You made your list, checked it twice, and fought crowds to get your shopping list finished ahead of the last two weeks before Christmas.
Now you need to get some items in the mail.
When is the deadline? How much time do you have? And who offers the final deadline for those holiday procrastinators?
Here’s how it all breaks down heading into the final stretch of the holiday season:
United States Postal Service (excludes Hawaii and Alaska)
- Dec. 14: Last day for USPS Retail Ground
- Dec. 20: Last day for Priority Mail Service and First-Class Mail Service
- Dec. 22: Last day for Priority Mail Express Service
Click here for the complete USPS holiday shipping dates
Amazon
- Dec. 14: Last day for free shipping
- Dec. 17: Last day for standard shipping
- Dec. 22: Last day for Amazon Prime free two-day shipping
- Dec. 23: Last day for Amazon Prime free one-day shipping
- Dec. 24: Last day for Amazon prime free same-day delivery
Click here for Amazon’s full holiday delivery calendar
UPS
- Dec. 18: Last day to ship UPS 3-Day Select for delivery on Dec. 24
- Dec. 20: Last day to ship UPS 2nd Day Air packages for delivery on Dec. 24
- Dec. 21: Last day to ship UPS Next Day Air packages for delivery on Dec. 24
- Dec. 23: No UPS pickup or delivery service (UPS Express Critical service is available)
Click here for the full UPS holiday schedule
FedEx
- Dec. 17: Last day to ship via FedEx Ground and FedEx Home Delivery
- Dec. 19: Last day to ship via FedEx Express Saver
- Dec. 20: Last day to ship via FedEx 2Day A.M. and FedEx 2Day
- Dec .21: Last day to ship FedEx Standard Overnight, Priority Overnight and First Overnight
- Dec. 22: Last delivery day for FedEx Home Delivery shipments
- Dec. 25: FedEx SameDay delivery is available (with a $50 fee per shipment)
Click here to see FedEx’s full shipping guide
