What:

The postal team at the Paramount Post Office is hosting an event to help small business owners strengthen their business by utilizing postal products and services to innovate and grow through USPS shipping solutions.

Postal customers are invited to stop in and connect with Ceilo Aguilar, Postmaster who will also offer any needed assistance with holiday shipping needs and ways to “skip” the line.

Who:

Cielo Aguilar, Postmaster, Paramount Post Office, U.S. Postal Service

When:

Wednesday, December 4, at 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Where:

Paramount Post Office
7200 Somerset Blvd
Paramount, CA 90723-9998

Background:

In the spirit of the holiday season, Postmaster Aguilar will be lending a helping hand in the post office lobby to meet and greet customers. The postmaster and team will also offer needed assistance with Postal products and services business customers can use to help their businesses grow.

Learn about:

• 6 Ways to Protect Mail and Packages
• Skip the Trip and Ship Online with Click-N-Ship
• USPS Operation Santa is all Digital and Nationwide

The event will offer local businesses and residents an opportunity to interact with the postal team and learn ways to grow their business. The holiday season is a great time of the year to show new and existing customers the U.S. Postal Service makes customer satisfaction priority number one.

2024 USPS Holiday Shipping and Mailing Deadlines

The information below covers domestic, international and military shipping destinations to allow for the timely delivery of cards, letters and packages by Dec. 25th.

Items Sent to Addresses in the Contiguous United States (Lower 48 States):

• USPS Ground Advantage service: Dec. 18
• First-Class Mail service: Dec. 18
• Priority Mail service: Dec. 19
• Priority Mail Express service: Dec. 21

Items Sent to Addresses in Alaska and Hawaii:

• USPS Ground Advantage service: Dec. 16
• First-Class Mail service: Dec. 18
• Priority Mail service: Dec. 19
• Priority Mail Express service: Dec. 20

For customers sending packages internationally, or to military addresses, USPS suggests checking the complete list of recommended holiday mailing and shipping dates at usps.com/holidayshippingdates.

USPS Is Ready for the Peak Shipping Season

A 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 ready to deliver for the holidays, serving 169 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 Store at 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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