These 7 Items Are Banned For Shipping This Holiday Season By USPS

Ah, the holidays are not at all a stressful time for anyone in Montana, am I right? Well, let me add a bit more stress to your plate.

If you are like me and don't live in the same town as your relatives, you might need to be shipping some presents with the United States Postal Service, and depending on what you are giving as a gift this year, you might be banned from mailing it to your loved one.

Shipping Deadlines In Montana For The Holidays

Before we get to the items that the USPS has said are banned from shipping, let's first let you know what days you have to have your packages in the mail.

These are according to the USPS website:

  • USPS Ground Advantage Service: Deadline 12/18/24
  • First-Class Mail Service: Deadline 12/18/24
  • Priority Mail Service: Deadline 12/19/24
  • Priority Mail Express Service: Deadline 12/21/24
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Don't Bother Shipping These 7 Items For The Holidays

The reason we've put this list together is to save you the embarrassment of being told you can't ship your items when you bring them to your local post office.

Not to mention the time you'd have wasted wrapping those packages up and getting them ready to ship them off, only to find out you can't ship what you've bought your loved one.

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