PITTSBURGH — The holiday rush is on.
USPS customer relations coordinator Christian Johnston says this years been a busy one with the election season. Now, it’s full force into the holidays.
“Peak holiday mailing season does start pretty early,” Johnston said.
First things first: picking out the right box.
“You wanna make sure that it fits inside the box. Then you’ll use that packing material to protect around it,” Johnston said.
The next thing you want to do: double check you have the right shipping address down.
“It is crucial. Having the proper address on there is how our sorting machines are able to check the state the city and the zip code to where it’s going to. // you don’t want to guess on a zip code,” Johnston said.
Then, you need to make sure the package is sent out in time for the holidays.
To get it there by Christmas by ground or first class service, Wednesday, Dec. 18 is your deadline.
The latest date, sent via priority mail, is Dec. 21.
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