Consumer Edition, Issue 51








Shipping Dates



In order for cards, letters and packages to arrive within the United States by Dec. 25, FedEx, UPS and USPS recommend the following ship by dates:

FedEx
Dec. 12: Last day to ship via FedEx SmartPost
Dec. 17: Last day to ship via FedEx Home Delivery and FedEx Ground
Dec. 20: Last day to ship via FedEx Express Saver
Dec. 22: Last day to ship via FedEx 2Day and FedEx 2Day A.M.
Dec. 23: Last day to ship via FedEx Standard Overnight, FedEx Priority Overnight, and FedEx First Overnight
Dec. 25: Last day to ship via FedEx SameDay

UPS Shipping Deadlines
Dec. 22: Last day to ship via UPS 2nd Day Air
Dec. 23: Last day to ship via UPS Next Day Air

U.S. Postal Service Deadlines
Dec. 15: Last day to send packages via standard parcel post
Dec. 20: Last day to send packages via First Class Mail & Priority Mail
Shipping deadlines for packages headed to Puerto Rico, Canada, Mexico and other international destinations vary for all the carriers.

You're Postal Connections store ships anywhere in the US and around the world using these and other carriers.



Festivus for the Rest of Us!



We celebrate many holidays in December: Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and possibly a few less known holidays. One such lesser known holiday first showcased on a Seinfeld episode and went from a parody to somewhat of a secular holiday celebrated on December 23rd. Festivus!

Described as "the perfect secular theme for an all-inclusive December gathering", the holiday was a family tradition of Dan O'Keefe, a scriptwriter for Seinfeld. It got incorporated into the 1997 episode called "The Strike" and included a Festivus dinner, a Festivus pole and assorted rituals including the airing of grievances, the feats of strength and designating easy-to-explain situations as Festivus miracles!

In 2010, then US Representative Eric Cantor, held a Festivus fundraiser; in 2012, a Festivus Pole was erected on city property in Deerfield Beach, Florida and in the Wisconsin State Capitol next to religious themed holiday displays, the "I Celebrate Festivus" Facebook page has 18,780 likes and a definition for the term is in the urban dictionary. Festivus appears to be catching on!



Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Kwanza and Happy Holidays to ALL!





Owners:
Bob Perry

9524 E. 81st. Street, Ste. B
Tulsa, Ok 74133

Phone:
918-254-0240
918-254-0250 Fax

Email:
pca212@postalconnections.com

Website:
postalconnections.com/tulsa

Hours:
M-F 9am - 6pm
Sat 10am - 2pm
Sun CLOSED

Postal Connections:
Postal Connections, a store in your neighborhood, provides a wide variety of business and administrative services that support on-the-go consumers and business people. We provide the service you want with the technology we know.

Services and products offered include a full spectrum of shipping choices, packaging, mailbox rental, copying/printing, office/shipping supplies, internet services, document preparation, notary services, passport photos, greeting cards and faxing.




December


December's birthstones are turquoise, zircon and tanzanite. The birth flower is the narcissus. Until December 21, Sagittarius is the zodiac sign and from December 22 on, it's Capricorn.

In addition to Christmas and New Year's Eve, December also celebrates World's Aids Day (December 1st), Hanukkah (first day is December 6th in 2015), Pearl Harbor Day (December 7th), Kwanzaa (starts December 26) and Boxing Day on December 26th.



December Quotes

I still believe in the Holy Trinity, except now it's Target, Trader Joe's, and IKEA.
Jen Lancaster

Consumerism has a religious day called Black Friday.
Jarod Kintz

I went to a general store but they wouldn't let me buy anything specific.
Steven Wright

Three phrases that sum up Christmas are: Peace on Earth, Goodwill to Men, and Batteries not Included.
English Proverb

I once bought my kids a set of batteries for Christmas with a note on it saying, toys not included.
Bernard Manning

Our children await Christmas presents like politicians getting in election returns: there's the Uncle Fred precinct and the Aunt Ruth district still to come in.
Marcelene Cox

Later in the winter I'd tire of the snow, but Christmas snow was different.
Marie Landry