As detailed by CNBC today, Amazon has pushed the planned September Prime Day date to early October due to the continuing strain coronavirus has put on suppliers. Third-party sellers received an email this week that encouraged sellers to mark October 5 on their calendar as the placeholder date for the event.

It would be surprising if that’s the specific start date since it’s a Saturday. Traditionally, Prime day starts on Monday or Tuesday. Or course, that could just be a placeholder date prior to a early week start date on October 7 or 8.

Previously reported by the Wall Street Journal, Amazon was planning to shift Prime Day from July 2020 to an unnamed date in September 2020. Over the last five years, Prime Day has landed early to mid-July and extended from an original 24-hour up to about 48 hours as well as additional sales during the week.

Amazon is preparing warehouses for Prime Day by allowing third party vendors to ship unlimited inventory of nonessential products. Amazon was previously prioritizing essential products in order to meet the massive demand from stay-at-home, quarantining online shoppers.

According to a previous report, the company expects to lose up to $100 million on excess devices as those devices will have to be sold at an additional discount due to the postponement of Prime Day. September is typically when Amazon announces new products as well. During 2019, Amazon announced a large variety of Alexa-enabled products during a late-September presentation.

Prime Day is typically more popular than Black Friday and Cyber Monday for Amazon. Last year, Amazon sold more than 175 million items on Prime Day, many of which were Amazon branded items like Echo devices and Fire TV sticks.

It will be interesting to see if that trends continues. With Prime Day within weeks of Black Friday / Cyber Monday, it’s possible that consumers will hold off until the holiday shopping months. Or Prime Day could get even bigger while traditional holiday shopping shrinks.

Amazon has pushed Prime Day into October

After Amazon announced a push into next-day shipping for all Prime customers last month, Walmart has responded by announcing free one-day shipping on select products (orders over $35) for two major cities in the United States.

Specifically, free next day shipping rolls out in Phoenix, Arizona, and Las Vegas, Nevada today. In addition, Walmart plans to roll out the service in Southern California later this month. The company is targeting 75 percent population coverage in the United States by the end of the year (which includes 40 of the 50 major U.s. cities).

Regarding product coverage, Walmart stated that the service will cover roughly 220,000 items in the baby, grocery, toy and electronics departments. Walmart already offered two-day shipping on many items, but doesn’t require a membership like Amazon does with their Prime service.

While Amazon dominates all other retailers in regards to online revenue, brick & mortar retailers like Walmart and Target do have a distinct advantage over Amazon; retail store locations that can act as shipping hubs. This helps speed up delivery and reduces costs for retailers, since they can simply store the most popular items in stores for quick, local shipments.

Amazon is rolling out one-day shipping to many regions of the country already, but also same-day delivery. You can check your zip code here to see if same-day delivery is available. Of course, you will need to be a Prime member and place orders over $35 to qualify. All orders under $35 still require a $5.99 per item fee for same-day shipping. Non-Prime members have to pay a $9.98 per item fee for same-day shipping

Next Day Shipping Wars: Walmart launches free one-day in Phoenix, Las Vegas

If you are working on your holiday shopping or plan on knocking out everything a week before Christmas, we have compiled your go-to list of 50 shipping deadlines from major retailers as well as the top three shipping companies.

Just an additional tip, over 1,000 retailers are participating in Free Shipping Day on Friday, December 15th. Shipments will be guaranteed to arrive by Christmas Eve. You can see the full list here. Also, be aware that many retailers will launch free one or two day shipping promotions as we get closer to Christmas.

Retailer shipping deadlines from A to Z

6pm:

Free / Value Saver: December 17, 4 p.m. ET
Standard: December 17, 4 p.m. ET
Two-Day: December 20, 4 p.m. ET
Next-Day: December 21, 4 p.m. ET

Abercrombie & Fitch:

Standard: December 12, 12 p.m. ET
Next-Day: December 21, 12 p.m. ET

Academy Sports:

Standard: December 17

Acer:

FedEx Ground: December 13
FedEx Two-Day: December 20
FedEx Priority: December 21

adidas:

Standard: December 15, 12 p.m. ET

Adorama:

Super Saver: December 14, 4 p.m. ET
Standard: Varies by destination.
Expedited: December 18, 4 p.m. ET
UPS 3-Day: December 18, 4 p.m. ET
UPS 2-Day: December 20, 4 p.m. ET
UPS Next Day: December 21, 4 p.m. ET

