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USPS Holiday Shipping Deadlines and Operation Santa Tips

CBS New YorkDecember 5, 20253 min399 views
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USPS Holiday Shipping Surge

  • ๐ŸŽ„ The United States Postal Service is preparing for a major surge in holiday volume, expecting to handle up to 88 million packages a day.
  • ๐Ÿš€ To manage this, USPS has installed new package sorting machines, opened new facilities, and hired approximately 14,000 new employees.

Key Shipping Deadlines

  • ๐Ÿ—“๏ธ For letters and USPS Ground Advantage packages, the recommended deadline is December 17th.
  • ๐Ÿ“ฎ Priority Mail packages should be sent by December 18th.
  • ๐Ÿš€ The deadline for Priority Mail Express is December 20th.
  • ๐Ÿ’ก It is recommended to ship as early as possible to avoid higher costs and last-minute rushes.

Operation Santa Tradition

  • ๐ŸŽ… USPS Operation Santa, a tradition over 100 years old, allows the public to fulfill children's Christmas wishes.
  • ๐Ÿ’ป Letters to Santa are uploaded to uspsoperations.com, where individuals can
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