Melville, NY — While the country celebrates its independence on July 4th, postal customers can still get postal services and products, even though Post Offices will be closed and there won’t be mail delivery.  With a little exploring, you can find many postal services right on our website at www.usps.com. Now that’s independence!

If you’re a customer looking for stamps, you can order them online, buy them at many local stores and banks, or visit a Self Service Kiosk even when the Post Office is closed. If you need to do more than buy stamps, visit our website to find approved postal shippers who offer our most popular services at https://tools.usps.com/go/POLocatorAction!input.action. 

Or you can visit postal lobbies that offer 24-hours Self Service Kiosks, also listed online. You can perform a number of postal transactions at the kiosks including weighing and shipping packages, buying postage, mailing letters, looking up ZIP Codes and accessing other mailing information. Special services like certified mail and insurance are also available.

And speaking of mailing packages, consider using Click ‘N Ship, which lets you to mail a package right from home. Click “n Ship allows you to print your postage paid shipping label and you can even arrange for a letter carrier to pick up the package, saving you a trip to the Post Office.  You can also order free mailing supplies like Priority Mail boxes to make the job even easier.

If you’re a local business looking for new customers, the holiday weekend is a perfect time to create a mailing piece that can be sent economically to your surrounding area. Go to https://www.usps.com/business/every-door-direct-mail.htm to learn how you can send your mail for less than 20 cents per piece. You can map out a target area, use demographic data (e.g. age, household income, and size) to select a delivery route, choose a mailing drop off date, and pay online—all from your computer. And, you can create your mailings up to 30 days before you plan to mail them. You’ll also find great tools to help you and coupons to lower the cost. You can find more information at: https://www.usps.com/ship/online-shipping-tools.htm.

So as we celebrate our country’s independence this weekend, you may also want to see what postal services are available, outside and independent of normal business hours. Go to www.usps.com and see what new discoveries you may find.

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