PSA: Free Holiday shipping cutoffs start this week

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Trust me, you don’t want to get your Christmas shopping done at the mall or worse, Walmart. So listen carefully. For many stores, this week marks your last chance to place orders with free shipping and still get them in time for Christmas.

Luckily, Amazon has extended its holiday shipping cutoffs. The updated timeline is as follows:

Everyone can place orders with free shipping through December 19th and still expect to receive the items by December 25th. Otherwise, expedited shipping is going to cost you extra. Prime members (free trial available) can procrastinate up until December 22nd and their free 2-day shipping benefits will cover any additional fees. Starting Decemeber 23rd, all Amazon buyers will need to pay extra for one-day shipping. After that, your only options are same-day delivery or opt for a downloadable present like Prime or gift cards.

Head below for a lengthy list of holiday shipping cutoff dates and free shipping details for major online retailers:

 (Amazon cutoffs)

The chart below is from bfads.

 

 

Store Name Shipping Cutoff Date Minimum Purchase for Free Shipping
6PM December 17th (4PM PST)
December 22nd (4PM PST)
No Minimum
$75 or More
Abercrombie & Fitch December 15th (11:59PM)
December 20th (12PM EST)
December 23rd (12PM EST)
$50+ w/ Code “10260”
Standard Shipping (Costs Vary by Order Size)
Next Day Air (Costs Vary by Order Size)
Aero December 21st (11:59PM EST)
December 22nd (12PM EST)
December 23rd (9PM EST)
$50+
2-Day Shipping (Costs Vary by Order Size)
1-Day Shipping (Costs Vary by Order Size)
Alloy December 29th
December 21st (11:59PM EST)
December 23rd (1PM EST)
$75+ w/ Coupon Code “AJM”
Standard Shipping (Costs Vary by Order Size)
Overnight Shipping (Costs Vary by Order Size)
Amazon (Prime Members) December 22nd
December 23rd
December 24th
Free 2-Day Shipping
1-Day Shipping
Same-Day Delivery (Select Cities)
Amazon (Non-Prime Members) December 19th (9PM PST)
December 22nd
December 23rd
December 24th
$35+/Standard Shipping
2-Day Shipping
1-Day Shipping
Same-Day Delivery (Select Cities)
American Eagle December 20th (6AM EST)
December 22nd (1PM EST)
December 23rd (1PM EST)
No Minimum
Second Day
Overnight
Athleta December 20th (11:59PM EST)
December 22nd (3PM EST)
December 23rd (3PM EST)
$50+
2-Day Shipping
1-Day Shipping
BackCountry December 10th (5PM MST)
December 15th (5PM MST)
December 17th (5PM MST)
Decemeber 22nd (5PM MST)
December 23rd (5PM MST)
$50+/Economy Shipping
Freight Shipping
USPS & Standard Shipping
2-Day Shipping
Next Day Air Shipping
Banana Republic December 20th (11:59PM EST)
December 22nd (3PM EST)
December 23rd (3PM EST)
$50+
2-Day Shipping
1-Day Shipping
Bass Pro Shops December 18th
December 19th
December 22nd (Noon CST)
December 23rd (Noon CST)
Free Economy Shipping
Standard Shipping
2-Day Shipping
1-Day Shipping
Bath and Body Works December 18th (11:59PM EST)
December 22nd (5:59PM EST)
December 23rd (5:59PM EST)
Ground Shipping
Expedited Shipping
Overnight Shipping
bebe December 12th (Noon PST)
December 22nd (Noon PST)
December 23rd (Noon PST)
$100+/Standard Shipping
Express Shipping
Overnight Shipping
Best Buy Dec. 20* (3:00PM EST)
*Date and time based off last year’s information.
Orders of $35+
Bloomingdales December 22nd (5PM EST)
December 23rd (Noon EST)
Free Standard Shipping
Express Shipping
The Body Shop December 18th (5PM EST)
December 22nd (3PM EST)
December 23rd (3PM EST)
$50+ Ground
2-Day Shipping
Overnight Shipping
Cabela’s December 17th
December 18th (10PM EST)
December 19th (10PM EST)
December 23rd (12:30PM EST)
$49+ w/ code “JOLLY”
Standard Express Shipping
Guaranteed Express Shipping
Overnight Air Express Shipping
Carter’s December 17th
December 22nd
December 23rd
Free Standard Shipping
Expedited Shipping
Overnight Shipping
Catherine’s December 22nd
December 23rd
$7.95 Flat-Rate Express Shipping
Next Day Air Shipping
The Children’s Place December 15th (11:59PM EST)
December 18th (11AM EST)
December 22nd (11AM EST)
December 23rd (11AM EST)
No Minimum w/ code “TWENTYFIVE3”
Standard Shipping
Express Shipping
Rush Shipping
Coach December 22nd (11:59PM EST) $150+
Crate and Barrel December 15th (11:59PM)
December 19th (5PM CST)
December 22nd (Noon CST)
December 23rd (Noon CST)
$49+
Standard Shipping
2-Day Express Shipping
Next Day Express Shipping
Dick’s Sporting Goods December 15th (11:59PM)
December 19th (11:59PM PST)
December 20th (11:59PM PST)
December 23rd (11:59PM PST)
No Minimum
Standard Shipping
