Snail Mail About To Get Even Slower!

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So Friday is October 1st and that puts us in the final quarter of the year. Halloween, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving and then Christmas are all now within reach. The post office is telling us things will be getting more expensive and delivered slower starting on Friday so get those cards and packages out earlier this year kids or risk a January delivery. Now of course there are many alternatives to the PO but it is still (or was) the cheapest and in some ways the more convenient road to shipping. I have used UPS, FedEx and Amazon, but I guess I’m either a traditionalist or a glutton for punishment so I go with the PO (mostly). So here is what they are saying about the up coming holiday season. Read below.

Mail Delivery Is About To Get Slower and Pricer Just In Time For The Holidays.