Last Days for Online Shopping Before Christmas

Dec. 14, 2009 - PRLog -- Christmas is only 11 days away, and there is still plenty of shopping left to do. Within the next couple of days, many online retailers will hit their shipping cutoff dates, the dates you must order by to receive your gift prior to Christmas. And with these cutoff dates comes more online shopping. In fact, the last couple of days leading up to the shipping cutoff dates can often rival Cyber Monday in terms of the amount of money spent shopping online.

Most stores have already posted their shipping cutoff dates somewhere on their website. In order to receive an order from Tiger Direct, depending on where you live in the country, you may need to place your order by December 17. If you are ordering from Target.com you must place your order by December 21.  Here are some other notable shipping deadlines for standard shipping options.

Best Buy - 11 AM EST on Dec 21
Amazon - Dec 17
Old Navy - Dec 17
Dell - Dec 21
Walmart - Dec 17 - with site to store shipping

However, many retailers know that not everyone can make these shipping deadlines, so they often offer free coupons for expedited shipping, or free 2 day shipping with a minimum purchase. You can find many of these coupons at sites like http://GoPromoCodes.com along with thousands of other coupons.

"The retailers are smart. They know that people naturally procrastinate, so they do what they can to encourage the customers to shop at their store. This time of year, the best thing is the free shipping or free expedited shipping so that the customers know they will receive their gifts prior to Christmas," says GoPromoCodes.com president Tyler Stauss.

Be sure to check the shipping deadlines at any retailer that you shop at. It wouldn't be a very merry Christmas if your gifts arrive on Dec 26 or later.  If you have missed the cutoff, be sure to check out coupon sites for an expedited shipping coupon.

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