Amazon:

Free: December 15
Standard: December 18
Two-Day: December 22
One-Day, select cities: December 23
Same-Day, select cities: December 24, 9:30 a.m. local time
Two-Hour Delivery, select cities: 9:45 p.m. local time

Apple:

Two-Day: December 20, 5 p.m. ET
Next-Day: December 21, 5 p.m. ET

AT&T:

Standard: December 18

Backcountry.com:

Economy: December 13, 5 p.m. MT
Standard: December 15, 5 p.m. MT
Free 2-Day: December 20, 5 p.m. MT
Next Day: December 21, 3 p.m. MT

Banana Republic:

Standard/Free on $50: December 19, 11:59 p.m. ET
2-Day: December 10, 2:59 p.m. ET
1-Day: December 21, 2:59 p.m. ET

Barnes & Noble: (non-members)

Standard: December 18, 11:59 a.m. ET
Express: December 19, 11:59 a.m. ET
Expedited: December 21, 11:59 a.m. ET

Bed Bath & Beyond:

Standard: December 19
Expedited: December 21
Express: December 22

Best Buy:

Standard: December 20, 10:30 a.m. CT
Same-Day Delivery (in select areas): December 24, noon local time

BLINQ:

Standard: December 18, 3 p.m. ET
Express: December 20, 3 p.m. ET

Bloomingdales:

Standard: December 20, 5 p.m. ET
Express: December 22, 12 p.m. ET

Bowflex:

Standard: December 17, 11:59 p.m. PT

Brookstone:

Ground: December 19, 1 p.m. ET

BuyDig:

Free: December 18, 3 p.m. ET
2 Day: December 20, 3 p.m. ET
Overnight: December 21, 3 p.m. ET

Carter’s:

Standard: December 17, 11:59pm ET
2-3 Day Expedited: December 19, 12 p.m. ET
Overnight: December 21, 12 p.m. ET

Canon:

Standard: December 13
Expedited (2-Day): December 19
Express (1-Day): December 20

Champion:

Standard: December 15

Cole Haan:

UPS Ground: December 13, 3 p.m. ET
UPS 2-Day: December 20, 3 p.m. ET
UPS Overnight: December 21, 3 p.m. ET

Columbia:

UPS Ground: December 15, 10 p.m. PT
UPS 2 Day Air: December 19, 10 p.m. PT
UPS Overnight: December 20, 10 p.m. PT

Cost Plus World Market:

Ground: December 14
2nd Day: December 19
Overnight: December 20

Crock-Pot:

Standard: December 8

Dell:

Standard: December 15, 2 p.m. CT
Expedited: December 20, 2 p.m. CT
Express: December 21, 2 p.m. CT

Dick’s Sporting Goods:

Standard: December 18, 11:59 p.m. PT
Expedited: December 19, 11:59 p.m. PT
Express: December 20, 9 a.m. PT

Disney Store:

Standard: December 18
2-Day Express: December 20
Next Day Express: December 21

Eastbay:

Standard Ground: December 18, 11:59pm CT
Express: December 20, 12 p.m. CT
One Business Day: December 21, 12 p.m. CT

eBay:

Depends on Seller: Please refer to holiday shipping deadlines for USPS, UPS and Fedex at end of article.

Eddie Bauer:

Standard: December 14, 12 p.m. ET
Two-Day: December 20, 12 p.m. ET
Next-day: December 21, 12 p.m. ET

Finish Line:

Economy: December 17, 11:59 p.m. ET
Ground: December 17, 11:59 p.m. ET
Rush: December 19, 11:59 p.m. ET
Express: December 20, 11:59 p.m. ET

Foot Locker:

Standard: December 19, 12:00 p.m. CT
Two-Day: December 20, 12:00 p.m. CT
Next-Day: December 21, 12:00 p.m. CT

Fry’s Electronics:

Ultra Saver: December 8, 6 p.m. ET
Ground: December 15, 6 p.m. ET
2nd Day: December 20, 6 p.m. ET
Overnight: December 21, 6 p.m. ET

GameStop:

Free / Value Saver: December 13
Standard: December 17
Two Day, Expedited: December 18
One Day: December 19

Gap:

Standard/Free on $50: December 19, 11:59 p.m. ET
2-Day: December 10, 2:59 p.m. ET
1-Day: December 21, 2:59 p.m. ET

