Americans hoping their packages will arrive in time for a Christmas Day celebration may be in for a rude awakening this year.
Just days before the holiday, both public and private shippers are experiencing major delays, in large part because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Increased demand during the holiday rush amid an unprecedented economic crisis while the government is entrusting companies with life-saving vaccine deliveries has led to a maelstrom of errors.
The U.S. Postal Service delivers hundreds of millions of packages every holiday season, but the agency has been in dire straits in 2020 -- receiving $10 billion from the U.S.