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Holiday Package Shipping Deadlines for Christmas 2012
Want those cards and packages to arrive in time for Christmas? Find out the drop-dead dates from the U.S. Postal Service in Swissvale and Wilkinsburg, FedEx and UPS.
If you want Santa Claus to arrive on time with holiday packages to U.S. destinations, the U.S. Postal Service has announced the dates those packages must be in the mail. So has FedEx and UPS.
Here's what you need to know to get your packages to their destinations on time.
Post Office Location
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The U.S. Postal Service has branches at 1911 Monongahela Ave., Swissvale; and 1025 Hay St., Wilkinsburg.
Postal Service Shipping Deadlines
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Deadline Parcel Post
Dec. 14 International Locations
(Past Due) Dec. 10 First-Class Mail
Dec. 20 Priority Mail
Dec. 21 Express Mail
Dec. 22
FedEx Deadlines
The deadline for FedEx Ground delivery by Christmas is Dec. 17. FedEx overnight services sent by Dec. 22 will get you there on time. And FedEx Same Day service will be operating on Christmas Day.
UPS Deadlines
The UPS schedule notes that packages can be sent by air, international and ground by Dec. 20. UPS Next Day Air packages picked up on that day will arrive Friday, Dec. 21. UPS 2nd Day Air packages picked up that day will arrive on Dec. 24.
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