Google Store:

Standard: December 14, 2 p.m. CT
Priority: December 19, 2 p.m. CT
Expedited: December 20, 2 p.m. CT

Guitar Center:

Standard Ground: December 16, noon ET
2-Day Air: December 20, noon ET
2-Day Air Saturday Delivery: December 21, noon ET
Next-Day Air: December 21, noon ET
Next-Day Air Saturday Delivery: December 22, noon ET

Haggar:

Ground: December 19, 11:59 p.m. ET
2-Day Express: December 20, 12 p.m. ET
Overnight Express: December 21, 12 p.m. ET

Hanes:

Standard: December 15

Harman:

2nd Day Air: December 20, 3:30 p.m. PT

High Sierra:

Standard: December 15
Expedited: December 19
Priority: December 20

Hollister:

Standard: December 13
Three-day: December 19, 12 p.m. ET
Next-Day: December 21, 12 p.m. ET

Home Depot:

Free / Value Saver: December 13
Standard: December 13
Three-day: December 19
Two-Day: December 20
Next-Day: December 21

HP Store:

Standard: December 14
Two-Day: December 20, 4:30 p.m. ET
Next-Day: December 21, 7:30 p.m. ET

JCPenney:

Standard: December 15
Two-Day: December 20, 12 p.m. CT
Next-Day: December 21, 12 p.m. CT

J.Crew:

Standard: December 19, 11:59 p.m. ET
Overnight: December 21, 1 p.m. ET

Jimmy Jazz:

USPS Standard: December 11, 12 p.m. ET
FedEx Ground: December 18, 12 p.m. ET
FedEx 3 Day Express: December 19, 12 p.m. ET
FedEx 2 Day Air: December 20, 12 p.m. ET
FedEx Next Day Air: December 21, 12 p.m. ET

Jos. A. Bank:

Standard: December 18, 1 p.m. CT
Express: December 19, 1 p.m. ET
Rush: December 20, 1 p.m. ET

Kmart:

Free: December 18, 11 p.m. CT
2 Day: December 19, 1 p.m. CT
1 Day: December 20, 1 p.m. CT

Kohl’s:

Standard: December 14, 1 p.m. CT
Two-Day: December 20, 1 p.m. CT
Next-Day: December 21, 1 p.m. CT

Lands’ End:

Standard: December 19
Express Delivery: December 20

LEGO:

Standard: December 20, noon ET
Express Saver: December 20, noon ET

Levi’s:

Ground: December 19, 7 p.m. PT
2-Day: December 20, 10 a.m. PT
Overnight: December 21, 1 p.m. PT

L.L. Bean:

Free / Value Saver: December 19, 3 p.m. ET

Lowe’s:

Standard: December 17, 12 p.m. ET
Two-Day: December 20, 12 p.m. ET
Next-Day: December 21, 12 p.m. ET

Macy’s:

Standard: December 20, 5 p.m. ET
Premium: December 20, 5 p.m. ET
Express: December 21, 12 p.m. ET
Same-Day: December 24, 10 a.m. ET

Micro Center:

Standard: December 15

Microsoft Store:

Standard: December 13
Three-Day: December 19
Two-Day: December 20

Modell’s:

Standard: December 18, 2 p.m.ET
Priority 2-Day: December 20, 2 p.m. ET
Express Overnight: December 21, 1 p.m. ET

Moosejaw:

2-Day: December 11, 11:59pm ET

Mountain Hardwear:

Ground: December 15, 10 p.m. PT
Expedited: December 19, 10 p.m. PT
Overnight: December 20, 10 p.m. PT

Musician’s Friend:

Ground: December 16

Newegg:

Super Eggsaver: December 13, noon local time
3 Business Day: December 19, noon local time
2 Business Day: December 20, noon local time
1 Business Day: December 21, noon local time

Nike:

Standard: December 20, 2 p.m. PT

Nordstrom:

Two-Business-Day: December 20, noon ET
Standard: (qualifying items): December 21, noon ET
Saturday Delivery (qualifying items): December 22, noon ET

Nordstrom Rack:

Standard: December 18, 10 a.m. PT
Two-Business Day: December 20, 9 a.m. PT
Next Business Day: December 21, 9 a.m. PT

Northern Tool:

Standard: December 13 (later for some parts of the United States)
Priority: December 19
Express: December 20

