Deadlines For Holiday Shipping and Letters to Santa
Last days to ship for USPS, FedEx and UPS
By Marilyn Nelson on November 29, 2021
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Time to hustle. The important shipping deadlines for Christmas 2021 have been released and the takeaway is NOW it’s time to shop and ship.
USPS Holiday Deadlines (inside the continental U.S.):
- Children need to send their letters to Santa, Dec. 10
- Priority Mail and First-Class Mail, Dec. 9
- USPS Retail Ground service, Dec. 15
- USPS Priority Mail Express Military service, Dec. 16
- First-Class Mail service (including greeting cards), Dec. 17
- First-Class packages (up to 15.99 ounces), Dec. 17
- Priority Mail service, Dec. 18
- Priority Mail Express service, Dec. 23
FedEx Holiday Deadlines:
- FedEx Ground Economy, Dec. 9
- FedEx Freight Economy, Dec. 9
- FedEx Ground, Dec. 15
- FedEx Freight Priority, Dec. 15
- FedEx Express Saver, Dec. 21
- FedEx 3-Day Freight, Dec. 21
- FedEx 2-Day, Dec. 22
- FedEx 2-Day a.m., Dec. 22
- FedEx 2-Day Freight, Dec. 22
- FedEx 1-Day Freight, Dec. 23
- FedEx Extra Hours, Dec. 23
- FedEx Standard Overnight, Dec. 23
- FedEx Priority Overnight, Dec. 23
- FedEx First Overnight, Dec. 23
- FedEx Same-Day, Dec. 24
UPS Holiday Deadlines:
- Ground shipping, check the website for a quote
- Second-day air services, Dec. 21
- Next-day air services, Dec. 23
- No pickup service, UPS holiday, Dec. 25
