{"id":21816,"date":"2017-12-06T09:59:45","date_gmt":"2017-12-06T14:59:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/?p=21816"},"modified":"2017-12-06T09:59:45","modified_gmt":"2017-12-06T14:59:45","slug":"the-worlds-largest-post-office-fits-in-the-palm-of-your-hand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2017\/12\/06\/the-worlds-largest-post-office-fits-in-the-palm-of-your-hand\/","title":{"rendered":"The World\u2019s Largest Post Office Fits in the Palm of Your Hand"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/about.usps.com\/news\/national-releases\/2017\/images\/pr17_078.jpg\" alt=\"The Largest Post Office is in the palm of your hand\" width=\"35%\" \/><\/p>\n<p>WASHINGTON \u2014 USPS &#8211; 12\/06\/17 &#8211; Looking to reduce the stress of the holiday season? Visit the world\u2019s largest Post Office:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/m.usps.com\/m\/Home\"><em>m.usps.com<\/em><\/a>, the mobile version of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usps.com\/\"><em>usps.com<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re making it easier for customers to manage their mailing and shipping needs during the busiest time of the year,\u201d said U.S. Postal Service Chief Customer and Marketing Officer and Executive Vice President\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/about.usps.com\/who-we-are\/leadership\/officers\/ccmo-evp.htm\"><em>Jim Cochrane<\/em><\/a>, \u201cWith Informed Delivery you can track your packages and check your mail from anywhere. Virtually anything you would do at a Post Office, you can now do online at USPS.com.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A sampling of in-person options available for customers visiting traditional Post Offices is the ability to obtain money orders and submit passport applications.<\/p>\n<p>During fiscal year 2017 (Oct. 1, 2016-Sept. 30, 2017)\u00a0the world\u2019s largest Post Office conducted more than 54 million transactions. On an average day, nearly 3 million customers visit the nation\u2019s brick and mortar Post Offices while more than 2 million customers visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usps.com\/ship\/welcome.htm\"><em>usps.com<\/em><\/a>. Dec. 18 is expected to be the busiest day for\u00a0<em>usps.com<\/em>, with 7 million projected visits.<\/p>\n<p>More than 15 billion pieces of mail will be delivered between Thanksgiving and New Year\u2019s Day. This includes 850 million packages \u2014 a more than 10 percent increase over last year. The busiest mailing, shipping and delivery week of the year will be Dec. 18-24.<\/p>\n<p>At\u00a0the world\u2019s largest Post Office, customers can purchase stamps, calculate postage, mail packages and conduct virtually any service offered at brick-and-mortar Post Offices:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Buy Stamps and Mailing Supplies\u00a0<\/strong>\u2014 Visit the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/store.usps.com\/store\/home\"><em>Postal Store<\/em><\/a>\u00a0to purchase\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/store.usps.com\/store\/results\/stamps\/_\/N-9y93lv?_requestid=667384\"><em>stamps<\/em><\/a>\u00a0and order\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/store.usps.com\/store\/results\/free-shipping-supplies\/shipping-supplies\/_\/N-alnx4jZ7d0v8v?_requestid=417593\"><em>free shipping supplies<\/em><\/a>, including boxes.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Calculate Postage\u00a0<\/strong>\u2014 The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/postcalc.usps.com\/\"><em>postage price calculator<\/em><\/a>\u00a0provides estimates for mailing packages, domestically or internationally.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ship Packages<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 Use\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usps.com\/ship\/online-shipping.htm\"><em>Click-N-Ship<\/em><\/a>as a stress-free tool to pay postage and print shipping labels for holiday gifts from a mobile device or desktop computer. Customers can register on the Click-N-Ship\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/reg.usps.com\/entreg\/LoginAction_input?app=GSS&amp;appURL=https:\/\/cns.usps.com\/labelInformation.shtml\"><em>sign-in page<\/em><\/a>\u00a0to start creating shipping labels and pay for postage online.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Schedule a Free Package Pickup\u00a0<\/strong>\u2014\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/tools.usps.com\/go\/ScheduleAPickupAction!input.action\"><em>Schedule a free pickup<\/em><\/a>\u00a0and carriers will pick up packages during regular mail delivery. Letter carriers pick up shipments for customer using an expedited service such as Priority Mail Express, Priority Mail, First-Class Package Service, International or a Return Service. Multiple pickups can be requested when a\u00a0<em>usps.com<\/em>\u00a0account is created.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ship Internationally<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 Make international shipping easier when\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usps.com\/international\/international-how-to.htm?