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2025 U.S. Shipping Deadlines

In order to keep your customer satisfaction high during the busiest time of the year, it’s crucial to communicate holiday shipping deadlines—the final dates to send a package for it…
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Best Practices for Shipping Toys and Holiday Gifts

Say you need to ship gifts, like a stuffed animal, a new action figure, or a battery-operated toy car. Easy enough, right? Now, picture this. Your customers go to open…
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Zip Codes Available for Sunday and Holiday Delivery with Priority Mail Express

If you need to get a package delivered quickly, you can’t beat Priority Mail Express. With overnight delivery to most locations in the U.S. and second-day delivery in outlying areas,…
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How to Measure Irregularly Shaped Items

You’ve probably already realized that not every mailpiece is going to be a perfect cube or rectangle.  Sometimes an item you need to send is going to have an irregular…
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How to Mail Unconventional Items with No Packaging

Can you attach postage to a rose and send it with no packaging? How about a feather duster? Or a golf club? The answer is: the USPS would strongly recommend…