The United States Postal Service in Reno is putting in some overtime in the next couple weeks, to help with the holiday rush. The post office on Vassar Street will be open the Sundays before Christmas from noon until 4 p.m. They will also be delivering items seven days a week to include the Sundays before Christmas.
Karren Little, Supervisor of the Postal Customer Service, says a 15 million unit increase in letters has been seen this month alone, so adding the days is to help accommodate customers.
"It's going to help a tremendous amount with hopefully our wait time in lines, we've also added some additional clerks tomorrow to help with that and deliveries are going on and we are expecting about 650 million pieces just to come through tomorrow," says Little.
She says if standard packages are in by Monday, they have plenty of time to be delivered before the holidays. Mail sent using priority express by December 23rd, would be the last opportunity for mail to be delivered on time for Christmas
USPS employees say they'll be prepared for next week's holiday rush.
Onie Cooper Jr. has been working for the postal service for 20 years. He says he's excited to see all the people who come in.
“We will start working as early as possible we can work as long as it takes to get the job done, so it's going to be a tough day but we look forward to it so it shouldn't be that big of a problem for us,” says Cooper.
You can find tips on how to save money and time when delivering packages this holiday season by visiting USPS.com.
