A Moonpig alternative: £3.99 cards with postage included
One standard personalised card at Moonpig is £3.99, then £1.90 for 1st class post: £5.89 (checked on moonpig.com, 24 October 2026). At TCH Cards the same job is £3.99 with UK delivery included. Below are the facts, the date we checked them, and the places Moonpig is the better choice.
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Price and spec side by side
| What | TCH Cards | Moonpig | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| One standard card, cheapest listed post | £3.99 delivered (Royal Mail 2nd class) | £3.99 card + £1.90 1st class = £5.89 | 24 Oct 2026 |
| Card size (standard) | 178 x 127 mm (7 x 5 in) | 185 x 132 mm | 21 Oct 2026 |
| Other sizes | Square 140 mm, Large A4 (£5.99) | Large £6.99, giant £9.99, eCard £0.99 | 24 Oct 2026 |
| Paper | 324gsm Mohawk Superfine matte, kraft envelope | 250 to 300gsm listed | 21 Oct 2026 |
| Faster delivery | 1st class £4.79 all in; Tracked 24 after printing £8.49 | Tracked next-day post £2.79 (order by 9pm), guaranteed £5.99, DPD £7.99 | 24 Oct 2026 |
| Personalisation | Edit the front words, font and colours, add a photo, message printed inside, proof before you pay | Photo upload (multiple), text front and inside, handwriting font, free video message, scheduled delivery, reminders | 24 Oct 2026 |
| Account | No account: guest checkout through Stripe | Account with address book and saved cards | 24 Oct 2026 |
| Range | 263 designs, all designed by us | Hundreds of funny cards alone (its funny page says 500+) and thousands overall | 24 Oct 2026 |
| Customer reviews | None yet: we are new | Trustpilot 4.2 stars from about 544,000 reviews | 21 Oct 2026 |
Prices are list prices for a standard personalised card with no promo codes, from each company's own site, and may have changed since. Moonpig was last checked on the date in the right-hand column.
Where Moonpig is the better choice
- You need it tomorrow. Moonpig sells tracked next-day post; we post at 2nd class speed by default and Tracked 24 starts only after printing (1 to 3 working days).
- You want the biggest range. Moonpig has far more designs, illustrators, photo cards and licensed characters than our 263.
- You want extras. Multi-photo cards, a free video message, scheduled delivery, reminders and an address book are all things Moonpig has and we do not.
- You trust a known name. They have years of reviews. We are new and have none yet.
- You are buying several cards. Moonpig runs multi-card promo codes (on 24 October we saw one for 30% off two or more); we have no discounts.
Where TCH Cards is different
- One standard card for less. £3.99 with UK delivery in the price, so no postage line at the end.
- Thick matte card. 324gsm Mohawk Superfine, against 250 to 300gsm listed for Moonpig.
- Jokes we wrote ourselves. We reviewed every card and took down the ones that were not funny enough.
- A page that loads fast on a phone, with no account needed.
We are a new shop, so we have no reviews yet. We will only ever show real ones.
How fast the pages load on a phone
| Page | Lighthouse mobile performance (0 to 100) | Largest Contentful Paint | Page weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| TCH Cards (listing and product pages) | 97 to 100 | 1.2 to 1.8 s | about 150 to 320 KB |
| Moonpig funny list | 47 | 4.2 s | 2.6 MB |
| Moonpig product page | 40 | 9.6 s | 2.7 MB |
Measured with Lighthouse 12 on simulated mobile on 24 October 2026 on our own test machine. These are lab figures, not what every visitor sees, and they will differ on your phone and connection.
Questions
Is TCH Cards cheaper than Moonpig?
For one standard card with the cheapest listed post, yes: £3.99 delivered against £5.89 on 24 October 2026. Moonpig often runs promo codes, and cards bought two at a time can cost less there, so check their current price.
Is the TCH card the same size as a Moonpig card?
No, ours is a little smaller: 178 x 127 mm against 185 x 132 mm for a standard Moonpig card. We also sell a square card and a large A4 card.
Can I get a TCH card the next day?
No. We print within 1 to 3 working days and post at 2nd class speed by default, with 1st class and Tracked 24 as paid options. If you need a card tomorrow, Moonpig next-day post is the better choice.
Does TCH Cards have reviews?
Not yet. We are a new shop. After a card arrives we ask for an honest review and we will only show real ones.
Is TCH Cards part of Moonpig?
No. TCH Cards is a trading name of TCH Works, an independent UK shop with no connection to Moonpig.
How we checked
Prices, sizes and options come from each retailer's public pages. Sources: Moonpig delivery information, Moonpig card sizes. Our own prices are on the delivery page and in the guarantee. See also the full card price comparison and our comparison hub. Also see the Funky Pigeon alternative page.
Moonpig is a trade mark of its owner. TCH Works is an independent UK shop and is not connected with, endorsed by or affiliated with Moonpig. We name them only to compare prices and features.
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