You folks have guaranteed next day delivery? All for the price of a 1st class stamp? *fights jealousy*
Hm. Not *guaranteed*. But... the idea is next day delivery. If you want it guaranteed (or signed for etc) that costs more.

I guess you folks could consider your prices as positives, given American equivalencies?
We're still cross that Royal Mail was privatised and has gone significantly downhill. We don't really look abroad, we just grumble.