OfficeMax / Office Depot:

December 17, 5 p.m. local time

Old Navy:

Standard/Free on $50: December 19, 11:59 p.m. ET
2-Day: December 10, 2:59 p.m. ET
1-Day: December 21, 2:59 p.m. ET

Oneida:

Standard: December 15, 11:59 p.m. ET

Overstock.com:

Standard: December 18
Three-Day: December 19
Two-Day: December 19

Patagonia:

Free: December 11, 3 p.m. ET
Standard: December 11, 3 p.m. ET
2-Day: December 20, 3 p.m. ET
Next-Day: December 21, 3 p.m. ET

Petco:

Standard: December 17
Two-Day: December 20
Next-Day: December 21

PetSmart:

Standard: December 19
Two-Day: December 20, 12 p.m. ET
Next-Day: December 21, 12 p.m. ET

Pottery Barn:

Standard: December 19, 11:59 p.m. PT
Next Day: December 21, 6 p.m. PT

QVC.com:

No Extra Charge (some items excluded): December 19, 11:59 a.m. ET
Express (some items excluded): December 20, 11:59 a.m. ET
Premium (some items excluded): December 21, 11:59 am ET

REI:

Standard: December 20, 9 a.m. PT

Roku:

USPS Priority: December 16

Sam’s Club:

Standard: December 16
Express: December 20

Sears:

Free: December 17, 11:59 p.m. CT
Standard: December 19, 4 p.m. CT
Premium: December 21, 4 p.m. CT

Sephora:

Standard: December 18, 4:30 p.m. ET
Three-Day: December 18, 4:30 p.m. ET
Two-Day: December 18, 4:30 p.m. ET
Next-Day: December 19, 4:30 p.m. ET

Sharper Image:

Standard: December 13
Two-Day: December 20, 4:30 p.m. ET
Next-Day: December 21, 4:30 p.m. ET

ShoeMall:

Standard: December 15, noon CT
Priority: December 17, noon CT
Express: December 20, 11 a.m. CT

Sierra Trading Post:

Standard/UPS Ground: December 19, 11:59 p.m. ET
UPS Air 2 Day/Second Day Air: December 20, 3 p.m. ET
UPS Air 1 Day/Overnight: December 21, 3 p.m. ET

SmartThings:

Standard: December 15

Sur La Table:

Standard: December 18, noon ET
Express: December 20, noon ET
Overnight: December 21, noon ET

Target:

Standard: December 17
Two-Day: December 20
Next-Day: December 21

That Daily Deal:

Standard: December 15, 12 p.m. ET

ThinkGeek:

Standard: December 15, 5 p.m. ET
Expedited: December 19, 5 p.m. ET
Express: December 20, 5 p.m. ET

TigerDirect:

Free / Value Saver: December 11
Standard: December 14
Two-Day: December 20
Next-Day: December 21

Tillys:

FedEx Ground: December 15, 11 p.m. PT
FedEx 2 Day: December 20, 11 a.m. PT
FedEx Overnight: December 21, 11 a.m. PT

Timberland:

Standard: December 20, 11:59 p.m. ET

Timex:

Ground: December 14, 10 a.m. ET
2-Day: December 20, 10 a.m. ET

T.J.Maxx:

Standard: December 16, 11:59 p.m. ET
Express: December 18, 12 p.m. ET
Expredited: December 18, 12 p.m. ET

Toys R Us:

Free / Value Saver: December 18, 11:59 p.m. ET
Expedited: December 20, 3 p.m. ET
Express: December 20, 11:59 p.m. ET

True Value:

Standard: December 11
Three-Day: December 18
Next-Day: December 19

UNIQLO:

Standard: December 14, 1 p.m. ET
Two Day: December 19, 1 p.m. ET
Express: December 20, 1 p.m. ET

Urban Outfitters:

Standard: December 18, midnight ET
Express: December 20, midnight ET
Rush: December 21, 1 p.m. ET
Saturday Delivery: December 22, 1 p.m. ET

Victoria’s Secret:

Standard Delivery: December 18, 5 p.m. ET
3rd Business Day Express: December 19, 5 p.m. ET
2nd Business Day Express: December 20, 5 p.m. ET
Next Business Day Express: December 21, 5 p.m. ET
Saturday Delivery: December 22, 5 p.m. ET

Walmart:

