Postal Service Braces for Its Busiest Day of Year
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Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — An over-supply of packages is Monday’s biggest concern for the U.S. Postal Service, which is bracing for the annual Christmas gift rush.
The agency expects Dec. 15 to be its busiest day of the year as it processes more than 640 million cards, letters and packages.
“We are ready for the rush and ready to deliver,” Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe said in a statement Friday. “This isn’t just our busiest time of year — it’s our season. Customers can count on the Postal Service to deliver their holiday gifts in time for Christmas as we have for the past 239 years.”
The USPS says it will be delivering pieces of mail seven days a week in major cities and high volume areas, including on Christmas Day.
To ensure your greeting cards, packages and letters are received in time for Christmas, the Postal Service has set a Dec. 20 deadline. For packages sent via Priority Mail Express, the deadline is Dec. 23.
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