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pink.fish.rule · ‎12-22-2019

I know they have done in the past.

johnrj1226 · ‎12-22-2019

USPS. If you're shipping via USPS, you'll need to send your packages by the following dates in order to ensure they arrive before Dec. 25. USPS will deliver mail as usual on Monday, Dec. 24, but no mail will be delivered on Tuesday, Dec. 25

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pink.fish.rule · ‎12-22-2019

I know that's what they SAY, but they said that when they've delivered on Christmas as well lol.

Maybe it was only for Amazon?

a_c_green · ‎12-22-2019

@pink.fish.rule wrote:
I know that's what they SAY, but they said that when they've delivered on Christmas as well lol.

Maybe it was only for Amazon?

I've seen USPS vans on Christmas Day, yes. I suspect the part-timers in their own cars might be delivering as well.

I've been told in the past that the reasoning (at our local PO, at least) is that they're not officially delivering that day, but if someone wants to come in and do some delivering, no one's going to stop them.

We also had a USPS van deliver one package this morning, followed by two more USPS packages (from Amazon) delivered by someone in a private car around lunchtime.

ed8108 · ‎12-22-2019

@pink.fish.rule wrote:
I know that's what they SAY, but they said that when they've delivered on Christmas as well lol.

Seems you can't place your trust in anything !

Enjoy the Holidays nevertheless !

gwzcomps · ‎12-22-2019

Best guess is it will depend on the area. I have seen quite a few posts on other holidays of people still having deliveries in their town.

lja440 · ‎12-23-2019

I'm a mail carrier. Today and tomorrow (Christmas eve)will have normal mail delivery. Christmas day there will be limited package delivery. Meaning most packages will be delivered, what will not be delivered are things like packaged pharmaceuticals.

atikovi · ‎12-23-2019

@lja440 wrote:
what will not be delivered are things like packaged pharmaceuticals.

How would you even know a package contained pharmaceuticals, and why wouldn't you deliver it?

lja440 · ‎12-24-2019

@atikovi wrote:
@lja440 wrote:
what will not be delivered are things like packaged pharmaceuticals.
How would you even know a package contained pharmaceuticals, and why wouldn't you deliver it?

Easy, They come in poly bags with the pharmacy's name on the return address. Also we pretty much knows who gets them. In some cases I even know what the meds are for. I have a retired Postmaster that we even put her husbands insulin container in their fridge on the back porch. Some of the meds require a signature but most do not, I'm more concerned with someone snagging someone's needed medications than some random widget no matter the monetary value. Too many houses are empty this week and not all put their mail on hold. There is a good portion of my mailboxes that had the mail I delivered Sat still in them yesterday especially with the mild weather we had this weekend.

atikovi · ‎12-24-2019

@lja440 wrote:
@atikovi wrote:
@lja440 wrote:
what will not be delivered are things like packaged pharmaceuticals.
How would you even know a package contained pharmaceuticals, and why wouldn't you deliver it?
Easy, They come in poly bags with the pharmacy's name on the return address.

You have time to read the return address on packages? Is that pretty common? No wonder my mail doesn't arrive until 6, 7, or even after 8pm.

soh.maryl · ‎12-24-2019

Honestly, how long could it possibly take to read a return address?

Doesn't the carrier have to pick up the package to deliver it? Doesn't he have it in his hands for a moment before delivering it?

corvettestainless · ‎12-24-2019

Probably because many people are gone for the day and they don't want to leave 'drugs' on the porch?

soh.maryl · ‎12-24-2019

lja440: I should have done this a long time ago, but I just wanted to thank you for your continued excellent information about the USPS. I've learned a lot from you. Thanks again.

atikovi · ‎12-24-2019

@soh.maryl wrote:
Honestly, how long could it possibly take to read a return address?
Doesn't the carrier have to pick up the package to deliver it? Doesn't he have it in his hands for a moment before delivering it?

And more importantly, WHY is he reading it?