When are the Last Postage Days for Christmas 2025?

Are you doing your Christmas shopping in the UK online this year? If so, then knowing when the last postage dates are is this season’s must-have.

A selection of Scottish Rocks in our very own Scottish gift box... a Selection Box, if you will...

The Stone Circle have tried many different postal services in our existence. We finally went back to the one we started with as nothing else quite comes close. As such, we now use the Royal Mail almost exclusively.

In days gone by, we would use other couriers for mail which exceeded that international 2kg parcel limit. However, outside of Royal Mail services these other providers have misplaced, lost, potentially stolen, completely denied possession of, destroyed, and ground to dust some of the best rocks in the known world.

Thus, these final postage dates before Christmas 2025 are for packages sent by us, to you, through the Royal Mail – a service we can at least claim our money back from, should something go wrong.

Please Note That We Cannot Guarantee Arrival Before Christmas. Not Even God Can Do That.

What is the Last Postage Date for Standard Shipping to UK Customers?

For The Stone Circle’s standard shipping we use Royal Mail Second Class postage. The final dates for sending via second class within the UK if you want your rock mail to arrive before Christmas is Wednesday 17^th December.

Keep in mind that means that the latest you can order crystals from The Stone Circle before Christmas 2025 is therefore Tuesday the 16^th of December. 

What is the Last Postage Date for First Class Shipping to UK Customers?

If you order your rocks, minerals, and crystals from The Stone Circle and choose the First Class Post option, it does give you a few more days of Christmas shopping to play with. Royal Mail First Class and First Class Signed for postage will need to go on Saturday the 20^th of December to reach your loved ones in time for Christmas Day.

This means that the very latest that you can place an order with us and still get it before Christmas using First class shipping is Friday the 19^th of December.

What is the Last Postage Date for Expedited Shipping to the UK?

If you buy crystals for a Christmas gift and choose the super-fast option we have available in our Etsy checkout, then you will have to pay a princely sum. It lands just shy of £10. However, you can place that order on Sunday the 21^st and we will post it on Monday the 22^nd.

Missed the Last Christmas Post Dates?

Your absolute last gasp chance to get your rocks on before Christmas is using the Royal Mail special Delivery Guarantee. These orders must be placed by Monday 22^nd of December so that we can ship them on Tuesday the 23^rd. 

This is your absolute last chance. There is no more post after this until after Boxing Day. If you need a Special Delivery Guarantee, then you will have to message us independently from your order to make sure it is possible for us to do it for you.

Last Postage Dates for International Parcels?

We only offer one international service and that is International Tracked. Why? We used to send International Economy until a certain US-based post system started running over our parcels with trucks. It was costing us more in missing and damaged parcels than it was to just add on the extra little bit of postage to begin with, so here we are.

The last postage date for International Tracked parcels sent from The Stone Circle to you should be 10 working days from Christmas Eve, so that would be the 10^th of December. You may still receive your item in time if you order on the 11^th of December and we post on the 12^th. You might even receive it in time if we post after this date. We can’t guarantee anything anyway, but we would extra not be able to guarantee its delivery in time if you exceed those dates.

Of course, if you are buying a Christmas present for yourself? Who cares if it is a little late?