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We dropped off a Netflix DVD in the late afternoon at a postbox on Monday, 1/19. That was the MLK holiday. No mail delivery. And, we presumed, no pick up.

Tuesday morning, dated 4:32 a.m., I received an acknowledgement from Netflix that they received the DVD.

That's a little spooky! The Post Office must have been doing collection & processing on Monday anyhow. But it's still scary fast!

Date: 2009-01-22 12:02 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] holyoutlaw.livejournal.com
Actually, some mailboxes do have holiday pickup. Maybe this was one and you didn't notice it. And yep, the PO still does processing and collection on non-delivery days.

Date: 2009-01-22 12:11 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] vgqn.livejournal.com
But even so, that's delivery in less than 12 hours! We dropped it off at 4:30 p.m., they picked up, processed it, and delivered it to Netflix, who then processed it and sent an acknowledgement by 4:30 a.m. Pretty amazing, imho.

Date: 2009-01-22 12:26 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] barondave.livejournal.com
No pickup in the condos here on Monday, apparently, as Netflix just got Monday's DVDs today. Probably, the Post Office would have been faster and maybe have a Monday pick up. You got lucky.

Much behind the scenes work is done on holidays, though pick ups are not standard.

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