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Fermeture Exceptionnelle of Collection Points - Winter 24/25

Fermeture Exceptionnelle of Collection Points - Winter 24/25

From Monday 23rd November there will be a temporary pause in deliveries to all of The Trading Post's retail collection points across France. This means that there are no deliveries to Collection Points between for a one-month period between 23rd December 2024 and 20th January 2025.

Due to the high demands upon stock, vehicles and staff during the winter period, we have once again decided to temporarily pause all retail collection point deliveries for one month from Christmas week 2024. For our Collection Point customers, this is traditionally the quietest month of the year, which lends itself best to a fermeture exceptionelle, so we hope it will have a minimal detrimental impact.

From a practical perspective, this means that each collection point has a final delivery before Christmas, followed by a four-week-long break, before resuming as normal from the end of January/start of February. Therefore, if you are a Collection Point customer, and you anticipate requiring Trading Post goods during the fermeture exceptionelle, please plan your next order accordingly. We sincerely hope that this temporary break in service does not cause too much disruption or inconvenience.

This is the relevant information for all retail collection points:

For Civray, Ruffec, Cognac, Saintes, Mirambeau, Soumeras/Montendre, Yviers, Riberac, Excideuil, Pompadour & Pezenas collection points, last delivery before Christmas is on the week commencing 25th November 2024, with normal service resuming on the week commencing 20th January 2025.

For Clermont Ferrand, La Souterraine, Thouars, Congrier, St Paul Mont Penit, Pouzauges, Montreuil, L'Absie & Parthenay collection points, last delivery before Christmas is on the week commencing 2nd December 2024, with normal service resuming on the week commencing 27th January 2025.

For Bellac, Oradour-St-Genest, Bussiere Poitevine, Confolens, Saint Junien, Nontron, Champsac, Saint Yrieix La Perche, Treignac & Cogolin collection points, last delivery before Christmas is on the week commencing 9th December 2024, with normal service resuming on the week commencing 3rd February 2025.

For Carcassonne, Limoux, Toulouse (Colomiers), L'Isle Jourdain, Mielan, Mont de Marsan, Duras, Eymet, Bergerac, Sarlat-La-Caneda, Fumel, Lauzerte, Carpentras, Barjols & Fayence collection points, last delivery before Christmas is on the week commencing 16th December 2024, with normal service resuming on the week commencing 10th February 2025.

This only affects our France-wide Collection Points and not local Alpine customers. For Trade customers, please see your regular delivery reminder emails for any relevant changes.

For all the details of our collection point deliveries, and next available delivery dates, please visit our regularly-updated dedicated delivery web page.

Created On  22 Nov 2024 12:00  -  Permalink
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Free Mr Kipling Mince Pies: Get Ready for Christmas 2024!

Free Mr Kipling Mince Pies: Get Ready for Christmas 2024!

The inevitability of Christmas is upon us and at The Trading Post this means everyone runs around shouting "FREE MINCE PIES!" Now into our fourth consecutive year, we are giving away literally hundreds of boxes of delicious Mr Kipling pies to our customers throughout France. 

Every time you spend over €100HT on a single online order between Monday 4th November and the end of Sunday 1st December 2024, you will receive a free box of mince pies with your delivery. It is that simple. You don't have to put in a promo code. You don't have to send us an email. You don't have to visit a sketchy voucher website. You don't have to even have to remember you are getting free mince pies. Just spend over €100HT and our system will add them to your order for free. Easy.

Merry Christmas. Enjoy Mr Kipling mince pies.

 

Mince pie offer is only available for online orders made on the website (www.thetradingpost.fr) with a value of over €100HT between 4th November 2024 at 10:00 and 1st December 2024 at 23:59. Offer is available while stocks last and non-transferable. The Trading Post reserves the right to withdraw the offer at any time without notice.

L'offre Mince Pie est valable uniquement pour les commandes passées sur le site Internet (www.thetradingpost.fr) d'une valeur supérieure à €100HT entre le 4 novembre 2024 à 10h00 et le 1er décembre 2024 à 23h59. L'offre est valable jusqu'à épuisement des stocks et n'est pas transférable. The Trading Post se réserve le droit de retirer l'offre à tout moment sans préavis.

Created On  4 Nov 2024 9:00  -  Permalink
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Collection Points Temporarily Closed in January 2024

Collection Points Temporarily Closed in January 2024

In January 2024 there will be a temporary pause in deliveries to all of The Trading Post's collection points across France. This means that the next delivery to each collection point in December 2023 will be the last one before February 2024.

