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ð YEAR FOR POST OFFICES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. MORE MAIL IS EXPECTED TO BE SENT TODAY THAN ANY OTHER DAY OF THE YEAR. WE CHECKED INTO HOW BUSY THE POST OFFICES IN ALBUQUERQUE ARE JEFF MAHER REPORTS NEAR SAN ANTONIO AND SAN PEDRO. 'this post office off San Antonio and San Pedro is one of the busiest locations in the city, some of the customers we talked to say they had to wait for about forty-five minutes in line to send their stuff out, but they say the wait is well worth it to get the holiday gifts to their friends and family on time''we'll see you, buh-bye, can I help you?' A BUSY DAY FOR POST OFFICE WORKERS -- IN FACT, THE BUSIEST. 'most people on Black Monday went shopping, now they've gotten everything labeled and ready to go so they want to get it out to their loved ones before Christmas' WORKERS SAY POST OFFICES ACROSS THE STATE ARE EXPECTING TO SEE ABOUT 894- THOUSAND LETTERS DROPPED OFF TODAY -- AND OF COURSE, TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PACKAGES. LAST MONDAY THAT NUMBER WAS ABOUT 600- THOUSAND. ON A NORMAL DAY, IT'S ABOUT FOUR- HUNDRED THOUSAND. THE MOST NEW MEXICO POST OFFICES EVER HAD IN ONE DAY IS ABOUT A MILLION LETTERS -- THAT WAS A FEW YEARS AGO. MANY SAY THEY HAVE GOOD REASON TO MAIL THEIR GIFTS OUT NOW 'just because you don't want to be spending most of your Christmas waiting in line at the post office''especially if you have to send anything to Europe or anywhere overseas, you've go to do that really early' POSTAL WORKERS SAY IF YOU WANT TO AVOID THE LINES, USE THE AUTOMATED POSTAL CENTERS. THERE'S ONE AT THE STEVE SCHIFF STATION, ONE AT THE UPTOWN STATION, AND TWO AT THE ACADEMY STATION. 'so if you're close to any of those stations, definitely recommend using those to expedite your visit at the post office''and postal workers say December 20th is the absolute latest that you can wait if you're not shipping Express, after that, you run the risk of sending out gifts that may not show up until after Christmas. Reporting in Northeast Albuquerque. Jeff Maher. Eyewitness News Four. POSTAL WORKERS SAY ONE OF THE THINGS THAT MAY EASE THE LONG LINES THIS YEAR IS THE NEW 'CLICK AND SHIP' FEATURE ONLINE WHERE YOU CAN HAVE A POSTAL CARRIER PICK UP YOUR PACKAGE AT HOME. IF YOU WANT TO CHECK OUT THAT FEATURE, JUST LOG ONTO OUR WEBSITE, KOB-DOT-COM, AND CLICK ON FOUR LINKS.//  « Less