December 23 – Priority Express
Retailers are also warning customers of their own deadlines, some even explained that December 11 is the last day for free shipping. Others are encouraging store pickup as soon as possible because of the limited space.
The U.S. Postal Service has hired additional seasonal staff, like it does every year, to handle this influx and it also extended retail hours at certain post offices.
“We will absolutely be doing the absolute best we can from now until the holidays to get everybody their holiday stuff on time,” Gibbs said.
“If you have kids that have a wish list that you’re having trouble fulfilling, you can go ahead and write to Santa at 123 Elf Road, North Pole, 88888. That’s Santa’s address. Customers can then adopt the letters that we upload onto the website. It’s very secure, customers obviously won’t know where the kids live, only Santa knows. So it’s very safe and secure and it’s a way for us to become a bridge for our