2011 Holiday Shipping Deadlines

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Well the holiday rush has arrived. I have compiled the shipping deadlines by company for your convenience.

USPS:

International Mail: December 9th
International Express Mail: December 15th
First Class:  December 20th
Priority:  December 21st
Express Mail: December 22nd

For a detailed shipping chart including Military address shipping deadlines click here.

UPS:

Standard: check at UPS.com
3 Day: December 20th
2nd Day Air: December 22nd
Next Day Air: December 23rd

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UPS said people can ship items by air as late as Dec. 23 for delivery on Christmas Eve, Dec. 24. For more information click here.
Fedex:

Ground: December 16th
Home Delivery: December 19th 
Express Saver: December 20th
2 Day: December 22nd
Overnight: December 23rd
First Overnight & Priority Overnight: December 23rd
Same Day: December 25th

Dec. 16 is the last day to guarantee delivery before Christmas through FedEx Ground. Dec. 23 is the last day to ship by way of the company's Express service. For more information click here.

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Holiday Shipping Deadlines

Well the verdict is in, if you want your product to arrive on time the shippers are all providing the 17th as the last day you can ship an item using standard delivery and expect it to arrive in time for Christmas. There is a chance that something ordered later than that will arrive but I would not bet on it. So keep that in mind when either shopping or selling online this Christmas season.

For your convenience I have listed the links to the top U.S. shippers' holiday mailing schedules:

USPS

UPS

DHL

FEDEX

Happy Holidays!!!

Cynthia Ford
www.toriastreasure.com