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Dec. 14, 2023

You’ve decked the halls and now it’s time to wrap it up

USPS Retail Specialist demonstrates how to prepare the perfect package

What:

With more and more people shopping and shipping online, the United States Postal Service is ready to deliver holiday packages to loved ones near and far. The first step is to make sure your package is properly packed and addressed before you bring it to the Post Office.

38-year postal service employee USPS Paradise Retail Clerk Monica Shulz will demonstrate how to properly prepare holiday packages for mailing.

Other questions such as mailing deadlines, ship from home alternatives tips will also be answered.

Who:

Monica Schulz, Paradise Retail Clerk
Carolyn Gillette Paradise Postmaster

When:

December 15, 2023 9:00 a.m.
Please RSVP to Kristina.Uppal@usps.gov

Where:

Paradise Post Office
6469 Clark Rd
Paradise, CA 95969

OTHER HOLIDAY INFORMATION:

USPS Is Ready for the Peak Shipping Season

A new shipping option this year is USPS Ground Advantage, a service that provides a simple, reliable and affordable way to ship packages with day certain delivery of  2-5 business days based on distance.

In addition to our convenient retail locations, customers can purchase their shipping labels, order Priority Mail packaging and schedule free carrier pick up via the Postal Service’s shipping platform  Click-N-Ship . Customers using the platform will have access to Commercial Shipping Rates that will apply to all domestic package labels — making it easier for customers to ship their packages.

The Postal Service is built for the holidays, serving 165 million addresses across the country and covering every state, city and town. Everyone living in the United States and its territories has access to postal products and services. 

Review the details on how to ship packages to military and diplomatic addresses at domestic prices, even if you are sending mail overseas. Notably, the Postal Service is the only delivery service that ships to APO, FPO and DPO addresses.  

More tools and tips to help customers prepare for the busy holiday season can be found in the USPS Holiday Newsroom.

Postal Products

Customers may purchase, stamps and other philatelic products through the Postal Storeat usps.com/shopstamps, by calling 844-737-7826, by mail through USA Philatelic or at Post Office locations nationwide. For officially licensed stamp products, shop the USPS Officially Licensed Collection on Amazon

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The United States Postal Service is an independent federal establishment, mandated to be self-financing and to serve every American community through the affordable, reliable and secure delivery of mail and packages to 169 million addresses six and often seven days a week. Overseen by a bipartisan Board of Governors, the Postal Service is implementing a 10-year transformation plan, Delivering for America, to modernize the postal network, restore long-term financial sustainability, dramatically improve service across all mail and shipping categories, and maintain the organization as one of America’s most valued and trusted brands.

The Postal Service generally 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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