Prime Day, early holiday sales create new potential for USPS ballot delivery tie-ups. Retail promotions will feed millions of packages into the system, further stressing an agency trying to reverse service delays before the election.
With millions of mailed ballots already pouring in, early holiday shopping and mega retail events like Amazon’s Prime Day threaten to expose vulnerabilities inside the nation’s mail service, which already is dragging from skyrocketing package volumes.
The Mail-in Mission Pt. 2: How mailing out of state will impact your ballot’s arrival
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — The U.S. Postal Service estimates it’s a 2-3 day trip on average to get first-class mail to its destination.
Is mail delivery slow? We sent letters across the country for the past 5 weeks to find out
PORTLAND, Ore. — There’s a lot of talk about the mail these days. People are worried about delayed prescriptions, late bills, undelivered packages, and of course, mail-in ballots.
Just the [Postal] Facts: Thayer Long Talks With GrayHair’s Angelo Anagnostopoulos
If you want the facts on mailing topics, talk to Angelo Anagnostopoulos, Vice President, Postal Affairs at GrayHair Software.
We Now Know How Much Trump’s Postmaster General Slowed Down the Mail
The House Oversight Committee got its chance to grill Postmaster General Louis DeJoy on Monday about his decisions that have bogged down mail delivery and created widespread panic about the upcoming election.
GrayHair Enhances Mail Tracking System to Streamline Access and Analysis of Informed Delivery® Campaign Data
GrayHair Enhances Mail Tracking System to Streamline Access and Analysis of Informed Delivery® Campaign Data
Postal Problems Could Continue Despite Suspension of Policies Blamed for Mail Delays
Dennis Beach began noticing the delays in July. That’s when the mail-order prescriptions needed to treat his high blood pressure and help him sleep at night started arriving late from a Department of Veterans Affairs pharmacy. A five-day delay. Even two weeks, he says. It has been nerve-racking at times waiting for the mail carrier to arrive.
Merchandise Return Service Scheduled to Retire
Merchandise Return Service (MRS) and Scan Based Payment (SBP) are scheduled to be retired on August 28, 2020.
