GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) – Gift mailing continues to be popular during the Holidays, but getting gifts sent in time, means following the calendar.
Recommended deadlines are approaching to get your Christmas packages in the mail in time for Christmas.
Tim Lewis, Green Bay Post Office Postmaster said the first deadline is this week.
“Retail Ground service is recommended to be sent by Friday”
First Class Mail deadline is December 20th and Priority Mail deadline is the 21st.
If you miss those dates, Lewis says packages can be sent by Priority Mail by December 21 and by Priority Express Mail by December 23rd.
Even if packages are mailed by deadline, package senders can also run into a problem if they don’t pay attention to one key detail.
“It is important that the zipcode is correct. The zipcode is where it all starts, and with the wrong zipcode, you can send your package to the wrong processing facility in wrong parts of the country.
Lewis says that will almost guarentee a delay in your shipment.
Other advice for getting you gifts to their home for Christmas, allow time for bad weather, pack your items carefully, and identify the contents when you arrive at the post office so the correct markings can be made on the package.
“The system does get quite jammed before Christmas, so any bad weather can affect delivery date.”
Any details on shipping for the holidays can be found at usps.com
