The busiest week for the USPS has arrived – don't wait on mailing out those holiday items

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Do you still have holiday cards and packages that need to be mailed out? Well, maybe it's finally time to find your way to the post office.

According to Detroit's USPS spokeswoman, Elizabeth Najduch, the U.S. Postal Service is now entrenched in their busiest week for shipping, mailing, and delivering -- Monday, December 13, through Saturday, December 18.

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"The postal service recommends, obviously, that you ship and mail as early as possible because the longer you wait the fewer options that you have," said Nyduch.

Nyduch said the postal service is expected to process and deliver more than 12 billion pieces of mail from Thanksgiving all the way through New Year's.

And if you want your letters and packages to arrive by Christmas, you need items for retail ground service in the mail by December 15, first class by December 17, and international mail by December 13 for most countries.

Visit the USPS website for more information on holiday shipping deadlines.

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