Seasonal & Holidays
Mail Deadlines: How To Send A Last-Minute Package For Christmas
Here are the ways you can still mail out a package in time for Christmas.
MICHIGAN — Few things are more disappointing during the holiday season than packages that don't arrive for your friends and relatives on time. Gift-givers in Michigan will want to pay attention to holiday shipping deadlines by the U.S. Postal Service, Federal Express and UPS -- there’s just a few ways left to guarantee gifts arrive in time.
This week through Dec. 23 is predicted to be the busiest mailing, shipping and delivery week, when nearly 3 billion pieces of First-Class Mail, including greeting cards, will be processed and delivered.
A new service, Informed Delivery, is also available in most metropolitan areas. It provides a digital preview of what's coming to your mailbox, and allows you to manage your packages, peek at the cards that are headed your way and see the exterior images of magazines and catalogs, all from a mobile app, dashboard, tablet or computer.
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Here are the last-minute ways to get your package delivered in time:
U.S. Postal Service
Domestic
Dec. 20: First Class Mail, Priority Mail
Dec. 22: Priority Mail Express
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FedEx
Dec 20: Two-Day Service
Dec. 21: Overnight Service
UPS
Dec.20: 2nd Day Air Service
Dec. 22: NextDay Air Services
For more information and to find a shipping location around Michigan, go the USPS, FedEx and UPS websites. Image via Shutterstock
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