MINNEAPOLIS - Santa’s best helpers — FedEx, U.S. Postal Service and UPS — are getting ready to gas up their sleighs.
To make sure they deliver your gifts on time, take note of key shipping deadlines.
Having Christmas on a Monday helps procrastinators shop for last-minute gifts in stores, but it doesn’t do any favors for those sending gifts.
Here are the last days to ship for delivery by Christmas:
FedEx
- Dec. 15: Ground
- Dec. 19: Express Saver
- Dec. 20: Two-day
- Dec. 21: Overnight shipping deadline
U.S. Postal Service
- Dec. 14: USPS Retail Ground shipments
- Dec. 19: First Class
- Dec. 20: Priority Mail
- Dec. 22: Priority Mail Express
- Alaska: Deadline for First Class and Priority Mail shipments is Dec. 20; Priority Mail Express is Dec. 21.
- Hawaii: Deadline for First Class and Priority Mail shipments is Dec. 15; Priority Mail Express is Dec. 20.
United Parcel Service
- Dec. 18: UPS 3 Day Select
- Dec. 20: 2nd Day Air
- Dec. 21: Next Day Air
The nation’s three biggest shipping companies expect to deliver record numbers of packages this holiday season.