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USPS Falling Behind On Christmas Deliveries It’s an ominous sign of the times. Makes it easier to understand why your packages aren’t arriving when the U.S. Postal Service posts a notice like this on its website: “USPS is experiencing unprecedented volume increases and limited employee availability due to the impacts of COVID-19. We appreciate your patience and remain committed to delivering the holidays to you.” The Postal Service could have gone a step further and simply said, “Good luck on your packages arriving on time.” That would have been putting it all on the line. All aro...

Shortage of postal workers due to pandemic causing delivery delays this holiday 2020 Holiday shipping deadlines Posted at 6:12 AM, Dec 17, 2020 and last updated 2020-12-17 06:12:06-05 (WXYZ) — The COVID-19 pandemic has created a surge in online shopping. Yolanda Williams, co-owner of Cream Blends in Royal Oak, said some of their product shipments have been delayed to customers due to a shortage of United States Postal Service workers amid the coronavirus pandemic. "We've been in communication with our mail carriers, and they are literally doing the best they can," Williams said. "They d...

2020 Holiday Shipping Deadlines 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 and domestic addresses*: Dec. 15 — USPS Retail Ground service Dec. 18 — APO/FPO/DPO ( except ZIP Code 093) USPS Priority Mail Express service Dec. 18 — First-Class Mail service (including greeting cards) Dec. 18 — First-class packages (up to 15.99 ounces) Dec. 19 — Priority Mail service Dec. 23 — Priority Mail Express* service Alaska Dec. 19 — Alaska to/from Continental U.S. P...

Will your package get there by Christmas? The pandemic is creating historic levels of holiday package shipping Will your package get there by Christmas? and last updated 2020-12-16 18:24:35-05 HAMBURG, N.Y. (WKBW-TV) — The COVID-19 pandemic is keeping many people home this holiday season which is resulting in a historic number of packages being sent. "This year, we have seen more packages than we have ever seen in our 40-year history of being here," said Andrew Nyhart, owner of Lind-Hart Mini Ship in Hamburg. The independent shipping store works with the U.S. Postal Service, UPS, FedEx, ...

USPS warns that package deliveries could be delayed due to huge spike in demand Officials say consumers can still get their packages delivered on time if they follow USPS’ suggestions 12/15/2020 Photo (c) pepifoto - Getty ImagesThe pandemic-led upsurge in online shopping has put the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) in a serious crunch, leading agency employees and postal industry tracking firms to warn shoppers not to put too much hope in having all their gifts under the tree by December 25.  Making matters worse, the Washington Post reports that private express carriers FedE...