Holiday Shopping Season 2021 | Shipping Timelines

Happy (almost) holidays ๐ŸŽŠ

As feared, the 2021 Holiday Shopping Season is shaping up to be as chaotic as last year. This is due in part to the on-going supply shortages that almost every industry has been facing, along with worker shortages in delivery driver and warehouse distributor roles.

With that said, I ship through the United States Postal Service 99% of the time. While I recognize all winter holidays, USPS posts their mail-by deadline dates specifically for December 25th. The posted mail-by date for Priority Mail for delivery by Christmas is December 18th, with First Class Mail being a day prior on the 17th. Shockingly, this is similar to last year's suggestions and because I learned from experience then I will be suggesting you shop by the following days:

For USPS Priority Mail: NLT December 8th

For USPS First Class Mail: NLT December 6th

These are not guarantees and I suggest you shop as early as possible but I hopeย with these dates we will find holiday successย ๐Ÿ™‚ It can't hurt to go into the season with a plan!

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