1,500 miles in six days: A two-day guaranteed package’s journey on the Postal Service scenic route

By: Brad Johnson

Outlets: South Dakota Searchlight

Published: September 23, 2026

Words: 918

Last Updated: 4 days, 9 hours ago

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On Tuesday, Sept. 15, I paid $36 to send a small box containing a Minnesota Vikings jersey from Watertown to Rapid City by two-day mail guaranteed to arrive Thursday. It arrived Monday.

By then, U.S. Postal Service tracking information indicated it had traveled some 1,500 miles: from Watertown to Huron, Fargo, West Fargo, possibly Clearwater, Minnesota, Sioux Falls, then back to Huron, Fargo, West Fargo, Sioux Falls and finally Rapid City.

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