USPS Makes Changes to Serve Customers’ Shipping Needs
Pembroke Pines FL—The package business gets more competitive every day. The other players — UPS, FedEx, and DHL — aren’t just delivering packages. They also have retail storefronts to accept those packages from consumers and small businesses.
Effective Monday, June 9, several South Florida Post Offices are changing their weekday retail hours to match those of nearby shipping centers operated by postal competitors.
The Postal Service, now allowed to price its products competitively, is setting out to remind the world that it’s a shipping company — and that it wants to become America’s shipper of choice. We have great shipping services, and major enhancements are under way to make them even better. Express Mail, our premier overnight product, and Priority Mail, our two- to three-day product, are being improved and priced to make them more attractive to customers, as are our ground and international products.
For most consumers and small businesses, our prices are already better than what the competition offers at their retail locations. As of May 12, 2008, our shipping services will be even more competitive. All Express Mail pieces under five pounds, for example, will be less expensive than FedEx, no matter where they’re going.
The change will help us grow our shipping services revenue, improve customer satisfaction, and build customer loyalty — all of which are key to the Postal Service’s continued financial health.
Yet those changes to our shipping services won’t do us much good if customers can’t get to our Post Offices. That’s why these Post Offices are changing their weekday retail hours effective Monday, June 9:
BROWARD COUNTY
| Post Office | Old Hours | New Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Flamingo Post Office 12590 Pines Blvd Pembroke Pines FL 33027-9998 |
8:30 am – 5:00 pm | 8:30 am – 5:30 pm |
| Hillcrest Postal Store 4429 Hollywood Blvd Hollywood FL 33021-9998 |
8:30 am – 5:00 pm | 8:30 am – 5:30 pm |
| Hollywood Main Post Office 1801 Polk Street Hollywood FL 33022-9998 |
8:30 am – 5:00 pm | 9:00 am – 6:00 pm |
| Miramar Post Office 14900 SW 30 Street Miramar FL 33027-9998 |
8:30 am – 5:00 pm | 9:00 am – 6:00 pm |
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY
| Post Office | Old Hours | New Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Carl Fisher Post Office 1661 West Avenue Miami Beach FL 33139 |
8:00 am – 5:00 pm | 8:00 am – 5:30 pm |
| Father Felix Varela Postal Store 14310 SW 8 Street Miami FL 33184-9998 |
8:30 am – 5:00 pm | 9:00 am – 5:30 pm |
| Miami Gardens Post Office 6193 NW 183 Street Hialeah FL 33015-9998 |
8:30 am – 5:00 pm | 8:30 am – 6:00 pm |
| North Miami Beach Post Office 16400 W Dixie Highway North Miami Beach FL 33160-9998 |
8:00 am – 5:00 pm | 9:00 am – 6:00 pm |
| Sunset Post Office 7501 SW 117 Avenue Miami FL 33183-9998 |
7:30 am – 5:00 pm | 8:00 am – 6:00 pm |
| West Dade Post Office 14790 N Kendall Drive Miami FL 33196-9998 |
7:30 am – 5:00 pm | 9:00 am – 5:30 pm |
Saturday retail hours at these locations will not change. Retail hours of all South Florida Post Offices and postal facilities throughout the country are available at usps.com.
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