retailers are very aware of the need to continue to maintain those health and safety protocols following the guidelines from local and state and national health officials ensuring social distancing, ensuring that their customers and the team members Aaron masks all the things that we know will keep us safe and healthy this holiday season. Uh, and eso we expect that that's going to continue, and we recognize that, you know, this isn't about, uh, stores, necessarily, or the act of shopping being safe or unsafe. This is about individual behavior and the choices that individuals make. But we know this has been a year unlike any other, and we ought to expect that the holiday season will be Justus different from normal holiday seasons, as the rest of this year has been from normal years and throughout the year we've seen consumers consistently changing involved their behavior, so we know people are shopping in different ways. The new traditions campaign for the holiday season is about really health and safety and encouraging people to shop safely shop earlier so that we can do those things that we want to dio. They're already putting those deals out there for the public now so that you can take advantage of them now and and we should just recognize understand they won't be there in that way on Black Friday because we don't want tens of thousands of people rushing into stores.
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Deadlines set: When to send your holiday packages
Updated: 3:07 PM EST Nov 19, 2020
The U.S. Postal Service encourages people to send holiday gifts and cards early, and this year is no different.The USPS said it expects to handle more holiday gifts and greetings this year as families and friends hold virtual celebrations instead of opening gifts in person. The USPS has added Sunday delivery beginning Nov. 29 to locations with high-package volumes. The USPS already delivers packages on Sundays in most major cities. Mail carriers will also deliver packages for an additional fee on Christmas Day in select locations.Busiest mailing and delivery daysThe USPS said the busiest time of the season peaks two weeks before Christmas, when much of the last-minute shopping starts. Customer traffic is expected to increase beginning Dec. 7, with the week of Dec. 14-21 predicted to be the busiest mailing, shipping and delivery week.Skip the Trip and Ship Online People don't have to leave home to ship packages. The USPS said, in these socially distant times, people can go to usps.com to use the Click-N-Ship feature to ship holiday gifts, order free Priority Mail boxes, print shipping labels, buy postage and request free next-day Package Pickup.2020 holiday shipping deadlinesThe Postal Service recommends the following mailing and shipping deadlines for expected delivery by Dec. 25 (though not guaranteed) to Air/Army Post Office/Fleet Post Office/Diplomatic Post Office and domestic addresses:Dec. 9 -- APO/FPO/DPO (ZIP Code 093 only) Priority Mail and First-Class MailDec. 11 -- APO/FPO/DPO (all other ZIP Codes) Priority Mail and First-Class Mail servicesDec. 15 -- USPS Retail Ground serviceDec. 18 -- APO/FPO/DPO (except ZIP Code 093) USPS Priority Mail Express serviceDec. 18 -- First-Class Mail service (including greeting cards)Dec. 18 -- First-Class packages (up to 15.99 ounces)Dec. 19 -- Priority Mail serviceDec. 23 -- Priority Mail Express serviceAlaskaDec. 18 -- Alaska to/from Continental U.S. First-Class MailDec. 19 -- Alaska to/from Continental U.S. Priority Mail Dec. 21 -- Alaska to/from Continental U.S. Priority Mail ExpressHawaiiDec. 15 -- Hawaii to/from mainland Priority Mail and First-Class MailDec. 21 -- Hawaii to/from mainland Priority Mail ExpressThe dates are for estimated delivery before Dec. 25, but the actual delivery date may vary depending on origin, destination, post office acceptance date and time and other conditions. Some restrictions apply. For Priority Mail Express shipments mailed Dec. 22 through Dec. 25, the money-back guarantee applies only if the shipment was not delivered, or delivery was not attempted, within two business days.
The U.S. Postal Service encourages people to send holiday gifts and cards early, and this year is no different.
The USPS said it expects to handle more holiday gifts and greetings this year as families and friends hold virtual celebrations instead of opening gifts in person.
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The USPS has added Sunday delivery beginning Nov. 29 to locations with high-package volumes. The USPS already delivers packages on Sundays in most major cities. Mail carriers will also deliver packages for an additional fee on Christmas Day in select locations.
Busiest mailing and delivery days
The USPS said the busiest time of the season peaks two weeks before Christmas, when much of the last-minute shopping starts. Customer traffic is expected to increase beginning Dec. 7, with the week of Dec. 14-21 predicted to be the busiest mailing, shipping and delivery week.
Skip the Trip and Ship Online
People don't have to leave home to ship packages. The USPS said, in these socially distant times, people can go to usps.com to use the Click-N-Ship feature to ship holiday gifts, order free Priority Mail boxes, print shipping labels, buy postage and request free next-day Package Pickup.
2020 holiday shipping deadlines
The Postal Service recommends the following mailing and shipping deadlines for expected delivery by Dec. 25 (though not guaranteed) to Air/Army Post Office/Fleet Post Office/Diplomatic Post Office and domestic addresses:
- Dec. 9 -- APO/FPO/DPO (ZIP Code 093 only) Priority Mail and First-Class Mail
- Dec. 11 -- APO/FPO/DPO (all other ZIP Codes) Priority Mail and First-Class Mail services
- 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. 18 -- Alaska to/from Continental U.S. First-Class Mail
- Dec. 19 -- Alaska to/from Continental U.S. Priority Mail
- Dec. 21 -- Alaska to/from Continental U.S. Priority Mail Express
Hawaii
- Dec. 15 -- Hawaii to/from mainland Priority Mail and First-Class Mail
- Dec. 21 -- Hawaii to/from mainland Priority Mail Express
The dates are for estimated delivery before Dec. 25, but the actual delivery date may vary depending on origin, destination, post office acceptance date and time and other conditions. Some restrictions apply.
For Priority Mail Express shipments mailed Dec. 22 through Dec. 25, the money-back guarantee applies only if the shipment was not delivered, or delivery was not attempted, within two business days.
November 20, 2020 at 03:07AM
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