For mail carriers, holidays weigh heavy
Catalog load grows as even the Internet shoppers want the glossies
MALDEN -- It's taking at least an hour longer than normal to get out the door these days at the central mail distribution center, where postal carriers, thigh-deep in holiday catalogs, sort and pack their loads before hitting the streets. Bundles stuffed with catalogs teeter on crates and carriages. Piles are stacked upon piles. (Full article: 803 words)
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