SAN JOSE, CA — To ease the hustle and bustle of getting your holiday shipments in the mail, select Post Offices in the southern part of the Bay-Valley postal district will be open for full retail services on Sunday, December 23, 2018. With the week before Christmas anticipated to be the busiest week of the year, the Postal Service wants to ease the stress for customers rushing to get their shipments on the way.

The following post offices will be open for retail service from 10:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Dec. 23:

Nearly 3 billion pieces of mail, including 200 million packages, are expected to be processed and delivered during the week of December 17-23. Traditionally, what used to be the busiest day of the year has morphed into the “busiest week,” largely driven by an increase in online shopping.

“During the busiest time of the year, people get frazzled with all they have to do,” said Bay-Valley District Manager Robert Reynosa. “Providing a convenience to our customers by giving them an extra day to give us their shipments is just one less thing they have to worry about. It’s all about Priority Yule!”

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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