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A Complete Guide to Last-Minute Online Shopping for the Holidays

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This is the golden age of last-minute shopping. Thanks to affordable (sometimes free) same-day, overnight, and two-day shipping, it's easier than ever to procrastinate when it comes to holiday gifting. Here, we rounded up the shipping polices and rates for the fastest options from 23 top e-comm sites, from behemoths like Amazon and Sephora to indie gifting go-tos like Catbird. Everything on our list, which is US-specific, delivers within four days, and we've made note of cut-off times as well as weekend delivery options. Get to shopping (now or much, much later).

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Amazon

Same-Day: Select items (look for the "free same-day icon") are free with Prime membership on orders of at least $35, placed before cut-off time (typically noon); must ship to an eligible zip code

One-day: Starts at $2.99 per item

Two-day: Free with Prime membership

Anthropologie

Overnight: $15 added to shipping value (corresponds to order value) for orders placed Monday through Friday by 1pm EST

Two-day: $10 added to shipping value (corresponds to order value) for orders placed Monday through Friday by 1pm EST. $15 for orders place on Saturday or Sunday by 1pm EST

Three-day: $10 on Saturday or Sunday by 1pm EST

ASOS

Two-day: Free on orders over $140; $12 for orders under $140. Order by 7pm EST Monday through Friday

Four-day: $6 if you order by 7pm EST Monday through Friday

Catbird

Two-day: $20 Monday through Friday. $35 for Alaska and Hawaii

Gap, Banana Republic, Old Navy

Next-day: $20 before 3pm EST Monday through Friday

Two-day: $17 before 3pm EST Monday through Friday. $22 if order placed after 3pm EST Monday through Friday or on weekends

Three-day: $17 for orders placed after 3pm EST Monday through Friday or on weekends

Gilt

Overnight: $24.95 before 3pm EST Monday through Thursday. Orders on Friday are delivered Monday

Two-day: $15.95 before 3pm EST Monday through Thursday

J.Crew

Overnight: $25 for orders placed before 11am ET, Monday through Thursday

Next-day Saturday: $35 for orders placed between Thursday 11am ET and Friday 11am ET

Two-day: $20 Monday through Friday

Three-day: $20 Monday through Friday

Revolve

Next-day saver: $24 plus $8 for each additional item Monday through Thursday. Orders placed Friday through Sunday will ship out Monday

Next-day: $30 plus $10 for each additional item Monday through Thursday. Orders placed Friday will deliver Monday

Two-day: $7 with UPS Second Day Air

Ssense

Two-day: $10 for orders over $200 placed Monday through Friday. $25 for orders below $200

Steven Alan

Next-day: $40 Monday through Friday before 3pm EST

Two-day: $25 Monday through Friday before 3pm EST

Sephora

Next-day: $16.95 by 12pm EST Monday through Friday

Two-day: $10.95 by 12pm EST Monday through Friday

Two-day Flash: Free for a year after $10 enrollment fee

Three-day: $5.95 for orders under $50 and Free for orders over $50, Monday through Friday

Shopbop

Next-day: $25 if ordered by by 7pm CST. $3.99 per item with Amazon Prime membership

Next-day Saturday: $30 if order by 7pm CST

Two-day: $10 if ordered by 7pm CST. Free with Amazon Prime membership

Three-day: Free, order by 7pm CT

Macy's

Same-day: $14.95 for orders below $99.95, by 1pm local time Monday through Saturday in select zip codes. $5 for orders above $99.99, by 1pm local time Monday through Saturday in select zip codes

Next-day: $29.95 for orders below $99.95, by 5pm EST Monday through Friday. $20 for orders above $99.99

Two-day: $19.95 for orders below $99.99, by 5pm EST Monday through Friday. $10 for orders above $99.99

Mr Porter

Same-day: Free in select zip codes
Next-day: Free if ordered by 5:30pm EST, with delivery between 9am and 8pm, Monday through Friday
Three business days: Free

Net-a-Porter

Same-day: $25, in select zip codes
Next business day: $20 for orders placed by 5:30pm EST Monday through Friday
Three business days: Free

Nordstrom

Next-day: $25 on orders placed before 3pm EST Monday through Thursday

Two-day: $15 on orders placed before 3pm EST Monday through Thursday

Saturday: $35 for orders of select items placed before 3pm EST on Friday

Of a Kind

Overnight: $34.50 via UPS Next Day Air on select items

Target

Cost determined by item, weight, and delivery address

Uniqlo

Next-day: $22 by 3pm EST Monday through Friday

Two-day: $17 Monday through Friday

Urban Outfitters

Next-day: $21.95 by 1pm EST Monday through Thursday. Orders placed on Friday will arrive Monday

Two-day: $14.95 by 1pm EST Monday through Friday

Three-day: $11.95 by 1pm EST Monday through Friday

Zappos

Next-day: $25 by 1pm PST Monday through Thursday. Orders placed on Friday arrive Monday. Free for VIP customers or orders placed through Zappos app

Two-day: $15 by 1pm PST Monday through Friday

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