Here are the shipping and return policies for all the big-name retailers

As group scramble for last-minute gifts and late-year bargains, everyone is double-checking their lists and figuring retired the fastest measurement to get their purchases. Thankfully, galore retailers are offering generous shipping policies for their products, pinch immoderate offering free two-day shipping aliases moreover same-day transportation if you salary extra. And conscionable successful lawsuit the gift you take isn’t rather right, galore retailers are besides offering extended return policies truthful your giftee tin get thing much to their liking.

For your convenience, we’ve collected the existent vacation shipping cutoff windows for items that tin still get by Christmas. We’ve besides checked the latest return policies for respective awesome retailers below, highlighting which will springiness you a small much clip to spot that bid aliases commencement a return. Hopefully, knowing much astir really overmuch leeway you person will thief lessen that inevitable vacation angst (fingers crossed).

Amazon

Shipping: Same-day transportation is not disposable connected Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s. However, Prime members tin get free same-day transportation connected prime products successful qualifying ZIP codes done December 24th, provided they meet the “minimum threshold” (which varies by location) of eligible items successful their cart. One-Day Delivery pinch nary minimum acquisition magnitude required is besides disposable to Prime members for qualifying products done December 23rd, while Two-Day Delivery is disposable done December 22nd. Non-Prime buyers will find shipping options connected the bid page of each circumstantial product.

Returns: During the holidays, astir items purchased betwixt November 1st and December 31st tin beryllium returned until January 31st, 2025. Apple products, however, must beryllium returned by January 15th, 2025. Note that this argumentation applies to some Prime and non-Prime buyers.

Apple 

Shipping: Apple offers free transportation of in-stock items by Christmas Eve if you bid by 9PM ET connected December 21st, though engraved items won’t vessel successful clip by Christmas. Apple besides offers two-hour transportation for an added interest from section stores successful astir metro areas, aliases you tin opt to prime up purchases yourself by visiting your section Apple Store.

Returns: Except for T-Mobile- and Verizon-financed iPhones, each products purchased online betwixt November 8th and December 25th tin beryllium returned done January 8th, 2025. Purchases made aft December 25th are taxable to the accustomed position and conditions, and must beryllium returned wrong 14 almanac days of your first acquisition date.

Target 

Shipping: Target offers free two-day shipping connected galore orders if you walk $35 aliases much aliases usage your Target RedCard. Select purchases made by December 23rd astatine 1PM ET will get earlier Christmas. You whitethorn besides beryllium capable to return advantage of same-day shipping aliases in-store pickup connected December 24th. Same-day transportation costs $9.99 per order, but it’s included pinch a Target Circle 360 rank ($10.99 a period aliases $99 a year). Your mileage whitethorn alteration for same-day transportation readiness based connected the point and your location.

Returns: Target allows electronics and intermezo items (excluding Apple products) purchased from November 7th done December 24th to beryllium returned arsenic precocious as January 24th, 2025, for a afloat refund. Mobile phones and Apple products (including Beats products) purchased during the aforesaid model must beryllium returned by January 8th, 2025. Target’s modular return argumentation applies for astir different items, pinch a generous 90-day model for third-party products and up to a twelvemonth for Target-branded products pinch a receipt.

Walmart 

Shipping: For eligible orders of $35 aliases more, Walmart provides free next-day transportation successful eligible ZIP codes, free two-day delivery, aliases free modular shipping. However, beryllium alert you must bid your gifts by 12:30PM section clip connected December 23rd to get them successful clip for Christmas. Walmart Plus subscribers besides get free next-day and two-day shipping pinch nary bid minimum.

Same-day transportation and pickup is disposable connected December 24th for orders made by 12PM section time. If you’re consenting to salary a $10 Express Delivery interest and bid by 4PM section time, Walmart will besides present your packages successful little than 2 hours connected Christmas Eve. Walmart Plus subscribers whitethorn beryllium exempt from paying this fee, however, arsenic members get 1 Express Delivery for free during the period of December.

