Paying your vendors with paper checks during the holidays? Keep in mind that the holiday season typically affects USPS shipping and delivery times and can delay check deliveries to your vendors.
What causes USPS delays?
Federal Holidays may lead to potential USPS delivery delays when sending checks. Some contributing factors to these end-of-year shipping delays are unpredictable weather conditions and the high volume created by the online shopping rush. We recommend scheduling payments sooner so they get to your vendor on time during the holidays.
When you’re scheduling a check payment during the holiday season, you’ll see this message, reminding you that checks may not arrive on time.
How to avoid USPS delivery delays
To make sure your payment gets to the vendor on time, we suggest you plan ahead and schedule your payment in advance.
If your vendor allows it, you can send them an ACH bank transfer instead of a check. To learn more about the different payment delivery timelines, please see the following guide.
Alternatively, Melio offers the following fast delivery options:
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You can send a fast or overnight check that arrives via FedEx.
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You might be eligible for a same-day ACH bank transfer, which is same-day delivery.
- You might be eligible for an instant ACH bank transfer that is delivered in minutes.