Christmas Holiday 2020 Shipping Deadlines

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Last Update: 11/23/2020

Back in the day, when all gifts had to be bought in stores, retailers would helpfully remind us how many “shopping days” there were left before Christmas - not counting the Sundays, and often Saturdays, when stores were closed. Now, in the age of the Internet, every day can be a shopping day, and store hours are any time we’re awake.

However, that doesn’t mean you can just put off all your shopping until the last minute. Because the snag with doing your Christmas shopping online is, you have to factor in delivery time to be sure your gift will arrive before Santa takes off for the year. So instead of counting shopping days until Christmas, you have to count shipping days.

Fortunately, BuyVia has taken the work out of counting for you. We’ve checked websites for all the major stores to see how long their expected delivery times are for regular shipping, express shipping, and free shipping. If a store doesn’t have this information on the Web, or the information is conflicting, we’ve called customer service to get the scoop or extrapolated from the previous year - so you can just relax and enjoy your eggnog.

  • When in doubt, try buy online, pickup in store curbside!

We’ll keep updating this chart as needed throughout December, so check back frequently.

Official Holiday Shipping Deadlines

  • USPS Retail Ground - Tuesday December 15, 2020
  • USPS Priority Mail - Wednesday December 19, 2020
  • UPS Ground - Tuesday December 15, 2020
  • FedEx Ground or Home Delivery  - Tuesday December 15, 2020

 

A quick sampling of the deals listed on BuyVia before the List!

Hottest Deals

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    Up to $1000 off iPhone 13, 13 Pro, 13Pro Max 5G - AT&T, Sprint, Verizon, T-Mobile

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    Wireless companies are giving phones away in exchange for locking you in for bill credits each month.

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    Special iPhone 13 Promotions when you Switch

    • AT&T - New and existing customers get the amazing iPhone 13 for up to $800 off with tradein. - Up to $1000 off iPhone 13 Pro, 13 Pro after tradein. Discount after AT&T Bill Credits.
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    • T-Mobile: Get an iPhone 13 Pro on US, up to $1000 off (via 30 Monthly Bill Credits when you are on Magenta Max plan) with a Qualifying Device Trade-In valid for New Lines Only/Auto Pay only.

    Some Older phones are available with less trade in.  Trading in is a lot easier than selling your phone on eBay or Craigslist.

    New iPhones 13:

    • iPhone 13: Starts at $799 (128GB), $749 (256GB), $949 (512GB)
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    AT&T Special Trade-In Offer: Monthly Price reflects net monthly payment, after application of AT&T trade-in credit up to $800 applied over 30 months after trade-in of eligible smartphone with min. $95 trade-in value. Requires upgrade of an existing line (or activation of a new line in stores) and purchase of a new iPhone 13 mini, iPhone 13, iPhone 13 Pro, or iPhone 13 Pro Max on qualifying 30 month 0% APR installment plan, subject to carrier credit qualification.

    Verizon StartUnlimited Plan

    • 1 Line $70 for Unlimited Talk, Text, Web, DVD Quality Streaming, Unlimited Hotspot (600kbps)
    • 5G Nationwide
    • Disney+ 6 month on Verizon
    • Apple Music Free for 6 months
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    Verizon Special Trade-in Offer: Monthly price reflects net monthly payment, after Apple instant trade-in credit at checkout, and Verizon monthly bill credits applied over 24 months. Customer must remain in the Verizon Device Payment Program for 24 months to receive the full benefit of the Verizon bill credits. Bill credits may take 1-2 bill cycles to appear. If it takes two cycles for bill credits to appear, you’ll see the credit for the first cycle on your second bill in addition to that month’s credit. Requires purchase and activation of a new iPhone 13 mini, iPhone 13, iPhone 13 Pro, or iPhone 13 Pro Max with the Verizon Device Payment Program at 0% APR for 24 months, subject to carrier credit qualification, and iPhone availability and limits.

