After Hour Mailings In Orlandon't
September 18, 2008 10:50 AM
USPS
At present, most all post offices close at 5pm.
If you are a hair after 5 and have postage, drop it in the interior slot, or exterior slot if you see a postal officer going to collect from the mail box.
If you think going to anyplace OTHER than a real deal USPS place, ask what time their collection is. Some places are just “outlets.” They aren’t true post offices. There’s one on Curry Ford filled with surly ol’timey postal workers who can’t do more than sell postage.
After 5pm, you’re going to Tradeport. Don’t think you have all night. Tradeport is close to the Orlando International Airport. Get a map and solid directions- it’s easy to miss it. The simplest directions I can give is to get on Conway Road and head south until you cross UNDER the bee-line, and past the naval base on your right (it’s back there behind the trees) and the airport taxi pads on your left.) Eventually you’ll round a bend and there’s a stop light for turning to Fed Ex or USPS. Go USPS.
Overnight: Cut off is 8pm. Allow 45 minutes commute to arrive at tradeport. They have a d.i.y. kiosk outside that can generate an overnight label for you. Alas, allot the time.
Priority: Cut off is 8:30 for 2 day mail.
TOP SECRET: Priority plus Delivery Confirmation: Cut off is 10:45. They might not tell you this, but if you have delivery confirmation - all of $.65- you’re priority mail will go out on the 11:15 pm plane. They hold the delivery confirmations for this later flight.
I rocked out tradeport with minimal stress. It gives you a few hours, but not much. If you’re starting something that takes 5 hours at 5pm, give up now. Don’t ask the impossible and put us all in danger of your panicked driving. There’s a thing called starting early. And there’s another thing called putting it off until you totally feel like it. Whatever makes you happy.
USPS
At present, most all post offices close at 5pm.
If you are a hair after 5 and have postage, drop it in the interior slot, or exterior slot if you see a postal officer going to collect from the mail box.
If you think going to anyplace OTHER than a real deal USPS place, ask what time their collection is. Some places are just “outlets.” They aren’t true post offices. There’s one on Curry Ford filled with surly ol’timey postal workers who can’t do more than sell postage.
After 5pm, you’re going to Tradeport. Don’t think you have all night. Tradeport is close to the Orlando International Airport. Get a map and solid directions- it’s easy to miss it. The simplest directions I can give is to get on Conway Road and head south until you cross UNDER the bee-line, and past the naval base on your right (it’s back there behind the trees) and the airport taxi pads on your left.) Eventually you’ll round a bend and there’s a stop light for turning to Fed Ex or USPS. Go USPS.
Overnight: Cut off is 8pm. Allow 45 minutes commute to arrive at tradeport. They have a d.i.y. kiosk outside that can generate an overnight label for you. Alas, allot the time.
Priority: Cut off is 8:30 for 2 day mail.
TOP SECRET: Priority plus Delivery Confirmation: Cut off is 10:45. They might not tell you this, but if you have delivery confirmation - all of $.65- you’re priority mail will go out on the 11:15 pm plane. They hold the delivery confirmations for this later flight.
I rocked out tradeport with minimal stress. It gives you a few hours, but not much. If you’re starting something that takes 5 hours at 5pm, give up now. Don’t ask the impossible and put us all in danger of your panicked driving. There’s a thing called starting early. And there’s another thing called putting it off until you totally feel like it. Whatever makes you happy.
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9/18/2008 10:38:00 AM
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