Standard: December 17
Three-Day: December 19
Two-Day: December 20

Williams-Sonoma:

Standard: December 20, 3 a.m. ET
Next-Day: December 21, 9 p.m. ET

Zales:

UPS 2nd Day Air: December 20, 6 p.m. ET
UPS Next Day Air Saver: December 21, 6 p.m. ET
UPS Saturday Delivery: December 22, 6 p.m. ET

Zappos:

Standard: December 17
Two-Day: December 20
Next-Day: December 21

Gift Shipping Deadlines

USPS:

USPS Retail Ground: December 14
First Class Mail: December 19
Priority Mail: December 20
Priority Mail Express: December 22

FedEx:

Fedex Ground: December 15
Fedex Express Saver: December 19
Fedex 2-Day: December 20
Fedex Overnight: December 21

UPS:

UPS 3 Day Select: December 18
UPS Second Day Air: December 20
UPS Next Day Air: December 22

2017 Holiday Shipping Deadlines for 50+ Major Retailers

Announced earlier today, Target will roll out free holiday shipping on November 1 for the holiday shopping season. While Target previously extended the free shipping period until the start of the new year, the company is reducing the time period for free shipping by about a week and ending the promotion on December 23.

In regards to deals this year, company executives are reducing the overall number of deals, but specifically targeting weekends for special promotions starting on November 11. Target experimented with this concept last year, specifically offering Black Friday pricing on select products earlier in the month for a short 2 to 3 day period.

In addition, Target is launching a new feature called GiftNow. When you make a gift purchase for someone, you will have the option of letting Target email the gift recipient prior to shipment. The gift recipient has the following options:

• Accepting the present as-is
• Making changes like changing the color / design for a similar model or swapping out the size for something that actually fits (ideal for clothing / shoes).
• Completely swapping it out for something else sold at Target.

Conceptually, this tackles the issue of post-holiday returns. Target can save money on shipping items back & forth to the gift recipient in addition to cutting down on the volume of people at the return desk after Christmas.

Target is also improving the company’s mobile app by adding mobile checkout for all RedCard holders. Basically, RedCard holders will be able to pay for their purchases and redeem Cartwheel offers with one scan of their phone. It’s unclear if consumers will be able to avoid the checkout line completely though.

See all Target Deals on Ben’s Bargains

Free Holiday Shipping starts at Target on November 1

Testing out a new service in 82 brick & mortar locations, Kohl’s will be accepting Amazon returns for free starting in October. This service is rolling out in Los Angeles and Chicago first, possible looking at the feasibility before going nationwide with the service. Kohl’s will package and transport all returned items to Amazon return centers.

In addition, these 82 stores will create designated parking spots near the store entrance for dropping off an Amazon return. Launching next month, it should be interesting to see how many Amazon customers will prefer to visit a Kohl’s location to return something rather than boxing / shipping an item back to Amazon.

This is an expansion of an earlier partnership between Amazon & Kohl’s; specifically creating an Amazon Smart Home experience within 10 Kohl’s stores in the same two cities. At those pop-up locations, customers can schedule an Amazon expert to come to their home, evaluate their needs and install smart home products.

Hypothetically, Amazon could use this test with Kohl’s as a template applied to all 400+ Whole Foods locations. Basically, they can work out the kinks of such a return system, then offer the same service at Whole Foods. Amazon customers wouldn’t need to both with shipping packages back at some point, assuming there’s a retail location nearby. And if Amazon continues it with Kohl’s, it can be expanded out to the remaining 1,100 locations.

Kohl’s will start accepting Amazon returns at some locations

Rolled out during 2016 as a trial run in Bentonville, Arkansas, Walmart is building online order Pickup Towers in 80 more stores this year. Currently installed in 20 stores around the United States, the towers completely automate the pickup procedure from the customer perspective.

Positioned at the front of the store, the customer walks up to scan the barcode that appears on their receipt. That can be a paper version of the receipt printed at home or a digital version on the customer’s smartphone. After confirming the pickup, the machine goes to work and automatically delivers the customer’s item under a minute using a conveyor belt system inside the tower.

Roughly 16 feet tall and 8 feet wide, the machine delivers the item at a nearby door and the customer can be on their way without having to speak to a single Walmart employee. Interestingly, the compartments within the machine can be adjusted based off the size of the item being picked up. That provides a superior storage solution compared to standard lockers.

