Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for December 17, 2019
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December 17, 2019: Today is expected to be the U.S. Postal Service’s busiest day online with “nearly 400,000 customers visiting usps.com for help shipping that special holiday gift.”[1] The online services “allow customers to order free Priority Mail boxes, print shipping labels, purchase postage and even request free next-day Package Pickup.”[1]
Overall, 5 million customers are expected to use this service during the holiday season.[1]
Regardless of whether you check out this online service, time is running short this holiday season. If you want your greeting cards to arrive by Christmas, you have just 3 more days to drop them in the mail. The deadline is this Friday, December 20.[1]
Each weekday, Scott Rasmussen’s Number of the Day explores interesting and newsworthy topics at the intersection of culture, politics, and technology.
- December 16, 2019 –246 years ago the Boston Tea Party took place
- December 13, 2019 –770 million surveillance cameras around the world
- December 12, 2019 –15.2 billion dollars spent on unwanted Christmas gifts
- December 11, 2019 –47 percent of Americans consider alcohol a very serious problem
- December 10, 2019 –65 percent of American adults drink alcohol
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