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By DJ 33 1/3 Mar 23, 2021 The US Postal Service announced a ten-year plan that will raise prices and make longer delivery times as declining mail volume has resulted in billions of dollars in losses. First Class mail will be delivered within five days instead of three days, the cost of postage will increase, and hours at post offices around the country will be cut. "Does it make a difference if its an extra day to get a letter?" Postmaster General Louis DeJoy told the House Oversight and Refo...

By DJ 33 1/3 Mar 23, 2021 The US Postal Service announced a ten-year plan that will raise prices and make longer delivery times as declining mail volume has resulted in billions of dollars in losses. First Class mail will be delivered within five days instead of three days, the cost of postage will increase, and hours at post offices around the country will be cut. "Does it make a difference if its an extra day to get a letter?" Postmaster General Louis DeJoy told the House Oversight and Refo...

Adobe Analytics recommended buying gifts before Dec. 11, saying it predicts shipping costs will begin to rise after that date, “erasing some of the value consumers are getting from holiday deals.” FedEx and UPS have expanded weekend deliveries and hired more workers. Theyve also enforced limits on how many packages companies can send out a day and introduced steep holiday surcharges. Christmas shipping deadlines 2020 The best bet is to ship as soon as possible this holiday season, ...

FedEx shipping deadlines for Christmas:  FedEx Home Delivery, FedEx Ground: Dec. 15 FedEx Express Saver, FedEx 3Day Freight: Dec. 21 FedEx 2Day: Dec. 22 FedEx SameDay: Dec. 25 The owner of the UPS store on Marginal Way in Portland, Debbie Rancourt, says things have been very busy and business is up this year.  "Its been a lot busier early than it has been in the years past, and Im basically contributing that to the fact that people probably wont be traveling to visit their relatives, so theyr...

USA TODAY Rushing to ship your holiday gifts to far-flung loved ones to beat Shipageddon 2020? No pressure, but the shipments of coronavirus vaccines may make deliveries even slower than you thought. Observers are calling it a perfect storm, walloping shoppers who are making more online purchases than ever before because of the pandemic and fewer people traveling this Christmas. “Every mode of shipping is already under tremendous pressure due to COVID-19-related and holiday shopping constrain...