Calling All Last-Minute Shoppers: Today Is “Free Shipping Day”

(Erin Turowski)

This cat didn’t ship for free, but lots of other stuff will. (Erin Turowski)

It sounds pretty simple — it’s Free Shipping Day today (now you know), so one might think a bunch of retailers are offering up complimentary shipping, for delivery by Christmas Eve. One would be right, because there are a lot of stores dangling that bait, though not all of them will just hand it over without a little song and dance first.

By “song and dance,” we actually mean, “some stores will make you enter a discount code to get free shipping today.” Others — including Target and Best Buy — might already be on the free shipping train for the holidays, so it isn’t really news. But it’s still free!

For an extensive list of all the 1,000+ or so merchants offering free shipping on in-stock, ready-to ship items, you can scroll through FreeShippingDay.com by category. Here are a few to get you started:

Walmart: free shipping, no minimum

Cabela’s: free shipping, no minimum with code 5FREESHIP

Bass Pro Shop: free shipping, no minimum

Belk’s: $10 off $50 purchase, free shipping

Target: Free shipping

Neiman Marcus: Free upgraded shipping with code NMRUSH

JCPenney: Free shipping with code SHIPDAY

Children’s Place: Free shipping

GameStop: Free shipping with code GAMES4U

Talbots: Free shipping on all orders

Harry & David: Free shipping on Christmas Gifts, use code GIFT

Aldo: Free shipping

Land’s End: Free shipping plus 50% off everything (excludes sale and clearance). Use code FREESHIPDAY

Lord & Taylor: Free second-day air shipping upgrade on all orders, select second-day air at checkout.

Lane Bryant: $20 off orders of $90+, free shipping on all orders using code FS9020LB

Art.com: 30% + free shipping on all orders, use code FREESHIPART15

Nordstrom: Free standard shipping on all orders

Bloomingdale’s: Free shipping on all in-stock merchandise

L.L. Bean: Free shipping on all orders

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