Postal Workers Are Processing 60 Million Packages a Day in Lead Up to Christmas

Get those last minute Christmas gifts wrapped and postmarked, folks.

Super Saturday is the last day that the United States Postal Service can guarantee that a card or letter mailed in the continental United States will arrive at its destination before Dec. 25. The following Monday is the last day gift givers can ship Priority Packages, and Friday is the deadline for Priority Express.

Inside Edition's Jim Moret got a sneak peek at the work being done by Santa's real helpers: the team at the U.S. Postal Postal Facility in Los Angeles.

At a staggering 1.8 million-square-feet, the Los Angeles location is the biggest facility in the country. And these days, the staff of 3,000 workers are processing an astonishing one million packages each day.

In New York, Inside Edition caught a few New Yorkers hustling to get their packages of presents postmarked by the USPS before the deadline.

As for those who do not make it in time, all hope is not lost. FedEx and UPS both guarantee delivery on packages that ship by Tuesday, and Amazon can get the perfect gift to any doorstep if ordered by Thursday.

Best of all, labels can be printed at home for all carriers, meaning no one has to wait in line at the post office for hours this year. 

It's a holiday miracle.

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