Here are the absolute last USPS mail-by dates for making sure presents land under the tree in time:
Letters and Cards: Dec 20
Priority Mail: Dec 20
Express Mail: Dec 22
Parcel Post: Dec 15
Check the USPS site for deadlines for military mail.
Holiday Shipping Calendar [USPS]
(Photo: Del Far)
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According to FedEX their deadlines are …
Express: Dec 22
Ground/Home: Dec 17
[news.van.fedex.com]
Yeah, save yourself some unnecessary stress this Christmas and use FedEx instead of USPS. As far as I know, USPS only provides “guidelines” rather than guarantees.
So go to any FedEx (Kinko’s) store to ship your package.
Or better yet, open a FedEx account online [www.fedex.com] and you can print labels online, and either drop them off or request a pickup. FedEx will even send you free labels and express packaging!
USPS has worked just fine for me. I also don’t wait around until Dec 20 to mail anything. Usually it gets mailed around Dec 10 and it has 2 weeks to get where it needs to get. I don’t have to pay an arm and a leg to get it there in time or bite my nails about whether it’s going to get stuck somewhere in transit for days.
Nice pic for the post. I have a pic of one of those mailboxes from when one was placed in my town.
USPS said in a press release that the deadline for military delivery is Dec 2nd. GET YOUR IPODS FOR YOUR TROUPS NOW!