Here is the last day you can send packages and make them come to Christmas
If you plan to send gifts to friends and family this holiday, it will not surprise you that you have limited time left to do it and actually get the presents for their final destination.
The postal service with UPS and FedEx (and all other transmitters on the planet) is always overwhelmed by holiday mail, especially now when many of these gifts are purchased online and sent to the donor before being sent to their final recipient (double mail! ).
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If you want to make sure gifts arrive to their final destination on time, the big players will The square has announced when the cutoff is to get them in the mail. Depending on how you send items, this time limit has already passed .
Here's an overview of the cutoff dates to get the package to the destination by December 25th and as always the weather and other factors can always delay things, so posting things sooner rather than later is better.
USPS
Dec. 14: Cutoff for USPS retail ground shipments
Dec. 18: Cutoff for APO / FPO / DPO (excluding zip code 093) through Priority Mail Express
Dec. 20: Cutoff for First Class Post
Dec. 20: Cutoff for Priority Mail
Dec. 22: Cutoff for Priority Mail Express
FedEx
Dec. 17: Cutoff for FedEx Home and Home Delivery
Dec. 19: Cutoff for Express Saver Packer
Dec. 20: Cutoff for FedEx Two-Day Packer
Dec. 21: Cutoff for FedEx Accommodation Packages
Dec. 25: Cutoff for FedEx SameDay, FedEx SameDay City Direct and City Priority
UPS
Dec. 18: Cutoff for UPS 3-Day Select
Dec. 20: Cutoff for 2nd Day Air
Dec. 21: Cutoff Next Day Air
