2014 Holiday Shipping Deadlines For Last Minute Santas

Posted on December 11, 2014

(Photo Flickr/Axel Buhrmann)

If you’ve slacked on playing Santa until now, here’s a list of shipping deadlines from a variety of package carriers and top online stores, courtesy of Tom’s Guide.

United States Postal Service:

  • Standard Post: Monday, Dec. 15.
  • First class mail: Saturday, Dec. 20.
  • Priority mail: Saturday, Dec. 20.
  • Priority Mail Express: Tuesday, Dec. 23.

Fed Ex:

  • SmartPost delivery: Friday, Dec. 12.
  • Fed Ex Home Delivery or FedEx Ground: Wednesday, Dec 17.
  • FedEx Express Saver: Saturday, Dec. 20.
  • FedEx 2Day and FedEx 2Day AM.: Monday, Dec. 22.
  • FedEx Standard Overnight, FedEx Priority Overnight or FedEx First Overnight: Tuesday, Dec. 23.
  • FedEx SameDay: Thursday, Dec. 25.

UPS:

  • Normal pickup and delivery service: Monday, Dec. 22.
  • UPS Worldwide Express, UPS Worldwide Express Freight, UPS 2nd Day Air: Monday, Dec. 22. (Pickup service provided for regular Saturday pickup customers of air and international shipments only, or if prearranged by Friday, Dec. 19.)
  • UPS Next Day Air: Tuesday, Dec. 23.
  • UPS Express Critical service for urgent packages: Wednesday, Dec. 24. (Pickup service available for air and international shipments if prearranged by Tuesday, Dec. 23).
  • UPS Express Critical service for urgent packages: Wednesday, Dec. 25.

Amazon:

  • Free Shipping, place order by Tuesday, Dec. 16.
  • Standard Shipping: Friday, Dec. 19.
  • Two-Day Shipping: Monday, Dec. 22.
  • One-Day Shipping: Tuesday, Dec. 23.
  • Local Express Delivery: Wednesday, Dec. 24.

Best Buy:

  • Standard: estimated Dec. 13 to Dec. 18. (4 to 8 business days, includes 1 day for processing and 3 to 7 days for transit).
  • Expedited: estimated Dec. 19. (3 business days, includes 1 day for processing and 2 days for transit).
  • Express: estimated Dec. 20. (2 business days, includes 1 day for processing and 1 day for transit).

Susan Saunders–12/11/14

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