Holiday shipping deadlines approaching: The dates you need to know
ORLANDO, Fla. - It is one of the busiest shipping weeks of the year. If you still have some holiday packages that need to hit the road there's not much time.
USPS released a statement this week saying operations are about to get very busy. An estimated 2.3 billion pieces of mail will be processed and delivered this week alone – that includes greeting cards and packages.
You are up against some deadlines if you still need to send items and want it there in time for Christmas morning.
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Wednesday was the deadline for ground shipping for USPS and FedEx, but here's a list of the next round of deadlines:
USPS
- First-Class Mail service (including greeting cards) — Friday, Dec. 17
- First-Class packages (up to 15.99 ounces) — Friday, Dec. 17
- Priority Mail service — Saturday, Dec. 18
- Priority Mail Express service — Thursday, Dec. 23
UPS
- 3-Day Select – Dec. 21
- 2nd Day Air services – Dec. 22
- Next-day Air services – Dec. 23
FedEx
- Express Saver — Tuesday, Dec. 21
- 2Day & 2Day AM — Wednesday, Dec. 22
- Overnight Services — Thursday, Dec. 23
- FedEx Same Day — Friday, Dec. 24