by Cris Trautner on August 14, 2020
During the holidays, the post office and other carriers take longer to deliver packages. This year, delivery time for USPS has also been impacted by reorganizational changes begun by the new postmaster general in August as well as delays caused by the increase in mail due to the pandemic.
Normally, we can expect that orders placed with us on or before December 12 have a good chance of delivery before December 25 in the continental United States, but this year is different (as it has been in so many unexpected ways).
This year, to help us accommodate the post office, which handles 99 percent of our orders, and to help our team limit potential exposure to the virus, we are changing our expectations. For this year, we expect that orders placed with us on or before December 1 have a good chance of delivery before December 25 in the continental United States.
We thank you for your business and your support during what has certainly been the most challenging time we've experienced, and we hope that the books you receive from us help you to learn something new and rise above the situation or at least enjoy a few pleasant hours of escape.
—Cris Trautner