I'm rushing the season, and I apologize. After all, I'm the one who rants on a yearly basis about stores putting up their Christmas decorations before Halloween, who avoided Macy's and patronized Nordstroms for that very reason.
Yet, here I am, mailing some of my Hanukkah brownies two weeks before the first day dawns. I was worried about the post office as the holiday approaches - I took DeJoy's warnings about delays to heart. So I baked on Sunday and mailed on Monday, sparing the fresh food from sitting in the bowels of the post office all weekend long. I used Priority Mail, expecting a 3 day delivery time, well before the next weekend begins.
Imagine my surprise (I've always wanted to type that) when USPS texted me -15 times for each of 15 mailing envelopes - announcing that many of the packages would be delivered early, on Tuesday. That's really early for the holiday - I hope no one feels pressured to match my promptness (is there a word for extreme promptness?).
It's not only my Hanukkah treats that are speeding through the mails. Mail orders are arriving early, too. Amazon and Fabletics have been speedy, with items delivered almost before the pixels are dry on the screen announcing their departure from the warehouse.
I'm not complaining, merely describing an unusual fact pattern.
It's creepy when something you expect to be terrible turns out to be better than ever..... what do I do with my Rage Against the USPS vibe when they are doing a good job?
I've been in a couple of post offices in the past week. At one of them I waltzed right up to the counter. At the other I only had to wait a couple of minutes.
ReplyDeleteThe parking lot was nearly empty when TBG, the elf, drive me to the post office. The lobby was empty.
DeleteWhat's going on???
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