United States Postal Service
The United States Postal Service said cards and packages need to be mailed no later than these dates for an expected delivery by Dec. 25:
Dec. 15: USPS Retail Ground Service, Hawaii to mainland Priority Mail and Hawaii to mainland First-Class Mail
Dec. 18: First-Class Mail (including greeting cards), First-Class packages (up to 15.99 ounces) and Alaska to mainland First-Class Mail
Dec. 19: Priority Mail, Alaska to mainland Priority Mail
Dec. 19: Alaska to mainland Priority Mail
Dec. 21: Alaska to mainland Priority Mail Express and Hawaii to mainland Priority Mail Express
Dec. 23: Priority Mail Express
The Postal Service recommends the following mailing and shipping deadlines for expected delivery by Dec. 25 to Air/Army Post Office/Fleet Post Office/Diplomatic Post Office:
Dec 10, 2020
Because of the pandemic, ordering online has gone through the roof and this of course will have a direct impact on packages arriving on time during the holidays.
There are different deadlines for the different delivery services and you can check those out below, but if you want to spend a little extra cash you always have the option of doing expedited service too. But no matter what you do, just know there are no guarantees on when you or your loved ones will receive those packages this holiday season.
Props to all the delivery drivers, package handlers and everybody else who helps to keep our mail delivery moving!
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