How may I help you? Beginning Monday, Dec. 8, 75 SC Post Offices feature lobby greeters for the holidays

Dates include Dec. 8, 9, 12, 15 and 16 at larger Post Offices in 290-6 ZIP Codes

Thanks to added lobby help for the holiday rush, South Carolina Postal customers will get expedited service with a smile in handling their holiday mailing at 75 Post Offices, Stations and Branches in ZIP Codes 290-6. (See attached list for locations in your area.) Knowledgeable behind-the-scenes Postal employees with extra years of experience will carry packages, provide pricing and addressing information, help with packaging and forms, provide package pickup, and generally, anything needed to help cut time in line for busy holiday shoppers. Dates for the lobby greeters will be December 8 and 9, 12, 15 and 16.

FOR EVEN MORE CONVENIENCE, TRY THESE SERVICE ALTERNATIVES:

CONTRACT POSTAL UNITS-We have them everywhere in South Carolina, with 39 in the 290-6 ZIP Code Area. (List of locations attached.) They are perfect for holiday mailing, because they provide a complete line of products and services, (everything except money orders and P.O. boxes) including packaging supplies and stamps for your Christmas Cards. Use the Post Office Locator at usps.com to find one near you.

AUTOMATED POSTAL CENTERS-Talk about quick, these handy, credit card-operated futuristic vending machines provide 80% of the products and services of a Post Office, and are very user-friendly. You can purchase stamps and postage, deposit a package, get insurance and add delivery confirmation all with one swipe of a major credit card. They’re also located in the part of the Post Office lobby that’s accessible 24-7. There are 28 located in larger Post Offices in the Greater SC District, ZIPs 290-6. Find the one nearest your address at the Post Office Locator on usps.com.

CLICK N’ SHIP/USPS.COM-This is the ultimate in shipping convenience! The ultra-secure Postal Service website, usps.com, is the Post Office that never closes. It has more services than a Las Vegas wedding chapel! If you have a major credit card, you can pay for and print out: postage, delivery confirmation and insurance, right from home, and then notify your carrier to pick it up for free the next day. And packaging is also free for the asking with Express or Priority Mail.

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