Audio News Release: Express Mail/Holiday Deadline 2008

INTRO:
Fit in that last-minute sale, or wrap that last-minute gift. It’s OK. The Postal Service makes every gift a priority. While today is the recommended deadline for mailing cards and letters, procrastinators can take comfort knowing that the Postal Service will still get your gift there by Christmas. Delores Killette is vice president and consumer advocate.

KILLETTE SOUNDBITE:
You can send Express Mail as late as December twenty-third and we’ll guarantee delivery by Christmas Day. Express Mail is the fastest service for time-sensitive letters, documents and, yes, even holiday gifts.

CLOSE:
Gifts sent by Express Mail are automatically insured for $100. Express Mail packages and envelopes are available in Post Office lobbies across the country. All Postal Service Express Mail packages and envelopes also meet the highest environmental standards for recyclability.

(Preceding audio courtesy of the U.S. Postal Service)

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