JUST before the new year, two small parcels, which would be delivered through the normal postal service, were sent to me. They have both failed to arrive.

I visited my local sorting office, who don’t have them, and was politely informed that they should have been delivered by now, the Christmas backlog of post having been cleared.

This I accept as part of life’s rich tapestry and there are worse things in life to deal with.

But every week, with the accuracy of a Trident missile, I and thousands of other households, receive glossy junk mail advertising a well-known pizza delivery firm.

So in the event you need to send that small parcel, wrap it in the aforementioned glossy ad, with an appropriate address label of course, and shove it in the letter-box. Delivery guaranteed!

KEN ROPER Morton Avenue Kidlington