How late is late …?
Winter 1916 was particularly wet and grim.
February of that year saw the start of the Battle of Verdun – the longest and one of the costliest battles of World War 1.
So, who knows what the thoughts were of Christabel Mennell as she braved the elements on Saturday the 6th of February 1916 to post a letter to her dear friend, Katie Marsh.
It might seem unremarkable, and outwardly it pretty much is …
But the fact that it wouldn’t be delivered for more than 100 years makes it an incredibly interesting and notable letter!
The story hit the headlines recently when Finlay Glen revealed that he’d hidden the letter in a draw after it had been delivered to his address some two years previously.
Approached for comment, the Post Office stated with masterful understatement that “we are uncertain what happened in this instance.”
Anyone who’s ever ended up trying to track down an undelivered or misdelivered item will know the struggle …
Of course, these days they’re often accompanied by some blurry image of the package safely tucked away in front of someone else’s house for good measure.
But you’ll be delighted to hear that lead times for print and graphic display items are a great deal shorter. By a century and more, shorter!
But joking apart, we know that lead times do matter and if you have important deadlines to meet why not drop us a line to make sure your mission-critical orders are delivered on time.
If you’d like to jump on a call for a quick chat about anything to do with using print and graphic display to drive your business forward, I’d love to hear from you.
Just check my diary here to book your call.
Stay safe.
Alec