SAN DIEGO — The U.S. Postal Service is in full holiday mode with the opening of the Holiday Priority Mail Train at the Carmel Mountain Postal Store, 11251 Rancho Carmel Drive.

The train, located in the post office drive-through, allows customers who are shipping Priority Mail domestic (within the US) packages and paying with debit or credit card to do so from the comforts of their vehicles. It’s also a drop-off site for prepaid Priority Mail parcels. Holiday Forever stamps are also available.

“With all of the hustle and bustle associated with the holidays, we wanted to make it more convenient for customers using our Priority Mail service,” said San Diego District Marketing Manager Christine Carmichael. “It provides customers with just a few packages to conduct a transaction with a shorter wait time compared to a postal lobby.”

The Holiday Priority Mail Train drive-through lane is open Monday through Friday, Dec. 2-20, from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.  It’s also open Saturday, Dec. 14 and Sunday, Dec. 15 from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., weather permitting. Packages must be boxed, sealed and addressed when entering the drive-through.

With a projected 800 million package deliveries between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day, the Postal Service delivers more packages to homes than any other shipper.

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