The Chronicle has a story on the mad rush of packages and cards that will be mailed on Monday, the Postal Service’s busiest day of the year, and the first two paragraphs are immediately eye-catching:
Landon Goss’ girlfriend has figured out a foolproof way to avoid long lines at the post office during the holiday season. She joins friends at a day spa and sends Goss to mail her Christmas items.
Goss, a college student from Waco, said he didn’t mind the half-hour wait at the Postal Service’s Astrodome branch on Friday afternoon. “I try not to be frustrated,” he said.
That’s some boyfriend!
In case you don’t have a boyfriend (or husband, or girlfriend, or wife) who will do that for you, here’s my secret for mailing the boatload of boxes I send out every year: go to Parcel Plus. The stores ship USPS in addition to UPS and FedEx and they’ll compare all three prices for you. And rarely is there a line. And they are friendly and helpful. (And I don’t work there or know anyone who does.)
Because most boyfriends won’t do what Langdon Goss does.
