SAN FRANCISCO, CA — Ho, Ho, Ho, who wouldn’t go. On to our website and with a simple click- stay home and print your postage with Click-N-Ship.

Need to ship out your packages to loved ones? Thinking of mailing a special card to friends far away? With the holidays fast approaching it can be difficult to fit in the time to make an extra trip to the Post Office.

We’ve got you covered. You don’t have to go to the Post Office to use many postal products and services. In fact, most simple tasks can be done from the convenience and safety of your home with or without a computer. Join the nearly 500,000 consumers who will use Click-N-Ship and other online services during our busiest week of the season.

Like purchasing stamps. Using your computer, you can go to the Postal Store on usps.com and select different stamp denominations and designs to suit your needs and preference. USPS will deliver them right to your home.

No computer? No problem! Ask your local Post Office or carrier to bring you a Stamps by Mail order form, complete it and put it in your mailbox with a check. Again, USPS will bring you your stamps conveniently to your own home.

Do you need to send a package? You can order free Priority Mail and Priority Mail Express boxes, or other package supplies at our retail site usps.com. We will deliver your items right to your address. And at usps.com, using Click-N-Ship could never be easier, simply print a mailing label with the appropriate postage right from your computer.

Need that package picked-up? Go to usps.com and schedule a free carrier pick-up. In your request, let your local Post Office know where they can find the package or packages and the carrier will retrieve them when he or she delivers your mail.

USPS postal employees are working around the clock to ensure you get your important letters and packages. Skip the trip and make the holidays that much easier without even changing out of your pajamas!

More tips for a successful holiday mailing and shipping season:

• Use free Priority Mail Flat Rate boxes. They are available at Post Office locations or online at usps.com/freeboxes.
• Make it easy with the Click-N-Ship feature. You can create shipping labels and pay for postage online at usps.com/ship.
• Schedule a free Package Pickup when the carrier delivers your mail. It’s free regardless of the number of packages. Pickups can be scheduled at usps.com/pickup.
• Mail and packages that weigh more than 10 ounces or are more than a half-inch thick and using stamps as postage cannot be dropped into a collection box or left for a carrier to pick up. Instead, take them to a local Post Office.

2021 Holiday Shipping Deadlines

The Postal Service recommends the following mailing and shipping deadlines for expected delivery by Dec. 25 to Air/Army Post Office/Fleet Post Office/Diplomatic Post Office (APO/FPO/DPO) and domestic addresses*:

• Dec. 9 — APO/FPO/DPO (all ZIP Codes) Priority Mail and First-Class Mail
• Dec. 17 — First-Class Mail service (including greeting cards)
• Dec. 18 — Priority Mail service
• Dec. 23 — Priority Mail Express* service

Additional news and information, including all domestic, international and military mailing and shipping deadlines, can be found on the Postal Service Holiday Newsroom at usps.com/holidaynews.

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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