\"><em>printing a shipping label<\/em><\/a>\u00a0from home. Use the built-in address form to transfer information into country-specific\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usps.com\/international\/customs-forms.htm?\"><em>customs forms<\/em><\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Track Packages<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014\u00a0Easily receive\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/tools.usps.com\/go\/TrackConfirmAction_input\"><em>incoming package updates<\/em><\/a>\u00a0with real-time delivery notifications within a few minutes of the delivery scan for select packages.\u00a0Customers can request package email notifications and alerts and schedule a redelivery.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Hold Mail\u00a0<\/strong>\u2014 Going away for the holidays? Take advantage of the request\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/holdmail.usps.com\/holdmail\/\"><em>Hold Mail Service<\/em><\/a>. All mail is kept safely at the local Post Office until the recipient returns.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Forward Mail\u00a0<\/strong>\u2014 For a fee, mail can be held, packaged and shipped weekly by Priority Mail using\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usps.com\/manage\/forward.htm\"><em>Premium Forwarding Service<\/em><\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>The Post Office on your Smartphone<\/strong><br \/>\nCustomers can do all of this \u2014 all from the comfort of their homes or on the go \u2014 by going to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usps.com\/\"><em>usps.com<\/em><\/a><em>,<\/em>\u00a0or downloading the USPS Mobile app on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/usps-mobile\/id339597578?mt=8\"><em>iOS<\/em><\/a><em>or\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.usps\"><em>Android<\/em><\/a>\u00a0devices to put these services right at their fingertips.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/about.usps.com\/news\/national-releases\/2017\/images\/pr17_077n.jpg\" alt=\"USPS Holiday stamps\" width=\"35%\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Informed Delivery<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Postal Service offers a new feature this year to help manage incoming mail and package deliveries.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/about.usps.com\/news\/national-releases\/2017\/pr17_075.htm\"><em>Informed Delivery<\/em><\/a>\u00a0is an innovative feature that not only allows customers to digitally preview their letter-sized mail, but also track and reschedule package deliveries to ensure someone is able to be home to receive them.<\/p>\n<p>Email notifications and the Informed Delivery dashboard and mobile app include images of letter-sizes mail and color images from participating mailers. Package tracking information on Priority Mail Express, Priority Mail and other parcels is available through the Informed Delivery dashboard and mobile app now \u2014 and will be added to email notifications this month. Visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/informeddelivery.usps.com\/box\/pages\/intro\/start.action\"><em>informeddelivery.usps.com<\/em><\/a>\u00a0for additional information and limitations.<\/p>\n<p>Customers can find mail by dates for domestic, international and APO\/FPO\/DPO packages, get helpful tips to prepare shipments and additional news and updates throughout the season at the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/about.usps.com\/holidaynews\/?utm_source=direct-vanity-url&amp;utm_medium=vanityurl&amp;utm_term=Direct%20vanity%20URL&amp;utm_campaign=Holiday%20news%20vanity%20URL\"><em>USPS Holiday Newsroom<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Postal Service receives no tax dollars for operating expenses and relies on the sale of postage, products and services to fund its operations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON \u2014 USPS &#8211; 12\/06\/17 &#8211; Looking to reduce the stress of the holiday season? Visit the world\u2019s largest Post Office:\u00a0m.usps.com, the mobile version of\u00a0usps.com. \u201cWe\u2019re making it easier for customers to manage their mailing and shipping needs during the busiest time of the year,\u201d said U.S. Postal Service Chief Customer and Marketing Officer and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":21818,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21816","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-usps-news","last_archivepost"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21816","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21816"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21816\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21819,"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21816\/revisions\/21819"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21818"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21816"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21816"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21816"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}