USPS Delays Could Mean Millions Of Christmas Presents Arrive Late
December 23, 2020 8:41AM EST
LOS ANGELES, CA – DECEMBER 11: U.S. Postal Service workers scan parcels at the Los Angeles Processing and Distribution Center on December 11, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. As the U.S. Postal Service heads into its busiest time of year, leading up to Christmas, this facility handles about a million pieces of mail each day. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)
Millions of Christmas presents might be delivered late this year, due to backups at the US Postal Service.
It’s a combination of two things – increased volume due to more people staying home and mailing out gifts, and spiking coronavirus rates that have caused over 19,000 USPS employees to call out sick so far.
Package volume is up 14% over 2019 totals and many parcels won’t be arriving at their destinations until after Christmas.
Did you rely more on mailing gifts this year vs. previous years? Which shipping service do you use?
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