South Bay Post Offices Accepting Prepaid Packages Monday

Most U.S. post offices in the East Bay and South Bay are accepting packages for shipment from businesses this Memorial Day, according to the U.S. Postal Service.

Businesses can drop off prepaid packages to an employee at the back dock of the main post offices in each community or arrange for pickup online, U.S. Postal Service spokesman Augustine Ruiz said.

“It’s a matter of convenience for the customer,” Ruiz said.

Ruiz said many businesses are open Memorial Day and if businesses drop off packages Monday, it also lessens the workload for postal workers Tuesday.

Except for the package pickup, all brick and mortar post offices will be closed Monday and carriers will not be picking up from the big blue postal boxes on sidewalks or outside post offices, Ruiz said. Carriers will not be making any home deliveries either.

Customers can buy stamps at many grocery stores, and many postal transactions can be made at Staples office supply stores, Ruiz said.

--Bay City News; Image via USPS

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