What:

Media crews are invited to join Santa Claus at the Royal Oak Post Office as he shares letters received from children. Dec. 17-23 is the busiest shipping, mailing and delivery week for the Postal Service when nearly 3 billion pieces of First-Class Mail, including greeting cards, will be processed and delivered. The Royal Oak Post Office receives an avalanche of cards from children around the Metro Detroit area. Each letter dropped in Royal Oak receives a hand written response from Santa and his Postal Elves.

When:

Tuesday, December 18, 2018
Time: 11:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M.

Where:

Royal Oak Post Office
200 W 2ND St
Royal Oak MI  48067

Background:

With an increase in early and online shopping for gifts, there is no longer a “busiest day” for holiday shipping. Instead, the Postal Service’s busiest time is the week of Dec. 17-23. The Postal Service expects to deliver nearly 200 million packages and 3 billion letters this week.

The Royal Oak Post Office is hosting an Open House to greet and assist customers in the retail lobby during the busiest week of the holiday season.

Holiday shipping deadlines are fast approaching:

• Dec. 20    – First-Class Mail (including greeting cards)
• Dec. 20    – First-class packages (up to 15.99 ounces)
• Dec. 20    – Priority Mail
• Dec. 22    – Priority Mail Express

The Postal Service receives no tax dollars for operating expenses, and relies on the sale of postage, products and services to fund its operations.

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