Amid fiscal turmoil, service moves biggest mail volume of the year. More: continued here

Post Offices crowded on busiest day of the yearSanta Rosa Press DemocratSally Kenvin, center, talks with other customers as she waits in line to mail boxes to family in Pennsylvania and Italy at the US Post Office at Coddingtown Mall in Santa Rosa on Monday. By JULIE JOHNSON People in …

Mail flying in and out of Southern Tier post officesPress & Sun-BulletinStephen Fraser mails a package at the Binghamton post office Monday. Monday and Tuesday are the two busiest days of the year for the postal service. / GEORGE BASLER / Staff Photo » For simple shipping, use Priority Mail …

Mt. Pleasant, SC (WCIV) – Time is running out for Christmas package procrastinators. Monday was the busiest shipping day at area post offices as Christmas is just 6 days away. Postmaster Tim Shaw told More: continued here

By Jessica Debbas SPRINGFIELD, Ore. — Monday and Tuesday this week are the busiest shipping days of the year. Customers in the long lines at the Gateway post office felt it. For some people on Monday it took about an hour to get their Christmas packages or cards off their …

2012 Fisker Karma In 3 Days? eBay Seller Wants It Gone–For CharityGreen Car ReportsThe auction site eBay currently carries a listing for a 2012 Fisker Karma, one of two the seller says he owns, with a sweetener to justify its purchase premium: a charitable donation that rises as the sale …

Sydney Morning Herald Unhappy Christmas: $1120 for an empty box through eBaySydney Morning HeraldAustralian eBay customers lured by ultra-bargain priced TV sets and other electronics have shelled out thousands of dollars only to receive empty boxes in the mail. Police are investigating after receiving reports from reputable eBay sellers who …

Royal Mail No6 in world – for nowScotsmanHowever, customers are still better off with the Royal Mail than rival services in countries from France and Italy to China and South Africa, the study showed. The Royal Mail lags behind some nationalised and privatised rivals, including countries with …and more » More: …

eBay customers lured by ultra-bargain priced TV sets are being scammed. More: continued here

Rodents with a taste for chocolate strike a Manhattan post office. More: continued here