The following information speaks for itself:

 Post Office Anticipates 20-Billion-Piece Month
The U.S. Postal Service expects to deliver 20 billion piece of mail between Thanksgiving and Christmas,

Monday, Dec. 17 is forecast as being the heaviest-volume day, with 275 million cards and letters mailed then — more than three times the 82 million average daily volume. Total piece count, which includes cards, letters, packages, catalogs, and magazines, should approach 1 billion, up from the average day’s rate of 703 million.

To ensure timely delivery, Parcel Post packages should go into the mail system no later than Dec. 15. First-Class Mail and Priority Mail should be sent by Dec. 20, and Express Mail should be sent by Dec. 22.

 Grant A. Johnson

Johnson Direct LLC

1-800-710-2750