This eliminates the need for customers to locate online order pickup areas within the store. While traditionally located at the rear of Walmart B&M locations, the company has been actively relocating pickup areas to the front of the store to help consumers save time when picking up an online order.

This year, Walmart has been aggressively fighting Amazon when it comes to online orders. The company rolled out an anti-Amazon Prime earlier this year in the form of discounts when you choose to pickup an order rather than having it delivered.

Walmart to add giant online order Pickup Towers to 80 more stores

Being pushed out more aggressively as Prime Day inches closer, Amazon is stepping up additional discounts for Prime members by offering roughly identical discounts (compared to Walmart) for choosing the slowest shipping method. While Amazon has offered promotional discounts for choosing slow shipping AFTER you complete a purchase, this new discount is immediate at checkout.

This move is likely designed to counter Walmart’s new anti-Amazon Prime program called the Pickup Discount. Walmart is essentially paying customers to completely avoid shipping and pickup the product at a local Walmart instead. This allows Walmart to save on shipping costs as resupply trucks that are already headed to a specific store can simply be loaded up with online orders.

For instance, this King-size Bed frame includes an additional $36 discount if you choose the slower no-rush shipping. You can find the discount listed beneath the pricing. That brings the price down to less than $30.

Over at Walmart, the retailer offers a similar discount of $37 when choosing to pick up the item rather than have it shipped to your home. However, Walmart isn’t offering the additional discount on the frame’s price, only bringing the price down to $64 (identical to Amazon’s starting price).

At this time, there’s not an easy way to search Amazon for products that include an additional No-Rush Shipping discount. If you are shopping on Walmart and come across the Pickup Discount, you may want to search Amazon for the same product.

When you choose no-rush shipping on the Amazon Checkout page, it will look like this:

If you want to read all the details related to the promotion, the rules & regs can be found here. Some of the more important ones are below:

• The discount or promotional reward applies only to the type of items indicated in the offer at checkout and does not apply to the purchase of software subscriptions or items purchased via Subscribe & Save.
• Offer only applies to products sold by Amazon.com or Amazon Digital Services LLC…Products sold by third-party sellers or other Amazon entities will not qualify for this offer, even if “fulfilled by Amazon.com” or “Prime Eligible.”
• Offer good while supplies last.
• Offer must be redeemed in the US. In addition, digital content and services may only be available to customers located in the US.
• Taxes may apply to the full value of discounted and free promotional items.

Have you found any items with the promo discount? Let us know in the comments below.

Amazon launches more discounts for No-Rush Shipping to battle Walmart

For the second time this year, Amazon has reduced the free shipping minimum on for orders of products shipped from an Amazon warehouse. Previously dropping from $49 to $35 during February 2017, Amazon has dropped the free shipping minimum from $35 to $25.

This move is likely part of an escalating price war between Amazon and Walmart. Walmart shifted to free two-day shipping on orders over $35 during January, thus Amazon responded the following month.

Last month, Walmart launched a new series of additional discounts on items that are picked up by customers, basically a reverse Amazon Prime. Amazon has been attempting to respond by lowering prices to match the shipping cost discounts, but Walmart has continued to increase the amount of the discount to beat Amazon’s prices.

While it’s possible that Walmart will respond to Amazon with a lower shipping minimum threshold to match, it’s more likely that Walmart will continue to increase the discount for picking up items. This strategy increases the number of people that visits a physical store, ideal for attracting additional purchases.

Amazon reduces free shipping minimum again, down to $25

Roughly one year after raising the free shipping minimum to $49, Amazon has reversed course and lowered the threshold back down to the original amount at $35. This is the first time that Amazon has lowered the free shipping minimum, likely due to Walmart recently starting to offer free 2-day shipping on all qualifying orders over $35. There are more than 2 million items eligible for that promotion on Walmart.com.

Amazon’s free shipping threshold for book orders has remained unchanged at $25. Amazon didn’t announce the shift back to the lower minimum, only updating the shipping details page over President’s Day weekend.

Interestingly, this move still doesn’t make Amazon competitive on speed since free shipping takes about five to eight days for a package to arrive. Alternatively, both Walmart and Best Buy offer free two-day shipping on $35+ orders. To receive two-day shipping, customers have to subscribe to Amazon Prime first. Competitors appear to be offering the same two-day shipping perk, just without the $99 yearly subscription fee.

