Christmas 2025 shipping deadlines

For expected delivery by December 25th in the contiguous U.S., the recommended send by dates are:

United States Postal Service (USPS)
USPS Ground Advantage: December 17
First-Class Mail (cards and small packages): December 17
Priority Mail: December 18
Priority Mail Express: December 20

FedEx

FedEx Ground Economy: Deadline passed (Dec 15)
FedEx Express Saver: December 20
FedEx 2Day & 2Day AM: December 22
FedEx Overnight Services: December 23
FedEx Same Day: December 24
Ground and Home Delivery dates vary by distance; check the FedEx website for transit times.

UPS
UPS Ground: Varies by destination (check the UPS website's Calculate Time and Cost tool for specific info)
UPS 3 Day Select: December 19
UPS 2nd Day Air: December 22
UPS Next Day Air: December 23

ten_o_nine

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Posted 7 months ago·Last reply 7 months ago

8 comments

jonathanbrightlight

·7 months ago

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Helpful to have available. I've had several customers ask recently if items would arrive before Christmas. Since we usually ship Media Mail, the answer is always "we can't promise it".

gloryglorygifts

·7 months ago

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Thanks for the info. The USPS sounds VERY optimistic!

Happy holidays!

vtgbeersigns

·7 months ago

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Too bad I'm gonna lose out on thousands because I've been ripped off by eBay and ups on fraudulant shipping charges and had to pull back my listings and delay shipments. Great way to do do business.

stainlessenginecovers

·7 months ago

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@vtgbeersigns wrote:
Too bad I'm gonna lose out on thousands because I've been ripped off by eBay and ups on fraudulant shipping charges and had to pull back my listings and delay shipments. Great way to do do business.

that's why you should ship usps if you're going to buy labels on ebay and or use 'pirate ship' or similar.

I'll bet your signs (some) are oversized and that is not taken into consideration when purchasing UPS/Fedex labels (they charge their xtras upon delivery and then backcharge).

So, don't lose thousands, find another way.

my-cottage-books-and-antiques

·7 months ago

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@ten_o_nine Thanks for the reminder! I'm hoping for no "can you guarantee this will be here for Christmas" messages before the 25th, but that's probably just a dream. LOL

And on my Christmas Wish List? I'm hoping Santa bring me lots of after-Christmas buyers...we usually do pretty well after Christmas (and usually have a sale or two ON Christmas.)

So we're going to keep on plugging....

stainlessenginecovers

·7 months ago

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And the REAL dates for USPS is

Ground Advantage: Ship by November 25

Priority: Ship by December 1st