin warning has it “Caveat emptor” – Let the Buyer Beware.
Contact: Mr. M Watson – 0117 902 9398,
mob: 07988846552,
email: info@fancydresscostumesuk.com
Tags: fancy dress, postage strike, postal strike