Thread: Has anyone heard of the UK postal service banning razors?

I hear you Neil, it wasn't an expensive razor at all, so I used economy service, and if the buyer asks I use tracked also which is 3 x the price. It's up to the person paying.unless of course it's sold through eBay. Postage costs can run steep! To return to the main issue though I didn't get asked any funny or probing questions sending it to Australia, I have in the past however been asked to look at the sheet of 'offensive' items and let them know if my item is pictured. I.e, fireworks, car batteries, machetes, etc. rob.

Originally Posted by Manchestertattoo

I hear you Neil, it wasn't an expensive razor at all, so I used economy service, and if the buyer asks I use tracked also which is 3 x the price. It's up to the person paying.unless of course it's sold through eBay. Postage costs can run steep! To return to the main issue though I didn't get asked any funny or probing questions sending it to Australia, I have in the past however been asked to look at the sheet of 'offensive' items and let them know if my item is pictured. I.e, fireworks, car batteries, machetes, etc. rob.

Yes, its the tracked/insured delivery that kills it. Some other countries seem to have much more reasonable rates than the UK. With regard to prohibitive items, I think that this excerpt from Royal Mails List of Prohibited items makes it clear that razors are OK:





But in order to prevent any knee trembling reaction on the part of the post master I concede it is best to mark the package as 'shaving supplies' or something similar. With regard to knives, going through the list only turns up flick-knives as being prohibited.

I know the list of offensive items with the little pictures on it you mentioned - imagine my surprise to see a picture of my mother-in-law on it!

Regards,
Neil