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Shippers aim for on-time delivery during the holiday season
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Marianne Grammer mails packages Wednesday afternoon for Christmas at the post office on Dawsonville Highway. Grammer beats the long lines at the post office by getting her items mailed before the Christmas rush.
As shoppers and stores begin to recover from Black Friday sales, the United States Postal Service is gearing up to handle the swarms of people looking to ship holiday gifts. According to the postal service, between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Eve, 17.9 billion letters, cards and packages are delivered. Local post offices are estimated to help more than 240 million people in-store during the holiday period.