USPS - Holiday Slowdowns in Full Force Already?

[Exhibitman]

We just went through the one simultaneous shipping surge and national holiday event, so small wonder that parcel post is slow. FWIW, correspondence has been finding its way to me in normal times thus far.

And again, it bears repeating; the USPS is NOT a for-profit endeavor, it is a national social service. It is charged by Congress with making mail service available to every corner of the nation, no matter how inefficient, at a uniform cost. If Congress sees fit to alter the nature of mail service to maximize efficiency, don't be surprised if it costs fifty cents to send a letter from LA to NY in a few days and five bucks to send one from Wyoming to North Dakota in two weeks.