While there are no real guarantees here, the three major US Parcel Carriers have released their recommended ship-by dates for gifts to be delivered in time for the Christmas Holiday. This year, Christmas will fall on a Saturday.
Everywhere you turn you hear horror stories about supply chain snags slowing deliveries to both retail stores and residencies. This along with a previously announced plan by the USPS to slow mail deliveries as part of a broad cost-cutting plan. Retailers have been recommending for weeks now that consumers shop (and ship) early.
Here are the dates, according to each carrier’s website.
December 15: USPS Retail Ground Service
December 17: First-Class Mail Service (including holiday greeting cards)
December 17: First-Class Packages (up to 15.99 ounces)
December 18: Priority Mail Service
December 23: Priority Mail Express Service
USPS For Air/Army/Fleet/Diplomatic post office addresses
November 6: Retail Ground Service
December 9 :Priority Mail and First-Class Mail
December 16: Priority Mail Express – Military Service
USPS Alaska and Hawaii
December 17: Hawaii to/from Mainland — Priority Mail and First-Class Mail
December 18: Alaska to/from Continental U.S. — First-Class and Priority Mail
December 21: Alaska to/from Continental U.S. and Hawaii to/from Mainland — Priority Mail Express
December 9: Ground Economy
December 15: Ground and Home Delivery
December 21: Express Saver
December 22: Two Day and Two-Day AM
December 23: Overnight Services
December 24: Same Day
UPS:
Ground shipping, check the UPS website for a quote
December 22: Second-Day Air Services
December 23: Next-Day Air Services
December 25: no pickup service, UPS holiday
Note: UPS Service Guarantees are still suspended for most services due to the COVID-19 Pandemic
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