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Last Days to Ship Holiday Goods Are Rapidly Approaching
Here's a list of the last dates at various shipping local sites.
It seems shipping holiday gifts becomes more and more popular each year. FedEx reportedly had its busiest day ever Monday, shipping more than 17 million packages around the world, according to the Associated Press.
To ensure that your gifts arrive by Christmas, here's holiday shipping information from the three big companies in Novi, according to their websites:
United States Postal Service
Post Office Hours: Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m.-7 p.m., Saturday 8:30 a.m.-7 p.m., closed Sunday. Closed Dec. 26.
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USPS Shipping Deadlines for Mail to Arrive by Christmas
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Deadline Parcel Post
Dec. 15 Military recipients
Dec. 17 Most international locations
Dec. 19 First-Class Mail
Dec. 20 Priority Mail
Dec. 21 Express Mail
Dec. 22
For more details on international and military shipping, visit the USPS website.
Hours: FedEx Office store on Grand River Avenue is open 24-hours. Closed on Christmas Day.
Latest time for Express drop-off: 8 p.m. Monday-Friday, 5 p.m. Saturday and no pickup on Sunday.
Latest time for Ground drop-off: 6:15 p.m. Monday-Friday, no pickup on Saturday and Sunday.
FedEx Shipping Deadlines for Mail to Arrive by Christmas (for U.S. pickup and delivery)
Priority Overnight
Dec. 22 (or Dec. 23 with extra Saturday charge) First Overnight
Dec. 22 (or Dec. 23 with extra Saturday charge)
For more information on transit times, visit FedEx's website.
UPS
Hours: Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m.-7 p.m. and Saturday 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m.
No pickup or delivery on Dec. 25 or Dec. 26.
Nearby locations:
Shipping deadlines: The company does not have a guaranteed shipping deadline for ground or standard delivery packages to arrive by Christmas. The recommended deadline for domestic shipping is Dec. 13.
Delivery times vary based on location. To calculate the estimated time and cost to mail your package, use UPS' online tool.
UPS Next Day Air packages picked up Dec. 22 will be delivered Dec. 23.
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