MT Don’t Miss Out: Christmas Shipping Deadlines You Need To Know

Hey all you Christmas gift giving procrastinators! Do you still have a list of people you need to ship presents too? And do you live by the moto "If you wait to the last minute, it only takes a minute! " ?

Well.... in the world of shipping packages, it would be considered that time! Plus Montana can always throw a curve ball with its weather, resulting in delays. 

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I'm in that category by the way, and I figured I would help my fellow procrastinators out. Next week is the deadline to mail your Christmas gifts, if you want them arriving on time. I don't think the fashionably late excuse can be applied to packages.  

Christmas is less than two weeks away, and USPS, FedEx, and UPS have made their last-call announcements of when you can get those packages in.

Recommended last days for USPS?

• USPS Ground Advantage: Dec 18th
• First-Class Mail: Dec 18th
• Priority Mail: Dec 19th
• Priority Mail Express Service Dec 21st

When is the last day to mail at UPS?

• UPS Ground: Use their UPS CTC to calculate
• UPS 3-day Select: Dec 19th
• UPS 2nd Day Air: Dec 20
• UPS Next Day Air: Dec 23rd

FedEx Christmas Day Delivery Deadlines.

• FedEx SameDay: Dec. 24.
• FedEx First Overnight, FedEx Priority Overnight, FedEx Standard Overnight, Extra Hours: Dec. 23.
• FedEx 2Day & FedEx 2Day AM: Dec. 20.
• FedEx Express Saver: Dec. 19.
• FedEx Ground (one-day shipping): Dec. 23.
• FedEx Home Delivery (one-day shipping): Dec. 23.
• FedEx Ground Economy: Dec. 13.
• FedEx 1Day Freight: Dec. 23.
• FedEx 2Day Freight: Dec. 20.
• FedEx 3Day Freight: Dec. 19.
• FedEx Freight Priority (one-day shipping): Dec. 20.
• FedEx Freight Economy: Dec. 11.

Now that you have the deadlines, don't let your gifts arrive after Christmas or get stuck paying an arm and a leg for expedited shipping.

Best of luck to everyone tackling their last-minute Christmas shopping!

Credit: UPS , CTC Calculator , FedEX , USPS