Is there mail on Monday?

[triber]

I tried to find out on the CP web page, but I can't find it.

[momcqueen]

No, it's their Stat for Boxing Day.

[triber]

Thanks, I thought maybe that was the case, I needed to know before I tell a couple of buyers when I will mail.

[cumos55]

Canada Post usually has a list of statutory  holidays for a year.... Federal and Provincial holidays by province

The most current list showed holidays for 2013, 2014 and 2015.

It was available only a few days ago and was most likely taken down, as December 28 was the last holiday for 2015

One must conclude that they will soon have a table available for the next three years.

[pjcdn2005]

It's still there.

https://www.canadapost.ca/cpo/mc/aboutus/corporate/holidayschedule.jsf?mode=web

[zee-chan-jpn-books]

I had a parcel dropped off at a postal outlet on Dec 23 6pm, and I'm disappointed that it didn't leave the post office on Dec 24 😞 Tracking still shows that it was accepted on Dec 23 and that's it...

[cumos55]

With a handling time of 5 business days....

You could have shipped on Monday December 21.

Then on December 29,  and then on January 4.

Explain it all to your buyers....and they will (should) understand  the realities of Canada Post over the Christmas  time period..

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With three business days  as handling time  my last day for mailing parcels  was December 22

Then December 29 is three business days....  and then January 4 is my next mailing date.... after 3 more business days.

Everything is explained to buyers...  but I say nothing about handling time... just the Canada Post situation ...

Lots of parcels over Christmas..  a very full system

December 25 is a Canada Post holiday for everyone.... ( and most likely December 24, to some degree but not as completely as expected for the 25th )

Then December 28 is a holiday because Boxing Day is on a Saturday

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I am sitting here with 11 parcels ready to go on December 29... and more expected.

With parcels entering the system on December 29 there will be an smooth uninterrupted  trip to the buyer's address.

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I have also observed that the last parcels into the sorting facility are the first parcels to be sorted and ready to move out to their destination.

If I deliver the parcels to a postal outlet early in the day....before 9:00 AM......  they are processed at about 9:00 PM..

If I deliver the parcels after 1:00 PM  they are processed at about 6:30 PM...

Last in .. first out...

My parcels delivered on December 29  will move out on December 29....

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[pjcdn2005]

I wondered if anything would be picked up on Dec 24th. I dropped off a few parcels that morning as pickup at the postal outlet is usually at 4 p.m. I wasn't sure if they would go anywhere that day which is why I brought them into the outlet instead of leaving them in the outside box. I would rather that they sit inside for a few days then in the outside box. None of them had tracking so I have no idea if they are still there or not.

[Anonymous]

Oh Good, so I have one more "day off" and not to worry about packaging anything until late Monday for Tuesday mail.  LOL>

[zee-chan-jpn-books]

With a handling time of 5 business days....

You could have shipped on Monday December 21.

Not with my full time work. I couldn't get to package the parcel until Dec 23 so couldn't get it to post office until that evening. On any day my full time work will take priority over eBay. I do work the occasional weekends and holidays depending on my schedule. 

The sale happened on the 19th so technically speaking I got it out on the 3rd business day. 

Anyhow, I just checked tracking again. Apparently it went to the sorting facility on Boxing Day night, and left to the U.S. last night. 

[zee-chan-jpn-books]

My tracked packet arrived at its destination at Massachusetts today (estimated delivery date was Jan 6th). I must say I'm pretty impressed since that's only 9 actual days (dropped off at postal outlet on Dec 23 6:30pm) with all the stats in between!