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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
