Last USPS Shipping Day for Christmas

 Please note that USPS and UPS do not guarantee arrival dates, the ones below are all estimates of 'SHOULD' arrive on time.

USPS says the 'last shipping day' to arrive for Christmas is December 18th (Continental US orders only! Hawaii and Alaska are the 16th*). Orders must be placed by 10am Pacific.  They of course still do not guarantee anything, but state that it SHOULD arrive on time if shipped by then. I HIGHLY recommend that you order before then as I can already see the packages moving slower than normal!  I also highly highly recommend adding the Route Protection on your orders as there is a higher likelihood of lost or damaged orders within the USPS and UPS systems during this time of the year.

I will continue to ship past that date of course, but can't guarantee on-time arrival for Christmas Day (or rather Christmas Eve, since they don't deliver on Christmas).  I will ship every morning until December 23rd at 10am, just in case.

Choosing Priority Mail will increase your chances!  And the closer you are to Southern California the better the odds as well.  - If the website is only giving you Ground as an option, and you want it to ship priority, please send me a message ASAP through the 'contact us' page and request a shipping upgrade either right before or right after your order.  I will send an invoice immediately after you place the order - please check spam folders.  It must be paid immediately as I may be currently shipping orders. If you do not see an invoice within 30 minutes, please send me another message and also double check you gave me the correct e-mail on your order.

Orders shipped Priority on the 19th and 20th 'SHOULD' arrive by Christmas Eve.... orders shipped on Monday the 23rd (ordered before 10am Pacific) 'MIGHT' arrive by Christmas Eve if you live in Southern California.  Again, all of those are only estimates and not guaranteed.... and also based on USPS and UPS doing their jobs moving the packages.... something I can't help.  I have already noticed they are moving a bit slower and skipping scans.

 

*International orders never have a guaranteed speed due to customs times, and two shipping companies.  I unfortunately cannot control any of those organizations. Canada will definitely not arrive on time given the Canada Post strike. : (. I have currently turned off the ability to order from Canada until it is resolved.

 

GIFT CARDS AS A BACKUP!

Need a last minute gift? I have digital gift cards you can print out or e-mail to someone immediately! These can be used for anything on the website.

 

Also no shipping December 31-January 2.  I will likely ship on December 27th and December 30 between the two holidays.