A letter that lands on the right day takes more than paper and a stamp. Here's what it costs to do it well yourself, and everything we take off your plate.
Writing the words takes the same time either way, so we've left that out. Everything else is on you.
Hallmark cards sell for $6 to $10 each1. A quality writing set, 8 sheets and 8 envelopes, is about $202.
The basic stamp went up to $1.85 on 1 September 20263, and further 20 cent rises are already flagged for 2027 and 20284.
A trip to the shops for the card, another to the post box, and writing out the envelope. Call it the best part of an hour.
Regular letters are now delivered every second business day, and take around 4 to 5 business days within a state and 6 to 8 interstate5. Post too early and it sits in the letterbox. Post too late and it misses the day.
A calendar reminder, on a busy morning, that you hope you see in time to do all of the above.
Knowing it's already sorted, and that it will be there on the day, even in a week when everything else goes sideways.
Plus your time, the guesswork on posting day, and the remembering.
Fine recycled paper, printed, sealed and addressed by hand, postage included, posted to arrive on the day. Nothing to remember.
Prices checked November 2026.
100% recycled premium stock with a matching envelope, up to 3 sheets printed both sides. Or Luxe fine paper, the one they keep in a drawer for decades.
A real person prints, folds, seals and addresses every letter, and checks it printed cleanly. They're trained not to read a word.
We post with Australia Post's delivery window built in, so the letter lands on the day, not the week after.
Stamps keep going up. Book up to 5 years ahead and postage is still included. A small timing fee applies only when you pay more than 6 months early.
Write it whenever you're thinking of them. We remind you before the edit window closes, then take it from there.
Your words are only for the person you wrote them to. E-letters are sent automatically and never read by anyone here.
A busy week. A move. A trip away. The card bought weeks ago and still in the drawer. Most of us have meant to send something and run out of days.
UK survey by Moonpig, 2020.
With Afterword you write it when the feeling is there, and we make sure it arrives when it matters to them.
Pay once and write each letter whenever you like. A letter that arrives on their birthday five years from now is something no post box can do for you.
Short on budget this time? E-letters are free, always, and still arrive at 8am on the day.
Pick the day, write your letter, and we'll make sure it arrives on paper they'll keep. Setting it up takes a few minutes.