December 17, 2019: Today is expected to be the U.S. Postal Service’s busiest day online with “nearly 400,000 customers visiting usps.com for help shipping that special holiday gift.”^[1] The online services “allow customers to order free Priority Mail boxes, print shipping labels, purchase postage and even request free next-day Package Pickup.”^[1]

Overall, 5 million customers are expected to use this service during the holiday season.^[1]

Regardless of whether you check out this online service, time is running short this holiday season. If you want your greeting cards to arrive by Christmas, you have just 3 more days to drop them in the mail. The deadline is this Friday, December 20.^[1]

Click here to view the Number of the Day online→

Each weekday, Scott Rasmussen’s Number of the Day explores interesting and newsworthy topics at the intersection of culture, politics, and technology. Columns published on Ballotpedia reflect the views of the author.

Was this email forwarded to you? Click here to subscribe to Scott Rasmussen’s Number of the Day.