Anchorage post offices busy as residents rush to ship holiday gifts | Homepage [Video]

The post office just off Postmark Drive was buzzing with activity with people trying to get their gifts out as quickly as possible. Danny Andrews usually likes to send his gifts out ahead of time, and so far it’s been an easy process for him.

“Everything goes really well. The post office is great. We use it three or four times a day for our small business, and everything gets sent out smoothly.”

Angela Walden is sending out her gifts earlier than usual. This year she’s noticed that shipping has become a bit more expensive, which is changing how she shops and what she sends saying, “I was assuming that the packages that I was sending today would be $10.00 a piece, but it’s $19.00. It went up.”

To get your gifts to loved ones before Christmas, keep these USPS deadlines in mind: Ship by December 18th for Ground Advantage …