2-Day Shipping
1-Day Shipping
Disney Store December 15th (11:59PM)
December 18th
December 19th
December 22nd
$75+ w/ code “MAGICAL”
Standard Shipping
3-Day Express Shipping
2-Day Express Shipping
Eddie Bauer December 19th
December 21st (Midnight PST)
December 22nd (Midnight PST)
No Minimum w/ Code “MERRY” Standard Shipping
Express Plus Shipping
F.A.O Schwartz December 16th (3PM EST)
December 22nd (3PM EST)
December 23rd (Noon EST)
$49+/Standard Shipping
Expedited/ShopRunner Shipping
Express Shipping
GameStop December 11th
December 19th
December 22nd
December 23rd
$25+
Standard Shipping
2-Day Shipping
1-Day Shipping
Gander Mountain December 19th
December 22nd
December 23rd
Free Expedited Ground
2nd Day Air Express Shipping
Next Day Air Express Shipping
Gap December 20th (11:59PM EST)
December 22nd (3PM EST)
December 23rd (3PM EST)
$50+
2-Day Shipping
1-Day Shipping
Guitar Center December 18 (Noon EST)
December 22nd (Noon EST)
December 23rd (Noon EST)
$25+/Economy/Standard Ground Shipping
2-Day Express Shipping
Next Day Shipping
Hollister December 16th
December 20th (Noon EST)
December 23rd (Noon EST)
$25+
Standard Shipping
Next Day Air Shipping
Home Depot December 16th (Noon EST)
December 19th (Noon EST)
December 22nd (Noon EST)
$45+/Standard Shipping
Expedited Shipping
Express Shipping
J. Crew December 15th (11:59PM)
December 21st (11:59PM EST)
December 23rd (Noon EST)
No Minimum
Standard Shipping
Overnight Shipping
Kohl’s December 19th (11PM CST)
December 20th (11PM CST)
$50+/Standard Delivery
Priority Delivery
Kmart December 21st (4PM CST)
December 23rd (4PM CST)
December 24th (3PM Local)
$59+
Premium Shipping
Free In-Store Pickup
Land’s End December 19th
December 22nd
Standard Shipping
Express UPS
Levi’s December 19th (9PM EST)
December 20th (9PM EST)
December 23rd (9PM EST)
$100+/Ground Shipping
2-Day Shipping
Overnight Shipping
Life is Good December 21st (11:59PM EST)
December 22nd (2PM EST)
December 23rd (2PM EST)
Free Ground Shipping
2-Day Expedited Shipping
1-Day Expedited Shipping
Lowe’s December 19th (Noon EST) $49+/Standard Shipping
Macy’s December 22nd (5PM EST)
December 23rd (Noon EST)
$99+/Standard/Premium Shipping
Express Shipping/Buy Online, Pick up In-Store
MacMall Varies by Location $35+
Moosejaw December 14th (Midnight EST)
December 17th (3PM EST)
December 22nd (5PM EST)
December 23rd (5PM EST)
$49+/Economy Shipping
Ground Shipping
2-Day Shipping
Next Day Shipping
Musician’s Friend Dec. 18th (12:00PM PST)
Dec. 20th (9:00AM PST))
Dec. 21st (9:00AM PST)
Dec. 22nd (8:00AM PST)
Free Standard Ground Shipping
2 Day Express Shipping
Next Day Shipping
Next Day Saturday Shipping
Newegg Dec. 17th (Noon Local Time)
Dec. 19th (Noon Local Time)
Dec. 22nd (Noon Local Time)
Dec. 23rd (Noon Local Time)
White Glove/ Front Door Delivery
3 Day Shipping
2 Day Shipping
1 Day Shipping
New York & Co. Dec. 21st (7:00PM EST)
Dec. 22nd (Noon EST)
Dec. 23rd (Noon EST)
Standard Shipping
Two-Day Shipping
Next Day Shipping
Nike Dec. 19 (11:59PM PST) Free Shipping
Nordstrom Dec. 19th (3:00PM EST)
Dec. 22nd (3:00PM EST)
Dec. 23rd (3:00PM EST)
Ground Shipping
Two-Day Shipping
Next Day Shipping
The North Face Dec. 20 (11:59PM PST) Free 2 Day Shipping (No Minimum)
Old Navy Dec. 18th (Noon EST)
Dec. 22nd (Noon EST)
Dec. 23rd (Noon EST)
Ground Shipping
Two-Day Shipping
Overnight Shipping
Overstock.com Dec. 18th (Noon EST)
Dec. 22nd (Noon EST)
Dec. 23rd (Noon EST)
Ground Shipping
Two-Day Shipping
Overnight Shipping
Ralph Lauren Dec. 13th (11:59PM EST)
Dec. 19rd (11:59PM EST)
Dec. 22nd (11:59PM EST)
Dec. 23rd (11:59PM EST)
Economy Shipping
Standard Shipping
2-Day Shipping
1-Day Shipping
Sears Dec. 21st (4:00PM CST)
Dec. 23rd (4:00PM CST)
Dec. 24th (4:00PM CST)
Standard Shipping
Two-Day Shipping
Express Shipping
Sephora Dec. 18 (12:00AM PST) Orders of $50+
Sports Authority Dec. 19th (11:59PM EST)
Dec. 20th (11:59PM EST)
Dec. 21st (11:59PM EST)
Standard Shipping
Two-Day Shipping
Express Shipping
Target Dec. 18 Free shipping
ThinkGeek Dec. 19th (11:59PM PST)
Dec. 21st
Dec. 22nd
Standard Shipping
Expedited Shipping
Express Shipping
ToysRUs Dec. 19th (3:00PM EST)
Dec. 22nd (3:00PM EST)
Dec. 23rd (3:00PM EST)
Economy, Standard Shipping, Free on $49+
Expedited Shipping
Express Shipping
Walmart Dec. 15th – 17th
Dec. 19th
Dec. 21st
Value Shipping, Free Shipping on $50+
Standard Shipping
Expedited Shipping
Zumiez Dec. 17th (3:00PM CST)
Dec. 22nd (3:00PM CST)
Dec. 23nd (3:00PM CST)
Standard/Economy Free Shipping, No Minimum
Express Shipping
Next Day Shipping

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