Christmas Holiday 2023 Shipping Deadlines

Posted: November 13, 2023 12:00 AM

Last Update: 11/12/2023

Back in the day, when all gifts had to be bought in stores, retailers would helpfully remind us how many “shopping days” there were left before Christmas - not counting the Sundays, and often Saturdays, when stores were closed. Now, in the age of the Internet, every day can be a shopping day, and store hours are any time we’re awake.

However, that doesn’t mean you can just put off all your shopping until the last minute. Because the snag with doing your Christmas shopping online is, you have to factor in delivery time to be sure your gift will arrive before Santa takes off for the year. So instead of counting shopping days until Christmas, you have to count shipping days.

Fortunately, BuyVia has taken the work out of counting for you. We’ve checked websites for all the major stores to see how long their expected delivery times are for regular shipping, express shipping, and free shipping. If a store doesn’t have this information on the Web, or the information is conflicting, we’ve called customer service to get the scoop or extrapolated from the previous year - so you can just relax and enjoy your eggnog.

When in doubt, try buy online, pickup in store curbside!

We’ll keep updating this chart as needed throughout December, so check back frequently. Keep in mind that extra delay may and will probably occur. Shop Early!

Official Holiday Shipping Deadlines

USPS Retail Ground - Wednesday December 15, 2023
USPS Priority Mail - Saturday December 18, 2023
UPS Ground - Friday December 17, 2023
FedEx Ground or Home Delivery - Wednesday December 15, 2023

A quick sampling of the deals listed on BuyVia before the List!

Holiday 2023 Shipping Deadlines

	Cutoff for Delivery by December 22 (Standard Shipping)	Cutoff for Delivery by December 22 (Free Shipping)	Cutoff for Delivery by December 22 (Express Shipping)
Abercrombie & Fitch	Dec. 10 (Dec. 9 for Alaska/Hawaii)	N/A	Next-day, Dec. 20
Amazon.com	Dec. 14 (Dec. 10 for Alaska/Hawaii);	Orders $25 and up, Dec. 14 (Dec. 10 for Alaska/Hawaii) For Prime customers, Dec. 17	2-day, Dec. 17 (Dec. 16 for Alaska/Hawaii) 1-day, Dec. 21 (Dec. 17 for Alaska/Hawaii) Same-day (select areas), Dec. 20 9:30am local time Details
Apple	N/A	Dec. 14, 5pm local time For iPhones, Dec. 14, 5pm local time	Guaranteed Next Day: Dec. 21 Courier (where available): Dec. 21
Barnes and Noble	Based on individual products	For non-members, based on individual products For members, Dec. 16	Dec. 16 For members, Dec. 17
Best Buy	Dec. 10 at 10:30am CST (except for movies, music, and large items) Nov. 18 for Guam. Nov. 25 for APO/FPO, Virgin Islands	Select items, Dec. 10 at 10:30am CST (except for movies, music, and large items)	2-day, Dec. 16 at 10:30am CST 1-day, Dec. 17 at 10:30am CST Details
Costco	Based on individual products
Dell.com	N/A	Dec. 10 at 3pm EST	2-day, Dec. 16 at 3pm EST Next-day, Dec. 17 at 3pm EST
Dick’s Sporting Goods	Dec. 14 for small items; Dec. 7 for gift cards	Qualifying products, Dec. 14 for small items	Third-day, Dec. 16 2-day, Dec. 17 1-day or overnight, Dec. 17
Dillard’s	Dec. 14 12pm CT	N/A	Next Day, Dec. 17 at 12pm CST
Foot Locker	Dec. 14 at 8pm CST	Orders $75 and up and eligible items, Dec. 16 at 8:59pm	2-day: Dec. 16 at 10am CST 1-day: Dec. 17 at 10am CST
Gap	Dec. 10	Orders $50 and up, Dec. 14 at 11:59pm EST	2-day: Dec. 17 at 3pm EST 1-day: Dec. 17 at 3pm EST
Home Depot	Dec. 10 at 12PM EST	Orders $45 and up, Dec 14th at 12pm EST	Expedited: Dec. 16 at 12pm EST Express: Dec. 17 at 12pm EST
HP Store	N/A	Dec. 10 at 10pm EST	2-business-day, Dec. 16 at 10pm EST 1-business-day, Dec. 17 at 10pm EST
HSN.com	Dec. 10	Eligible items, Dec. 10	Express: Dec. 16 Super Express: Dec. 17
Kate Spade	N/A	Dec 14th at 2pm EST	2-day: Dec 18 at 9pm EST Next-day: Dec. 16 at 9PM EST
Kohl’s	Dec. 10 at 11pm CST	Orders $50 and up, Dec. 10 at 11pm CST	2-day: Dec 17 at 1pm CST 1-day: Dec. 17 at 1pm CST Same-day: Dec. 21 at 1pm CST Details
Lowe’s	Dec. 10 at 12pm EST	Orders $49 and up, Dec. 10 at 12pm EST	2-day: Dec 17 at 12pm EST Next-day: Dec 18 at 12pm EST
Macys.com	Dec. 10 at 5pm EST	Orders $99 and up, Dec. 10 at 5pm EST	Express: Dec 18, 12pm EST Same-Day: Dec. 21, 10am local time Details
Monoprice.com	Dec. 10 (Dec. 10 for UPS Ground)	N/A	USPS Priority: Dec. 10 UPS Second Day Air: Dec. 16 UPS Next Day Air: Dec. 17
Newegg.com	Dec. 10 (Super Eggsaver shipping)	N/A	3-day; Dec. 16 2-day: Dec. 16 Next-day: Dec. 17
Nordstrom	N/A	Qualifying merchandise, Dec. 10 at 12pm EST eGift cards, Dec. 25 To PO Box, Dec. 13 at 12pm EST	Two-business-day: Dec 17 at 1pm EST for gift cards, 3pm EST for merchandise Next-business-day: Dec. 17 at 12pm EST Details
Office Depot/Office Max	Most orders, Dec. 10 at 5pm local time	Orders $35 and up within local delivery area, Dec. 10 at 5pm local time	Next-business-day: Dec. 17, 5pm local time
Pottery Barn	Dec. 10 at 2pm PST (Dec. 9 at 9pm PST for monogramming)	Gift cards only, Dec. 10 at 5pm PST	Next Day: Dec. 17 at 6pm PST (9am for gift cards) Details
REI	Dec. 10	Orders $50 and up, Dec 14	2-day: Dec. 17 1-day Express: Dec. 16 Details
Staples	Dec. 10 at 5pm	Orders $49.99 and up and Rewards members, Dec. 16 at 5pm	N/A during holidays
Urban Outfitters	Dec. 6	Orders $50 and up, Dec. 6	3-day: Dec. 10 at 1pm EST 2-day: Dec. 16 at 1pm EST Next day: Dec. 16 at 1pm EST
Victoria’s Secret	Dec. 10 at 5pm EST	N/A	3^rd day: Dec. 16 at 5pm EST 2^nd day: Dec. 16 at 5pm EST Next day: Dec. 17 at 5pm EST
Walmart	Dec. 16 (Dec. 10 for freight shipping)	All orders on Dec. 13 Orders $50 and up, Dec. 16	Expedited: Dec. 16 Rush: Dec. 17
Williams-Sonoma	Dec. 10- at 5pm EST (8pm for gift cards; Dec. 9 at 11:59 EST for monogrammed)	N/A	Next Day: Dec 18^rd at 9pm EST Details
Zappos.com	N/A	Dec. 16 at 1pm PST (Dec. 16 at 1pm PST for VIP customers)	1-day: Dec 18 at 1pm PST