    T-Mobile Essentials Plan

    • 1 line $65/month, 4 lines $105/month
    • Unlimited Talk Text and Web
    • DVD quality SD Streaming 480p
    • 3G Mobile hotspot
    • T-Mobile Tuesdays
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    eBay 20% off Select purchases $25+ - Electronics, Home, Vacs, Phones, More

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    Dyson V8 Animal+ Cordless Vac refurbished $249.99 - code = $199.99. ($499) 2 year warranty.

    Dyson TP02 Cool Link Air Purifier Refurb $237.49 - code = $189.99. ($285) 2 year warranty

    Hover-1 Electric Scooter $219.99 - Code = $175.99 Free Shipping ($319)

    Apple Watch SE 40mm Refurbished $240 - Code = $192 Free Shipping ($279) 90 year warranty

    Promo Code: SAVE4FALL
    Sales tax in: Most States
    Posted: September 16, 2021 6:20 AM PDT


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    $50 off $50 for Target Red Card Signup

    $50 off $50 for Target Red Card Signup one time coupon for new customers. Expires: 10/1/2021

    Plus the normal Red Card Benefits:

    • 5% off at Target in store or online every day
    • Free 2 day shipping on 100,000's of items
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    Some restrictions apply. Coupon does not apply to select items. See below for RedCard benefits & program rules.

    Sales tax in: Most States
    Posted: September 12, 2021 11:01 AM PDT


Holiday 2020 Shipping Deadlines

Cutoff for Delivery by December 23 (Standard Shipping) Cutoff for Delivery by December 23 (Free Shipping) Cutoff for Delivery by December 23 (Express Shipping)
Abercrombie & Fitch Dec. 11 (Dec. 9 for Alaska/Hawaii) N/A  

Next-day, Dec. 20
Amazon.com Dec. 14 (Dec. 11 for Alaska/Hawaii); Orders $25 and up, Dec. 143 (Dec. 11 for Alaska/Hawaii)

For Prime customers, Dec. 18

 2-day, Dec. 18 (Dec. 16 for Alaska/Hawaii)

1-day, Dec. 21 (Dec. 18 for Alaska/Hawaii)

Same-day (select areas), Dec. 20 9:30am local time

Details
Apple N/A Dec. 14, 5pm local time

For iPhones, Dec. 14, 5pm local time

 Guaranteed Next Day: Dec. 21

Courier (where available): Dec. 21
Barnes and Noble Based on individual products For non-members, based on individual products

For members, Dec. 16

 Dec. 16

For members, Dec. 18
Best Buy Dec. 11 at 10:30am CST (except for movies, music, and large items)

Nov. 18 for Guam. Nov. 25 for APO/FPO, Virgin Islands

 Select items, Dec. 11 at 10:30am CST (except for movies, music, and large items) 2-day, Dec. 16 at 10:30am CST

1-day, Dec. 18 at 10:30am CST

Details
Costco Based on individual products
Dell.com N/A Dec. 11 at 3pm EST 2-day, Dec. 16 at 3pm EST

Next-day, Dec. 18 at 3pm EST
Dick’s Sporting Goods Dec. 14 for small items; Dec. 7 for gift cards Qualifying products,

Dec. 14 for small items

 Third-day, Dec. 16

2-day, Dec. 17

1-day or overnight, Dec. 18
Dillard’s Dec. 14 12pm CT N/A Next Day, Dec. 18 at 12pm CST
Foot Locker Dec. 14 at 8pm CST Orders $75 and up and eligible items, Dec. 16 at 8:59pm 2-day: Dec. 16 at 10am CST

1-day: Dec. 18 at 10am CST
Gap Dec. 11 Orders $50 and up, Dec. 14 at 11:59pm EST 2-day: Dec. 18 at 3pm EST

