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The Holidays are here and we are officially in the home stretch of the shopping season. As we move further into the month, you\u2019ll have less and less time to ensure that your purchases make it to your door in time for the holidays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, it\u2019s time to get planning. To help you out, we\u2019re laying out our entire holiday shipping cutoff schedule below for MacSales.com. Some things to know about these cutoffs:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. These cutoffs reflect the worst-case times based on the furthest normal points of delivery from our OWC Woodstock main warehouse location.<\/li>
  2. You can count on macsales.com to give you an accurate delivery ETA to your zip code while checking out. So if you receive a delivery ETA that is a bit earlier than what the cutoffs below suggest, trust the estimate\u2014especially if you are closer to our warehouse! UPS Ground, for example, can normally take as long as 5 days to the furthest of the 48 Contiguous state destinations, but will be faster the closer you are to us. <\/li>
  3. Speaking of UPS, we highly recommend them as they have been the most consistently on time\/reliable not just throughout this year, but throughout the holiday season thus far. <\/li>
  4. Ground delivery\u2014via FedEx or UPS Ground\u2014is faster the closer you are to OWC main warehouse in Woodstock, Ill. Our system will quote the safe days, so please note that other than Air options, these are the longest periods ground shipping should take. Having said that \u2013 holiday volumes, weather, and other factors are things that can impact transit time\u2026 earlier always the safer. <\/li>
  5. UPS also now delivers Ground and Air to much of the USA on Saturday, even if Saturday isn\u2019t selected. This is not a guarantee<\/strong>\u2014but could be a benefit. <\/li>
  6. One more thing: shipping to UPS pickup\/locker centers can be a convenient way to ensure your package is there and avoid a missed delivery or an overloaded driver that doesn\u2019t get to your house. Even though it is rare for a driver not to deliver due to an overloaded truck, the locker locations don\u2019t get missed, period.<\/li>
  7. WIth all of the above being said, it\u2019s always<\/em> better to have a little buffer built in. Things happen\u2014like weather, which none of us can control. The more extra time you give, the less likely probability of something then causing your package arriving after Christmas rather than before. <\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Key Holiday 2024 Dates!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
    • Wednesday, December 18, 2024 <\/strong>– Order before 5:40 PM CT for delivery via Ground Shipping and US First Class Mail<\/li>
    • Saturday, December 21, 2024<\/strong> – Order before 7:30 PM CT for delivery via 2nd Day Shipping<\/li>
    • Monday, December 23, 2024<\/strong> – Order before 7:30 PM CT for delivery via Next Day Shipping<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

      US Domestic Cutoffs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

      Monday, December 1<\/strong>6th Before 1:30 P.M. CT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
      • Last Day for Shipping via USPS First Class Mail<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

        Tuesday, December 17th Before 3 P.M. CT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
        • Last Day for FedEx Ground<\/li>
        • Last Day for FedEx Ground Home Delivery<\/li>
        • Last Day for FedEx International Ground to Canada<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

          Wednesday, December 18 Before 1:30 P.M. CT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
          • Last Day for USPS Priority Mail<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

            Wednesday, December 18 Before 5:40 P.M. CT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
            • Last Day for UPS Ground<\/li>
            • Last Day for UPS Standard (Ground) to Canada<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

              Thursday, December 19 Before 7:30 P.M. CT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
              • Last Day for UPS 3-Day Select (Air)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

                Friday, December 20 Before 1:30 P.M. CT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
                • Last Day for USPS Express Mail<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

                  Saturday, December 21 Before 3:30 P.M. CT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
                  • Last Day for FedEx 2nd Day Air<\/li>
                  • Last Day for FedEx International Economy to Canada<\/li>
                  • Last Day for UPS 2nd Day Air<\/li>
                  • Last Day for UPS Worldwide Expedited to Canada<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

                    Sunday, December 22 Before 7:30 P.M. CT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
                    • Last Day for FedEx Standard Overnight<\/li>
                    • Last Day for FedEx Priority Overnight<\/li>
                    • Last Day for FedEx International Priority to Canada<\/li>
                    • Last Day for UPS Next Day Air<\/li>
                    • Last Day for UPS Red Overnight<\/li>
                    • Last Day for UPS Worldwide Express to Canada<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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