I think they let them pile up all day and then when it's time for them to go to the main hub they panic and scan them all. I have noticed most of my packages dropped in the chute before noon are usually not scanned until after 4 PM. I usually have smaller boxes so it's never been an issue but I have one now that is larger than normal. I realize this is a really old question but I was trying to find out how big that chute is to see if I'll have to wait in line tomorrow or if I'll be able to use the chute and I think I'll be able to avoid the line, so thank you for the guestimate on the chute size I use the chute 90% of the time and I'm in and out of the post office in minutes. The clerk working today did not have much to share.

but why have another instance where 1 more potentially heavy box can crash into your delicate item? Even if it might annoy the postal clerk working the counter. So do you risk it? Granted, there's going to be lots of automated sorting in shipping packages anyways. But post office employees want you to use the chute. If that 50 pound box flies down that dropoff chute and crashes directly into a large, lightweight box or a bubble flat rate mailer, there's a good chance at damage. Think: 50 pounds of nails densely packed into a large flat rate box. Post office employees want you to drop packages down the chute instead of dropping them off at the counter because counter space can clog up fast with drop-offs.īut back to the self-serve chute - you can fit some pretty heavy items into a medium-sized package. Is it similar to what you see at the airport lugguge carousel pickup for example? It seems to imply that any packages that can fit into this chute can go in there.ĭoes anybody know physically fast how the packages travel down this chute? If a 1 x 1 x 1' box can't fit in there, it's very close. The pull-down box/door has the space to fit a package that is up to the size of around 1.5 foot wide by 1 foot tall. My post office has a package drop off chute inside.

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