Beat the Crowd, Mail Sunday
Beat the crowd, mail today.
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You better mail Monday or might not get there in time.
The final Monday before Christmas is typically the busiest day of the year for the U.S. Post Service. That's tomorrow.
If you are one of those who are packing today in preparing of standing in line tomorrow, there are other options.
In San Francisco four post offices are open Sunday in hopes some of us will beat the rush:
- the airport post office at 660 Westfield Road is open until midnight
- the Lakeshore office at 1543 Sloat Blvd. is open until 5 p.m.
- the Macy's office at 170 O'Farrell St. is open until 5 p.m.
- the Marina Green office at 3749 Buchanan St. is open until 5:30 p.m.
You can also skip the trip to the post office and ship items on line using www.usps.com. It takes some effort, but you can print shipping labels and pay for postage at that url.
Monday, Dec. 20 is what the USPS calls the recommended deadline for sending cards you want to arrive in time for Christmas. Priority mail can still be sent Tuesday and express mail can be sent on Wednesday.
How busy is busy? The USPS says 800 million pieces of mail will come in Monday, which is 40 percent above average.
