Though Santa’s delivery service is unavailable to the general public, there are select stores and shipping services that promise to get your gifts delivered by Christmas. If you’ve put off your holiday shopping and shipping until this week, you have just enough time to get items delivered by Dec. 25.
[See: 12 Shopping Tricks to Keep You Under Budget.]
Time is of the essence and the earlier you order, the better. Unless otherwise noted, all shipping deadlines are for delivery by Dec. 25, and deadlines apply to shipments within the 48 contiguous U.S.
FedEx
— Wednesday, Dec. 20: Last day to select FedEx 2Day service.
— Thursday, Dec. 21: Last day to select First Overnight, Priority Overnight and Standard Overnight services.
UPS
— Wednesday, Dec. 20: Last day to select UPS 2nd Day Air for delivery on Dec. 22.
— Thursday, Dec. 21: Last day to select UPS 2nd Day Air delivery for Saturday delivery on Dec. 23. Packages must be labeled and processed for Saturday delivery, which is not available to all ZIP codes.
— Friday, Dec. 22: Last day to select UPS Next Day Air for Saturday delivery on Dec. 23.
USPS
— Wednesday, Dec. 20: Last day to ship Priority Mail. Also the last day to select First-Class Mail and Priority Mail for shipments to Alaska. For delivery to Hawaii, select Priority Mail Express.
— Thursday, Dec. 21: Last day to select Priority Mail Express for shipments to Alaska.
— Friday, Dec. 22: Last day to ship Priority Mail Express.
Amazon
Non-Prime members can still sign up for a free 30-day trial of the service and receive free two-day shipping on holiday orders.
— Friday, Dec. 22: Last day for two-day shipping. Prime member orders ship free.
— Saturday, Dec. 23: Last day for one-day shipping to select cities. Prime member orders of eligible items over $35 ship free to select cities.
— Sunday, Dec. 24: Last day to order eligible items for same-day delivery to select cities. Prime members get free same-day delivery to select cities on eligible orders of $35 or more.
— Sunday, Dec. 24 by 9:14 p.m. local time: Last day to receive free 2-hour delivery with Prime Now to select cities. Prices for this option vary by item, and not all items are eligible. Available exclusively to Prime members.
[Read: Should You Finally Get Amazon Prime?]
Target
— Wednesday, Dec. 20, by 11:59 p.m. CST: Last day to get free shipping and delivery by Dec. 23.
Walmart
— Saturday, Dec. 23, by 4 p.m. local time: Last day to order online and pick up in store.
Kohl’s
— Wednesday, Dec. 20, by 1 p.m. CST: Last day to select 1-Day shipping.
JCPenney
— Wednesday, Dec. 20: Last day to order for delivery by Dec. 25.
Barnes & Noble
— Thursday, Dec. 21, by 11:59 a.m. EST: Last day to select expedited shipping for delivery by Dec. 22. This deadline does not apply to Barnes & Noble Marketplace items, for which the holiday shipping deadline has passed.
Macy’s
— Wednesday, Dec. 20, by 5 p.m. EST: Last day to order via standard and premium shipping. Standard orders of $49 or more ship free.
— Friday, Dec. 22, by 12 p.m. EST: Last day to deliver via express shipping.
— Sunday, Dec. 24, by 10 a.m. local time: Last day to order for same-day delivery to select cities.
— Sunday, Dec. 24, by 12 p.m. local time: Last day to buy online and pick up in store.
Nordstrom
— Wednesday, Dec. 20, by 12 p.m. EST: Last day for two-business-day shipping on both gift cards and merchandise.
— Thursday, Dec. 21, by 12 p.m. EST: Last day for free standard shipping on eligible merchandise and gift cards. It’s also the last day for next-business-day shipping.
— Friday, Dec. 22, by 12 p.m. EST: Last day for $10 Saturday delivery on eligible merchandise.
Best Buy
— Wednesday, Dec. 20, by 10:30 a.m. CST: Last day to get delivery for most items by Dec. 22. Excludes large home delivery products.
— Sunday, Dec. 24, before 12 p.m. local time: Last day to receive same-day delivery to select cities.
— Sunday, Dec. 24, before 4 p.m. local time: Last day to order online and pick up in store. Most Best Buy stores will close at 6 p.m. local time on Dec. 24.
Bath & Body Works
— Wednesday, Dec. 20, by 5:59 p.m. EST: Last day to select expedited shipping.
— Thursday, Dec. 21, by 5:59 p.m. EST: Last day to select overnight shipping.
[See: 10 Signs You Shop Too Much.]
Toys ‘R Us
— Wednesday, Dec. 20, by 3 p.m. EST: Last day for expedited shipping.
— Wednesday, Dec. 20, by 11:59 p.m. EST: Last day for express shipping.
— Sunday, Dec. 24, by 12 p.m. EST: Last day to pick up online orders in store.
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