Of course, Amazon Prime offers more perks than just two-day shipping on millions of items. Some of those perks include:

• Access to streaming content on Amazon Instant Video and Prime Music.
• One book download a month on the Kindle Lending Library.
• Unlimited cloud storage for photos, 5GB for all other files.
• A 20 percent discount on video game preorders.
• Discounts on baby items for new parents, including 15% off diapers.
• Prime Pantry access for bulk orders.

You can find more details about the value of Amazon Prime in our article: Is Amazon Prime Worth $99 Per Year?

Amazon drops free shipping minimum back to $35

If you are working on your holiday shopping or plan on knocking out everything a week before Christmas, we have compiled your go-to list of 50 shipping deadlines from major retailers as well as the top three shipping companies.

Just an additional tip, over 1,000 retailers are participating in Free Shipping Day on Friday, December 16th. Shipments will be guaranteed to arrive by Christmas Eve. You can see the full list here. Also, be aware that many retailers will launch free one or two day shipping promotions as we get closer to Christmas.

Retailer shipping deadlines from A to Z

6pm:

Free / Value Saver: December 18, 4 p.m. ET
Standard: December 18, 4 p.m. ET
Two-Day: December 21, 4 p.m. ET
Next-Day: December 22, 4 p.m. ET

Abercrombie & Fitch:

Standard: December 18, 12 p.m. ET
Nest-Day: December 22, 12 p.m. ET

Amazon:

Free / Value Saver: December 16
Standard: December 19
Two-Day: December 22
Next-Day: December 23
Same-Day: December 24, 9:30 AM (local)

Apple:

Two-Day: December 21, 5 p.m. ET
Next-Day: December 22, 5 p.m. ET

Banana Republic:

Free / Value Saver: December 14
Standard: December 18
Two-Day: December 20,
Next-Day: December 22

Barnes & Noble: (non-members)

Standard: December 15

Bed Bath & Beyond:

Free / Value Saver: December 14
Standard: December 14
Expedited: December 20
Two-Day: December 21

Best Buy:

Standard: December 15, 10:30 a.m. CT
Two-Day: December 21, 10:30 a.m. CT
Next-Day: December 22, 10:30 a.m. CT

Bloomingdales:

Standard: December 15, 5 p.m. ET
Two-Day: December 20, 5 p.m. ET
Next-Day: December 21, 5 p.m. ET

Dell:

Standard: December 16, 2 p.m. CT
Two-Day: December 21, 2 p.m. CT
Next-Day: December 22, 2 p.m. CT

Dick’s Sporting Goods:

Standard: December 15
Two-Day: December 21, 12 p.m. ET
Next-Day: December 22, 12 p.m. ET

Disney Store:

Standard: December 18
Three-Day: December 20
Two-Day: December 21

eBay:

Depends on Seller: Please refer to holiday shipping deadlines for USPS, UPS and Fedex at end of article.

Eddie Bauer:

Standard: December 15, 12 p.m. ET
Two-Day: December 21, 12 p.m. ET
Next-day: December 22, 12 p.m. ET

Foot Locker:

Standard: December 15, 12:00 p.m. CT
Three-Day: December 19, 12:00 p.m. CT
Two-Day: December 21, 12:00 p.m. CT
Next-Day: December 22, 12:00 p.m. CT

GameStop:

Free / Value Saver: December 15
Standard: December 19
Two-Day: December 20
Next-Day: December 21

Gap:

Free / Value Saver: December 14
Standard: December 18
Three-Day: December 20
Next-Day: December 22

Hollister:

Standard: December 14
Three-day: December 18
Two-Day: December 21, 12 p.m. ET
Next-Day: December 22, 12 p.m. ET

Home Depot:

Free / Value Saver: December 15
Standard: December 15
Three-day: December 20
Two-Day: December 21
Next-Day: December 22

HP Store:

Standard: December 15
Two-Day: December 21, 10 p.m. ET
Next-Day: December 22, 10 p.m. ET

JCPenney:

Standard: December 19
Two-Day: December 21, 12 p.m. CT
Next-Day: December 22, 12 p.m. CT

KMart:

Standard: December 22, 4 p.m. CT
Next-Day: December 23, 4 p.m. CT

Kohl’s:

Standard: December 15, 1 p.m. CT
Two-Day: December 21, 1 p.m. CT
Next-Day: December 22, 1 p.m. CT

