Deadlines for Getting Your Packages Out in Time for Christmas

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The scramble to get your packages out in time is on! With people gathering together less this year, the post office is insane.

Truth is, if you didn’t get your package in the mail by Tuesday, December 15th, your snail mail is probably not going to make it.

There are still options though! Through USPS, you still have time if you send your items by first-class shipping. That deadline is tomorrow, Dec. 18th.

Priority and priority express items will need to be sent by Dec. 23rd and will cost you a pretty penny!

The deadline has also passed for UPS ground. For three day shipping, items can wait to be sent up until Dec. 21st

FedEx also requires expedited shipping for pre-Christmas day delivery. Two-day shipping needs to be sent by Dec. 22, and overnight shipping can be sent no later than Dec. 23.

There has also been a lot of talk with more and more people ordering online and shipping instead of giving in person that packages are notoriously late this season.

Often times, packages are re-routed to various locations around the country before ever reaching your house and sometimes that means your packages are weeks late!

Good luck getting those presents to your loved ones on time, and if they don’t make it, always remember the reason for the season. More than ever this year, if you and your family are well and employed, you are blessed.