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The Postal Service expects to deliver a total of approximately 15 billion cards, letters and packages during the 2017 holiday season. The Columbus P&DC is offering media a chance to capture b-roll, photos, and interviews during a behind the scenes look at how the USPS utilizes high-tech equipment and systems to efficiently move so much mail during the holidays. |
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When: |
Wednesday, December 13, 2017. Please make advance contact with David Van Allen at 216.213.2269 or david.g.vanallen@usps.gov to schedule a tour. |
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Where: |
Columbus Processing and Distribution Center Instructions to media: Parking is located in the front of the building as shown in the photo above. For personal safety, no open-toe shoes or sandals may be worn in the facility. Please, no scarves or loose clothing. |
Background:
The Postal Service expects to deliver a total of approximately 15 billion cards, letters and packages during the 2017 holiday season. In addition, the Postal Service is projecting more than a 10% increase in package volume this holiday season — more than 850 million packages will be delivered (2016: 750M | 2015: 660M).
Busiest Mailing and Delivery Days
The Postal Service predicts that Dec. 18-24 will be the busiest mailing, shipping and delivery week for holiday packages, letters and cards. More than 180 million packages are expected to be delivered during the busiest week — roughly 26 million packages each day. Dec. 18 is expected to be the busiest day for usps.com with more than 7 million customers predicted to visit on that day alone | 4.6 million people regularly visit usps.com daily.
The Postal Service recommends the following holiday mail-by-dates to ensure your gift arrives on time:
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Tues, Dec. 19 |
First-Class Mail |
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Wed, Dec. 20 |
Priority Mail |
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Fri, Dec. 22 |
Priority Mail Express |
For the complete list of mailing and shipping deadlines, go to http://usps.com/holidaynews.
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