Returns: Most items purchased betwixt October 1st and December 31st whitethorn beryllium returned until January 31st, 2025. Some exceptions, for illustration phones, whitethorn apply.

B&H

Shipping: During the holidays, B&H offers free two-day and next-day shipping connected prime items, including discounted products. Most different products are eligible for free modular shipping (that’s 1 to 7 business days), and free expedited shipping (one to 3 business days) is mostly disposable for items complete $49.

Returns: B&H allows purchases bought aft November 3rd done December 31st to beryllium returned aliases exchanged done January 30th, 2025 (with the accustomed exceptions of non-returnable items specified arsenic computers aliases TVs whose packaging has been opened).

Best Buy 

Shipping: Best Buy is offering free next-day and two-day shipping connected qualifying orders for My Best Buy Plus and My Best Buy Total members. Non-members, meanwhile, tin get free next-day shipping connected qualifying orders totaling $35 aliases more.

If you’re ordering a gift for Christmas, Best Buy’s extended vacation shipping window gives you until 11:30AM ET connected December 23rd if you want your gift to vessel for free and get earlier December 25th. You tin besides get free same-day transportation by 7PM connected December 24th if you spot an bid by 12PM section time. The cutoff for placing curbside aliases in-store pickup orders is 5PM section clip done December 24th. Stores will adjacent astatine 7PM that day.

Returns: Purchases made November 1st done December 31st tin beryllium returned done January 14th, 2025. This doesn’t see items that travel pinch a third-party contract, specified arsenic phones, cellular tablets, and wearables (which person a 14-day return period), aliases vacation products, specified arsenic character decorations and awesome appliances, which person a 15-day return window. My Best Buy Plus and My Best Buy Total members besides person until January 14th, 2025, to return immoderate purchases made betwixt October 24th and November 16th; otherwise, there’s a 60-day return model for purchases made connected November 17th aliases later.

Costco 

Shipping: At Costco, shipping fees dangle connected the merchandise and the shipping method, though successful galore cases, shipping is free. The wholesale retailer besides offers a assortment of transportation options, including “white glove” work for larger appliances. You tin get your gift successful clip for Christmas without paying for shipping erstwhile you spot a qualifying bid by 5:59PM ET connected December 20th. Same-day transportation is besides disposable connected immoderate items via Costco’s business pinch Instacart.

Returns: Costco mostly has an unfastened return policy, isolated from for electronics specified arsenic TVs and computers, which person a 90-day return window. There are different exceptions, though, which are listed connected its return page.

GameStop 

Shipping: GameStop presently offers free shipping connected orders complete $35. It besides offers same-day delivery successful definite locations if you bid from your section shop astatine slightest 3 hours earlier closing. 

Returns: Products purchased betwixt November 17th and December 24th tin beryllium returned until January 18th, 2025. The package must beryllium unopened, however, and definite items for illustration trading cards, clearance items, and seasonal products can’t beryllium returned.

Dell 

Shipping: Most of Dell’s products travel pinch free modular shipping (no minimum acquisition necessary), and immoderate gifts whitethorn vessel for free successful clip for Christmas if you spot your bid by December 21st. The transportation model tin alteration based connected your order, but Dell does connection expedited shipping options arsenic good arsenic a transportation day estimate based connected the zip codification you supply astatine checkout. Orders placed by December 23rd pinch qualifying definitive transportation windows should get earlier December 25th.

Returns: Dell offers a 30-day return argumentation pinch immoderate exceptions; a restocking interest of up to 15 percent whitethorn beryllium charged.

DJI 

Shipping: DJI offers free shipping connected purchases of $149 aliases more. Otherwise, shipping fees are specified connected the bid form. Shipment times tin alteration for each merchandise depending connected availability.

Returns: DJI offers returns wrong 14 days of receiving the purchase, provided it remains successful like-new information aliases suffers from immoderate type of manufacturing defect.

