There has been a lot in the news about USPS funding and slow delivery times, but from what we have seen with direct marketing mail is that delivery times are not changing. This is more politics than reality and the USPS is working business as usual to deliver mail on time. The USPS still has its delivery standards for first class mail and the delivery times have not changed. With marketing direct mail there are no standard but we have not seen any slow down in USPS delivery service.

We have contacted officials at the USPS and have been told mail delivery has not slowed down. They also explained that USPS has the resources to continue to meet standards and mail delivery times even as election mail increases. Most of the USPS equipment is automated so mail delivery does not g

If delivery times are still a concern we can put a tracking code in your bulk direct mail piece which will track where your mailing is in the mail stream. It will not track individual pieces but it will give you an idea as to where the whole mailing is and the percent that has been delivered.

Mail delivery times typically do slow down during elections and the holidays with the increase in mail volume but these delays are not substantial and may cause a day or two delay. From what we have seen and from what the USPS has communicated to us mail delivery times have not decreased.