Due to the high demands upon stock, vehicles and staff during the winter period, this year we have decided to temporarily pause all retail collection point deliveries in January 2024. This is traditionally the quietest month of the year, which lends itself best to a fermeture exceptionelle, so we hope it will have a minimal detrimental impact.
 
From a practical perspective, this means that there is one more upcoming delivery to each collection point in December 2023 before a four-week pause in January 2024 (one cycle of our France-wide long runs) with the next delivery coming in February.
 
Therefore, should you anticipate requiring Trading Post goods in January, please plan your December order accordingly. We sincerely hope that this temporary break in service does not cause too much disruption or inconvenience.
 
For all the details of our collection point deliveries throughout December, please visit our regularly-updated dedicated delivery web page.
Created On  28 Nov 2023 12:00  -  Permalink
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Save Money, Save Waste, Save the Planet

Save Money, Save Waste, Save the Planet

The Trading Post are committed to reducing food waste and ensuring our customers get the best possible offers. Through providing products which have just passed their 'best before' dates (but are still in great condition) at a significant discount, we have considerably cut down the quantity of goods being thrown way, whilst simultaneously receiving postivie feedback from customers who have got themselves "a right old bargain..." 

As we have mentioned before in our newsletters and on this blog, The Trading Post has been working hard to follow European guidance by ensuring that perfectly good food products are still available for a reasonable period after their DLUO has passed. In the last 12 months, this has yielded great results, with stock on our 'sale' shelves shifting quickly and bringing great pleasure to many of our customers who, by their own admission, "like a bargain." In addition, we have also managed to provide deals on some 'short-dated' products, which has ensured they get onto people's shelves before they even reach their 'best before' dates.

So, if you want to help reduce food waste or just like a "right old bargain," regularly check out our super sale page. It's updated often and products move fast... 

Created On  31 Oct 2023 12:00  -  Permalink
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Excitement Builds for New British Cheeses

Excitement Builds for New British Cheeses

Singletons British cheeses have arrived at The Trading Post. Featuring all of your favourites and a few special flavours, you can now get authentic cheddars, fruity Wensleydales, Red Leicester and Double Gloucester throughout France by simply ordering online.

Whether you prefer mild cheddar, mature cheddar or extra-mature vintage cheddar, the Singletons range has a strength for every palate. Also, if you like a bit of added flavour, you can try cheddars with jalapeno & garlic, ale & mustard, onion & chives, black truffle, whiskey or the distinctive aromas of oak smoke. The wensleydale cheeses are given added zing by either blueberry or cranberry and even the double gloucester has a hit of chilli (just to keep it interesting). Red Leicester, sliced cheddar and Derby cheeses complete the current Singletons offering. Why not try a new cheese every week? Why not indeed...

Throw your arms open wide and embrace these fantastic new cheeses. Find them all on our dairy pages.

Created On  31 Oct 2023 11:30  -  Permalink
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Christmas is Coming!

Christmas is Coming!

Christmas is coming, the goose is getting fat, please put a penny in the old man's hat. This may all appear to be quite irrelevant (I feel like goose is far from the automatic choice for Christmas dinner and old men almost certainly don't want to be weighed down by headwear filled with near-worthless and unnecessarily heavy coinage), but it does adequately convey the message that Christmas is on the way and we would all be well-advised to start preparations for its habitual celebration.

As normal, The Trading Post has a variety of Christmas-specific items on sale. Some are British festive favourites that it can be trickier to find in continental Europe ("where can I get packs of Christmas cards in France?," I hear you cry). Some are international favourites: Champagne and After Eights anyone? Furthermore, more Christmassy items are arriving every week throughout November so, now more than ever, it's a great idea to keep your eye on our website and, more specifically, the designated Christmas section.

Over the last couple of years we have given away literally thousands of mince pies as part of our commitment to good cheer, peace on earth and honouring the "feast" in "festive." This year there will be another mince pie giveaway, further details of which will be released after 6th November... Expect an email, or check our social media to stay up-to-date.

As normal, there is only limited stock of The Trading Post's British and International Christmas fayre, so please order accordingly. For all the information on our next delivery dates and permanent collection points throughout France, just see our delivery page.

Created On  31 Oct 2023 10:00  -  Permalink
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