If You Are Mailing Gifts or Shopping Online, Here are The Shipping Deadlines

If you are mailing your gifts this year or ordering stuff online here are some of the shipping deadlines from some of the big guys:

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).

eBay:

Different dates, based on the seller’s processing time and shipping options.
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