Priority Mail Actually Takes Longer NEW YORK (AP) - A published report may have you thinking twice before paying extra for the Postal Service's Priority Mail.The Wall Street Journal says the latest post office figures show the typical Priority Mail shipment now takes more than half a day longer to reach its destination than first-class deliveries. And the latter can cost as little as 34 cents.That's compared to the $3.50 minimum charge for Priority Mail.The Journal says Priority Mail service has been slowing dramatically over the past year and that the average piece now takes more than two and a...