Mailing early also gives your postie a fighting chance to deliver the huge surge in Christmas post on time.
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Mistakes do happen, but for one postie, stashing and burning the mail was the answer to meeting the demands of his round.
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As the most visible face of the mail service, the postie has become a target for much of the public's resentment over late birthday cards, missing wedding invites and overdue credit card statements.