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Amazon, Walmart, Best Buy shopping: Today\u2019s your last day to ship gifts in time for Christmas<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you haven’t bought all your presents yet, don’t waste another minute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you’re trying to ship a package from Amazon<\/a> or another retailer with fast shipping, today’s your last day to get guaranteed two-day shipping delivered by Christmas Eve. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you’re going to be sending or receiving a package through any of the three major shipping services, the only options you have left for delivery ahead of Christmas are the most expensive next-day, overnight services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You’d better get a move on. Now. We’ll walk you through some last-minute gift ideas and your remaining shipping schedule. Let’s go get you taken care of.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last-minute presents you can still buy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We won’t sugar-coat it for you. Some of your choices might be limited — popular items can run out of stock, and some just won’t make it in time even if you make the cutoff, especially if you’re buying through one of Amazon’s third-party sellers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Here’s our roundup of last-minute holidays gifts you can still get in time for Christmas<\/a> (some with killer deals).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you’re really tapped out on time and imagination, remember you can always give gift cards<\/a>. Amazon has a wide range of gift cards available<\/a>, some of which you don’t even have to wait for shipping (they include a digital code you can print out yourself).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Retail shipping deadlines you need to know<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Earlier this year, Amazon<\/a> made a big push to drop two-day shipping for Prime members down to just one day<\/a>, which set off something of a shipping war with rival retailer Walmart<\/a>. Best Buy has gotten in on the next-day shipping action<\/a> too, this year, saying the speedy service is available for up to 99% of Best Buy<\/a> customers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This year, Amazon has an even more aggressive set of Christmas shipping deadlines than last December, helped in part by Christmas falling on a Wednesday rather than a Tuesday, as it did in 2018.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Amazon’s recent push to provide one-day shipping on many items means you can technically wait until Dec. 23 to order and still get your items in time to wrap them up for Christmas.Angela Lang\/CNET<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

If you’re buying a Hanukkah gift, you’ll have missed the first nights, but will still be able to ship presents before the holiday ends on Sunday, Dec. 29 (it begins tonight.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Retailers such as Walmart<\/a>, Target<\/a> and Kohl’s<\/a> generally all have identical, and in some cases longer, shipping windows, depending on the items ordered. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best Buy<\/a> is promising overnight delivery for 99% of customers, however if the item you want or the ZIP code you’re shipping to doesn’t allow for it, shipping times will likely mirror these as well. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ordering deadlines (that you haven’t missed) for most online store<\/a> (for the lower 48) <\/p>\n\n\n\n

eadlines for the big three shipping companies<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If you’ll be shipping gifts to loved ones yourself, or buying from merchants other than Amazon, such as those with stores on eBay, you’ll need to know which services guarantee delivery by Christmas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Note that, in the case of orders from eBay<\/a> or other retailers, these dates don’t include handling time, so you may need to factor that in as well. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are the published shipping deadlines (that you haven’t missed) for the three biggest package couriers in the US, FedEx<\/a>, USPS<\/a> and UPS<\/a> in the lower 48<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Make a list and check it often (twice won’t cut it)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

‘Tis the season of gift list-making, gift-wrapping and, of course, gift-giving. To make sure you don’t leave anyone in the lurch this season, consider using an app to create your lists<\/a> for maximum organization. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For your gift list, make sure you consider everyone in your life, from family and friends to coworkers and others you see every day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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If you participate in any Secret Santa-style gift exchanges, you may not need to buy for everyone that you, for example, work with — just be sure not to fall for any holiday-related scams, like the “Secret Sisters” gift exchange<\/a> with strangers on Facebook. Be sure, too, to come up with a budget<\/a> for everyone overall, as well as specific dollar amount for each category of recipient. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When making a list of whom to gift this year, be sure to consider:<\/p>\n\n\n\n