L.L. Bean:

Free / Value Saver: December 21, 12 p.m. ET
Standard: December 21, 12 p.m. ET
Next-Day: December 22, 12 p.m. ET

Lowe’s:

Standard: December 20, 12 p.m. ET
Two-Day: December 21, 12 p.m. ET
Next-Day: December 22, 12 p.m. ET

Macy’s:

Free / Value Saver: December 9, 11:59 p.m. ET
Standard: December 15, 5 p.m. ET
Two-Day: December 20, 5 p.m. ET
Next-Day: December 21, 5 p.m. ET

Microsoft Store:

Standard: December 14
Three-Day: December 20
Two-Day: December 21

Newegg:

Free / Value Saver: December 12
Standard: December 14
Three-Day: December 18
Two-Day: December 19
Next-Day: December 20

Nike:

Standard: December 19
Two-Day: December 20
Next-Day: December 21

Nordstrom:

Standard: December 15, 12 p.m. ET
Two-Day: December 21, 3 p.m. ET
Next-Day: December 22, 3 p.m. ET

OfficeMax / Office Depot:

Standard: December 14
Next-Day: December 22

Old Navy:

Free / Value Saver: December 14
Standard: December 18
Three-Day: December 20
Next-Day: December 22

Overstock.com:

Standard: December 19
Three-Day: December 20
Two-Day: December 20

Petco:

Standard: December 18
Two-Day: December 21
Next-Day: December 22

PetSmart:

Standard: December 15
Three-Day: December 20
Two-Day: December 21

QVC.com:

Standard: December 21, 11:59am ET
Two-Day: December 22, 11:59am ET
Next-Day: December 23, 11:59am ET

Sam’s Club:

Free / Value Saver: December 13
Standard: December 17
Three-Day: December 19
Two-day: December 21

Sears:

Standard: December 22, 4 p.m. CT
Next-Day: December 23, 4 p.m. CT

Sephora:

Standard: December 19, 4:30 p.m. ET
Three-Day: December 19, 4:30 p.m. ET
Two-Day: December 19, 4:30 p.m. ET
Next-Day: December 20, 4:30 p.m. ET

Sharper Image:

Standard: December 18, 4:30 p.m. ET
Two-Day: December 21, 4:30 p.m. ET
Next-Day: December 22, 4:30 p.m. ET

Starbucks Store:

Standard: December 14
Two-Day: December 21, 11:00 a.m. PT
Next-Day: December 22, 11:00 a.m. PT

Target:

Standard: December 18
Two-Day: December 21
Next-Day: December 22

ThinkGeek:

Standard: December 15
Three-Day: December 20
Nest-Day: December 21

TigerDirect:

Free / Value Saver: December 12
Standard: December 15
Two-Day: December 21
Next-Day: December 22

Toys R Us:

Free / Value Saver: December 13, 5 p.m. ET
Standard: December 18, 5 p.m. ET
Two-Day: December 20, 5 p.m. ET
Next-Day: December 21, 5 p.m. ET

True Value:

Standard: December 12
Three-Day: December 16
Next-Day: December 19

Urban Outfitters:

Standard: December 14
Two-Day: December 20
Next-Day: December 21

Victoria Secret:

Standard: December 15, 5 p.m. ET
Three-Day: December 20, 5 p.m. ET
Two-Day: December 21, 5 p.m. ET
Next-Day: December 22, 5 p.m. ET

Walmart:

Free / Value Saver: December 13
Standard: December 18
Three-Day: December 20
Two-Day: December 21

Williams-Sonoma:

Standard: December 20, 5 p.m. ET
Next-Day: December 22, 9 p.m. ET

Zappos:

Standard: December 19
Two-Day: December 21
Next-Day: December 22

Gift Shipping Deadlines

USPS:

Standard Post: December 15
First Class Mail: December 20
Priority Mail: December 21
Priority Mail Express: December 23

FedEx:

Fedex Ground: December 16
Fedex Express Saver: December 20
Fedex 2-Day: December 21
Fedex Overnight: December 22
Fedex SameDay (Standard): December 23
Fedex SameDay (Priority): December 25

UPS:

UPS 3 Day Select: December 19
UPS Second Day Air: December 21
UPS Next Day Air: December 23

2016 Holiday Shipping Deadlines for 50+ Major Retailers