We know this year is unlike any other and if you’ve depended on shipping in the past, don’t get to comfy this year. You need to be ahead of the game this year and get your online orders in soon and get your gifts shipped out early if you’ll be mailing things to people instead of meeting in person.
If you’re using USPS to send things this season, here are the dates you need to know:
- Tue. Dec. 15 – Deadline for USPS Retail Ground
- Fri. Dec. 18 – Deadline for First Class Mail
- Sat. Dec. 19 – Deadline for Priority Mail shipments
- Wed. Dec. 23 – Deadline for Priority Mail Express shipments
Dates for Hawaii and Alaska vary. Check with USPS as these will need to be sent earlier.
If you plan on using UPS, here are your deadlines:
- Tue. Dec. 15 – Ground shipments
- Mon. Dec. 21 – Deadline for UPS 3 Day Select shipments
- Tue. Dec. 22 – Deadline for UPS 2nd Day Air shipments Scheduled delivery on Dec. 24 (Tue)
- Wed. Dec. 23 – Deadline for UPS Next Day Air shipments
But what about shopping?
Here’s when you need to get those gifts ordered by to make sure they make it to your house before Christmas! I’ve noticed when making this list compared to years’ past, we don’t have the same free shipping offers from retailers this year.
- Mon. Dec. 14 – Free shipping for everyone on select orders over $25 (5-8 business days)
- Fri. Dec. 18 – Standard shipping (3-5 business days)
- Mon. Dec. 21 – Two-Day shipping – Free for Prime Members
- Wed. Dec. 23 – One-day shipping
- Thu. Dec. 24 – Same day delivery in select areas
- Thu. Dec. 24 – 2-hour delivery (Prime only) in select areas
- Thu. Dec. 17 – Standard shipping (3-5 business days)
- Mon. Dec. 21 – Express shipping
- Wed. Dec. 23 – Next Day shipping (orders before 3PM)
- Thu. Dec 24 – Store Pickup (select orders only)
- Mon. Dec 14 – Standard delivery (3-6 business days)
- Mon. Dec 21 – 2-day delivery (order by 1:00PM CST).
- Tue. Dec 22 – 1-day delivery (order by 1:00PM CST).
- Wed. Dec. 16 (11:59 PM ET) – Gift cards (mail delivery)
- Fri. Dec. 18 (11:59 PM ET) – Standard free shipping with qualifying purchase
- Thu. Dec. 24 (3 PM Local) – Buy online for in-store or curbside pickup
- Thu. Dec. 24 (1 PM ET) – E-gift cards (email delivery)
- Shipping cutoff is December 10th for Christmas delivery
- Fri. Dec. 11 – final day for lowest priced shipping option to arrive by Christmas
- Sat. Dec. 12 – final day for standard ground shipping
- Wed. Dec. 16 – final day for expedited shipping
- Thu. Dec. 17 – final day for rush shipping
Use code PRIORITY on orders of $50 or more to get FREE Priority shipping! Order by 11AM PST on 12/21/20..
- Thu. Dec. 17 – Standard shipping (3-5 business days) – FREE on orders of $35 or more
- Mon. Dec 21 – 2-Day Shipping – FREE for REDcard holders on orders of $35 or more
- Wed. Dec. 23 – Express shipping (extra fees apply)
- Thu. Dec. 17 – Standard shipping (3-5 business days)
- Mon. Dec. 21 – Two-day shipping – FREE on orders of $35 or more.
- Wed. Dec. 23 – Next-day shipping
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