Here Are Your 2012 Christmas Shipping Deadlines
For last-minute shippers: The latest you can send a package to ensure pre-Christmas delivery.
If you're the type to put off holiday shopping until the last minute, not to worry — there are plenty of speedy ways to ship your items nationwide and ensure that they'll arrive before Christmas Day. Below is a rundown of U.S. Post Office, UPS and FedEx deadlines for pre-Christmas arrival. Cost, of course, goes up with the speed of the service. The absolute latest you can ship a package is Saturday. U.S. POSTAL SERVICE Method Last day to ship First Class Mail Thursday, Dec. 20 Priority Mail Friday, Dec. 21 Express Mail Saturday, Dec. 22 FEDEX Method Last day to ship FedEx 2Day Thursday, Dec. 20 FedEx Standard Overnight, FedEx Priority Overnight, FedEx First Overnight Friday, Dec. 21 UPS Method Last day to ship UPS 2nd Day Air, UPS 2nd …
