SEATTLE — The U.S. Postal Service wants the season to be merry and bright for its customers this year.  To help with the hustle of the holidays, select Post Offices in the Puget Sound area will open for limited hours on one or two Sundays leading up to Christmas Day for full retail services, including stamp sales and package acceptance.

In Seattle, the Bitterlake, Terminal Station, Tukwila, Wallingford and Westwood post offices will be open on Sunday, December 14 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Other Puget Sound area post offices open on Sundays, Dec. 14 and Dec. 21, include – (Tacoma) Evergreen, Auburn, Twin Lakes in Federal Way, Bellevue Main and Bellevue Crossroads, Bothell Main and Bothell-Mill Creek, Everett Main, Issaquah, Kent Main, Kirkland, Mercer Island, Redmond, Renton Main and Renton Highlands.  Hours of operation vary by location.

In addition, the Postal Service will deliver parcels from larger offices in the Puget Sound area on each of the Sundays leading up to Christmas.

During the 2013 holiday mailing season, the Postal Service delivered 434 million packages and 6.4 billion pieces of First-Class mail across the nation.  Due to continued e-commerce growth and improvements to the Priority Mail product line, the Postal Service expects double-digit growth in its package business this holiday season, likely in the range of 450 to 470 million packages.  That equates to roughly 12 percent over the same period last year.

“It’s all about customer service and convenience – especially during our busiest time of year,” emphasizes the Postal Service’s Seattle District Manager Don Jacobus.  “Our goal is to exceed the high standard of service we set last year by delivering on our core promise of timely, affordable and trackable delivery for our customers.”

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