1-day: Dec. 18 at 3pm EST
Home Depot Dec. 11 at 12PM EST Orders $45 and up, Dec 14th at 12pm EST Expedited: Dec. 16 at 12pm EST

Express: Dec. 18 at 12pm EST
HP Store N/A Dec. 11 at 10pm EST 2-business-day, Dec. 16 at 10pm EST

1-business-day, Dec. 18 at 10pm EST
HSN.com Dec. 11 Eligible items, Dec. 11 Express: Dec. 16

Super Express: Dec. 18
Kate Spade N/A Dec 14th at 2pm EST 2-day: Dec 18 at 9pm EST

Next-day: Dec. 16 at 9PM EST
Kohl’s Dec. 11 at 11pm CST Orders $50 and up, Dec. 11 at 11pm CST 2-day: Dec 17 at 1pm CST

1-day: Dec. 18 at 1pm CST

Same-day: Dec. 21 at 1pm CST

Details
Lowe’s Dec. 11 at 12pm EST Orders $49 and up, Dec. 11 at 12pm EST 2-day: Dec 17 at 12pm EST

Next-day: Dec 18 at 12pm EST
Macys.com Dec. 11 at 5pm EST Orders $99 and up, Dec. 11 at 5pm EST Express: Dec 18, 12pm EST

Same-Day: Dec. 21, 10am local time

Details
Monoprice.com Dec. 11 (Dec. 11 for UPS Ground) N/A USPS Priority: Dec. 11

UPS Second Day Air: Dec. 16

UPS Next Day Air: Dec. 18
Newegg.com Dec. 11 (Super Eggsaver shipping) N/A 3-day; Dec. 16

2-day: Dec. 16

Next-day: Dec. 18
Nordstrom N/A Qualifying merchandise, Dec. 11 at 12pm EST

eGift cards, Dec. 25

To PO Box, Dec. 13 at 12pm EST

 Two-business-day: Dec 17 at 1pm EST for gift cards, 3pm EST for merchandise

Next-business-day: Dec. 18 at 12pm EST

Details
Office Depot/Office Max Most orders, Dec. 11 at 5pm local time Orders $35 and up within local delivery area, Dec. 11 at 5pm local time Next-business-day: Dec. 18, 5pm local time
Pottery Barn Dec. 11 at 2pm PST (Dec. 9 at 9pm PST for monogramming) Gift cards only, Dec. 12 at 5pm PST Next Day: Dec. 18 at 6pm PST (9am for gift cards)

Details
REI Dec. 11 Orders $50 and up, Dec 14 2-day: Dec. 17

1-day Express: Dec. 16

Details
Sears Dec. 11 (Dec. 11 for Economy) Orders $35 and up, Dec. 14 Expedited: Dec. 16

Premium: Dec. 18
Staples Dec. 11 at 5pm Orders $49.99 and up and Rewards members, Dec. 16 at 5pm N/A during holidays
Urban Outfitters Dec. 6 Orders $50 and up, Dec. 6 3-day: Dec. 11 at 1pm EST

2-day: Dec. 16 at 1pm EST

Next day: Dec. 16 at 1pm EST
Victoria’s Secret Dec. 11 at 5pm EST N/A 3rd day: Dec. 16 at 5pm EST

2nd day: Dec. 16 at 5pm EST

Next day: Dec. 18 at 5pm EST
Walmart Dec. 16 (Dec. 11 for freight shipping) All orders on Dec. 13

Orders $50 and up, Dec. 16

 Expedited: Dec. 16

Rush: Dec. 18
Williams-Sonoma Dec. 11- at 5pm EST (8pm for gift cards; Dec. 9 at 11:59 EST for monogrammed) N/A Next Day: Dec 18rd at 9pm EST

Details
Zappos.com N/A Dec. 16 at 1pm PST (Dec. 16 at 1pm PST for VIP customers) 1-day: Dec 18 at 1pm PST

Dates subject to change.  Inclement weather may affect shipping times, so order early.

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