Here Are The Shipping Deadlines To Get Your Holiday Gifts On Time

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Let’s look it, nan aforesaid point happens twelvemonth aft year. Things get engaged pinch work, school, and life successful wide until you’re abruptly up against nan timepiece arsenic you title your gifts to your section station office, FedEx store, aliases UPS location. We’ve each been there, but we’d for illustration to thief arsenic you scheme your adjacent move and statesman sending retired your vacation packages.

If you intend to nonstop your gifts via accepted message this year, we’ve compiled nan home shipping deadlines for various carriers and awesome retailers, truthful you tin scheme up and guarantee your packages get earlier nan holidays. Hopefully, it will thief you debar immoderate unwanted accent — well, assuming that’s moreover imaginable this clip of year.

Final time to shipShips via this service

December 19th	UPS 3 Day Select
December 22nd	UPS 2nd Day Air
December 23rd	UPS Next Day Air

With UPS, you person until Tuesday, December 23rd, to vessel via Next Day Air and person your package get by Wednesday, December 24th. Packages shipped via Next Day Air aft nan 23rd won’t get until aft Christmas. Monday, December 22nd, is nan past time to vessel via 2nd Day Air if you want your package to get by December 24th. You tin opt for UPS’s 3 Day Select action until Friday, December 19th, to person it get by nan 22nd. If you scheme to vessel your packages earlier then, you should beryllium good opting for nan modular pickup and transportation service.

See much specifications regarding UPS shipping deadlines here.

Final time to shipShips via this service

December 20th	FedEx Express Saver
December 22nd	FedEx 2Day and 2Day AM
December 24th	FedEx SameDay

FedEx says nan cutoff for its SameDay transportation is Wednesday, December 24th, but it’s risky to vessel packages that late, arsenic moreover nan slightest hold could consequence successful them arriving aft Christmas. However, if you vessel it by Monday, December 22nd, you tin take either of nan two-day shipping methods. And if you negociate to get it to FedEx by Saturday, December 20th, you tin spell pinch nan Express Saver action for a much reasonable shipping fee.

See much specifications regarding FedEx shipping deadlines here.

Final time to shipShips via this service

December 17th	First-Class Mail
December 17th	USPS Ground Advantage
December 18th	Priority Mail
December 20th	Priority Mail Express

Saturday, December 20th, is nan last time to nonstop packages (to get by Christmas Eve) via USPS Priority Mail Express, while nan cutoff day for packages to be delivered earlier Christmas via modular Priority Mail is Thursday, December 18th. First-Class Mail packages and those you intend to nonstop via USPS Ground Advantage, meanwhile, must beryllium sent by Wednesday, December 17th, if you want them to get successful clip for Christmas.

See much specifications regarding USPS shipping deadlines here.

Amazon vacation shipping deadlines

If you subscribe to Amazon Prime and unrecorded successful an eligible ZIP code successful nan US, you tin get Same-Day Delivery connected definite items done December 24th. You’ll request to meet nan “minimum threshold” of eligible items successful your cart; however, nan nonstop period varies by location (see present for much details). Same-Day Delivery costs up to $2.99 per bid for Prime members whose orders autumn nether nan threshold, aliases up to $12.99 for non-Prime customers.
Prime members tin get One-Day Delivery for eligible products done December 23rd pinch nary minimum acquisition magnitude aliases Two-Day Delivery done December 22nd.
If you’re a Prime personnel successful prime US cities, you tin return advantage of two-hour market transportation done December 24th.

Shipping times and prices whitethorn alteration depending connected nan merchandise type, size, and whether it’s shipping straight from Amazon aliases a third-party seller, truthful make judge to cheque nan expected presence day astatine checkout, past take accordingly.

Best Buy vacation shipping deadlines

If you’re a My Best Buy Plus aliases Total subscriber, you tin get free two-day shipping pinch nary minimum bid size. However, those without a premium subscription must meet nan $35 bid period (before taxes but aft coupons), and only definite items are disposable for next-day and modular shipping.
Free next-day transportation is disposable connected prime items done December 23rd if you bid by 10:30AM section time.
You tin get free same-day delivery if you bid your package connected December 24th, arsenic agelong arsenic you spot your bid by 12PM section time.
If you bid online by 5PM section clip connected Christmas Eve, you’ll besides beryllium eligible for in-store pickup until 7PM.

Keep successful mind that Best Buy’s shipment and presence dates alteration depending connected nan type of point you’re purchasing. Major appliances, for instance, whitethorn return longer to beryllium delivered than smaller, much accepted electronics.

Walmart vacation shipping deadlines

Walmart offers free modular shipping connected orders of $35 sold straight from Walmart. You must spot orders by 12:30PM section clip connected December 23rd to person nan package successful clip for Christmas, however. Next-day shipping is besides disposable successful immoderate areas.
Walmart besides offers free next-day and two-day shipping to Walmart Plus subscribers pinch nary bid minimum. However, nan presence day of your package whitethorn alteration depending connected whether Walmart aliases a third-party seller is shipping your item.
The retailer offers same-day pickup and transportation connected orders placed by 12PM section clip connected December 24th.
You tin besides person nan package delivered to you successful arsenic small arsenic 1 hr connected Christmas Eve if you bid by 5PM section clip and salary a $10 Express Delivery fee.

Target vacation shipping deadlines

Target stores will beryllium unfastened until midnight done December 23rd and 8PM section clip connected Christmas Eve, though it’s wise to get pickup orders and same-day shipping orders successful by December 23rd to beryllium connected nan safe side.
Orders placed by 6PM section clip connected Christmas Eve are eligible for in-store pickup until 8PM.
Those pinch a Target Circle card tin person free two-day shipping connected galore items from nan retailer’s website, and same-day transportation connected orders placed by 3PM section clip connected Christmas Eve. Next-day transportation is disposable successful 35 cities, too, but nan bid cutoff clip varies by location.
Many (but not all) orders complete $35 are eligible for free shipping, moreover if you don’t person a Target Circle paper aliases Circle 360 membership. It’s wished by nan item’s location and your ZIP code.

As pinch Walmart and Amazon, beryllium alert that items shipped aliases sold by third-party retailers astatine Target whitethorn consequence successful longer lead times. Product listings usually spell retired your options for pickup, same-day delivery, and modular shipping — complete pinch estimated readiness times — earlier you adhd them to your cart.

Update, December 13th: Updated shipping deadlines and different related accusation pertaining to nan 2025 vacation season.