Google 

Shipping: All modular orders suffice for free shipping pinch nary minimum. Just statement that this applies to the lowest-cost shipping available, which whitethorn not beryllium the fastest.

Returns: Google will judge returns done January 15th, 2025, for each purchases made betwixt November 21st and December 31st. Standard return dates for products purchased wrong that model that widen beyond January 15th will beryllium eligible for the later return date. All purchases made aft January 1st, 2025, are taxable to the modular return policy, which allows you to return astir items up to 15 days aft receipt (or 14 days for AT&T phones). However, Nest Thermostats and Verizon statement phones person an extended, 30-day return window.

HP

Shipping: For galore items, modular (three- to six-day) shipping is free. You tin get ready-to-ship gifts successful clip for Christmas pinch free definitive shipping if you spot an bid by 3AM ET connected December 21st. Orders placed by December 23rd tin still get by Christmas, though you’ll person to salary other for privilege shipping. HP will not vessel aliases present items connected Christmas, Thanksgiving, aliases New Year’s Day.

Returns: Items purchased betwixt December 1st and December 25th tin beryllium returned until January 15th, 2025, aliases 30 days aft delivery, whichever is later. There are exceptions, however, and prime items whitethorn beryllium taxable to a restocking interest of up to 15 percent. Returns totaling much than $250 whitethorn besides require further reappraisal earlier your return petition is approved.

Microsoft 

Shipping: Most products sold done the online Microsoft Store see free two- to three-day shipping pinch definitive shipping disposable for an further fee. To person your gifts by Christmas Eve, however, you’ll person to spot your bid by 2PM ET connected December 23rd.

Returns: You tin return astir beingness products purchased online from the Microsoft Store wrong 60 days of receiving the product, provided they’re successful like-new condition. The point must besides beryllium successful its original packaging pinch each parts, manuals, and thing other that was primitively sent pinch the merchandise included. Items exempt from this argumentation see integer gift cards and gift cards for services and subscriptions, arsenic good arsenic prime hardware (including the HoloLens 2).

Newegg 

Shipping: Many of Newegg’s items travel pinch free shipping and are delivered wrong 1 to 5 business days; for details, cheque the individual merchandise page. If you want your gifts to get successful clip for Christmas, you’ll person to spot your bid by 12PM section clip connected December 23rd and opt for next-day delivery.

Returns: Qualifying items purchased betwixt October 7th and December 31st tin beryllium returned aliases replaced until January 31st, 2025.

Sam’s Club 

Shipping: According to the Sam’s Club FAQ, the shipping costs for astir items varies based connected the item’s size, weight, shipping method, and transportation address. Plus Members get free shipping connected galore online items, and same-day transportation aliases curbside pickup is disposable for free if you’re a Plus personnel ($110 a year) and spot a qualifying bid totaling $50 aliases much by 1PM section time. Club members ($50 a year) tin salary $12 for same-day aliases next-day shipping, aliases get free curbside pickup connected orders of $50 aliases more.

Returns: Sam’s Club has nary specified return period; immoderate return periods whitethorn beryllium stated for circumstantial products. For example, electronics and awesome appliances person a 90-day return window, while phones are taxable to a 14-day return policy.

Sonos 

Shipping: Sonos offers free shipping connected each of its products, pinch in-stock items typically shipping the aforesaid time if they’re purchased by 11AM section time. If you want to person your items by Christmas, though, you’ll apt person to salary other for two-day aliases definitive shipping.

Returns: Sonos gives you 30 days to return a acquisition and moreover offers free return shipping. However, you must person bought the merchandise straight from Sonos and the return must beryllium initiated wrong 30 days of receiving your purchase. The merchandise must besides see the original packaging and beryllium successful caller aliases as-new information to beryllium eligible.

Update, December 20th: Updated the shipping deadlines and return policies arsenic they pertain to the 2024 vacation season.