What:

Crossville Postmaster Joseph White will be available for interviews at the Crossville Post Office to offer holiday shipping deadlines, shipping tips, and explain how customers can do their shipping from the comfort of their living rooms. Lead Sales Services Associate Charles ‘CJ’ Allred will also demonstrate proper package preparation.

When:

December 10, 2024, 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Where:

Crossville Post Office
240 Old Jamestown Hwy
Crossville, TN 38555

Who:

Joseph White, Crossville Post Office Postmaster, U.S. Postal Service
Charles ‘CJ’ Allred, Crossville Post Office Lead Sales Services Associate

Background:

In the spirit of the holiday season, Crossville Postmaster Joseph White and Crossville Lead Sales Services Associate CJ Allred will be lending a helping hand in the post office lobby. They will meet and greet customers and offer needed assistance with Postal products and services. Learn about:

• Mailing and Shipping Dates
• Prepare and Protect Mail and Packages
• Skip the Trip and Ship Online with Click-N-Ship

The event will offer local businesses and residents an opportunity to interact with the Postmaster. 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

An 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 167 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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