Postal Service says to mail packages by Dec. 15

Loveland postal employee Mike Veit pushes a container of packages to a delivery truck at the Loveland Post Office in central Loveland Dec. 3, 2021. According to Loveland Postmaster Chad Daniel, the post office does not expect any significant delays as the holiday season approaches. He said with extra package sorters across the nation and in Loveland, packages are going out and not seeing any major slowdowns. "We are amped up this year," Daniel said. "I don't see any problems with any delays." (Austin Fleskes / Loveland Reporter-Herald) — Loveland postal employee Mike Veit pushes a container of packages to a delivery truck at the Loveland Post Office in central Loveland Dec. 3, 2021. According to Loveland Postmaster Chad Daniel, the post office does not expect any significant delays as the holiday season approaches. He said with extra package sorters across the nation and in Loveland, packages are going out and not seeing any major slowdowns. “We are amped up this year,” Daniel said. “I don’t see any problems with any delays.” (Austin Fleskes / Loveland Reporter-Herald)

PUBLISHED: December 4, 2021 at 3:13 p.m. | UPDATED: December 4, 2021 at 3:15 p.m.

The U.S. Postal Service advises residents to mail packages to be delivered via ground mail no later than Dec. 15 to ensure delivery before Dec. 25.

First class mail service, which includes cards, should be sent no later than Dec. 15, and priority mail by Dec. 18, according to the Postal Service website.

So far, the Loveland post offices have begun to see an influx of packages in their facilities, but Postmaster Chad Daniel said that with extra package sorters locally and across the nation, he doesn’t expect any holiday delays.

“We are amped up this year,” Daniel said. “I don’t see any problems with any delays.”