With Christmas getting ever closer you don't want to get caught out by getting your order in too late to receive it before the big day, so we're here to help. Here's our guide to the last Christmas ordering dates for the major UK retailers to help you plan that last minute gift.
All major stores are listed, in alphabetical order, with last online order dates for delivery before Christmas Day listed.
- Collect from store: order by 11am December 18th
- Standard Delivery: order by 11am December 18th
- Next day Delivery: order by 11am December 20th
- Standard Delivery: Order before 11:59pm 21st December
- Next Day Delivery: Order before 6pm 22nd December
- Click & Collect (UK MAINLAND): Order before 11:59pm 20th December
- Click & Collect: 18th of December by midnight
- Standard home delivery : 21st of December by 2pm
- Express Delivery: 23 of December by 3:30pm
Aldi* tba
- Standard UK Delivery: 3pm 17th December.
- Express UK Delivery: 3pm 19th December
- Royal Mail Tracked: 18:00 19/12/2019
- Royal Mail Tracked 24: 15:00 21/12/2019
- DPD Next Day: 14:00 20/12/2019
- Royal Mail Special Delivery:15:00 23/12/2019
- UK Standard Delivery 18th December.
- UK Next Day Delivery 23rd December.
- Click & Collect: order by 12pm 21st Dec
- Standard delivery: order by 17th Dec
- Named Day Delivery: order by 5pm 21st Dec
- Next Day Delivery: order by 7pm 22nd December
- Standard UK Delivery: 19/12/19
- Next day Delivery: 23/12/19
- ASOS Instant (Same Day Delivery): 23/12/19
- Click & Collect Standard: 19/12/19
- Click & Collect Next Day: 22/12/19
Items dispatched by Amazon (third party sellers have individual delivery arrangements)
- Free delivery: 20th Dec
- Standard delivery: 22nd Dec
- One day delivery: 23rd Dec. Cut off time depends on item and delivery location
- Same Day Evening Delivery / Prime Now: selected locations only 24th Dec
- Not specified.
- Not specified. Fast Track same day delivery options may be available on selected items.
- Order before 18th December for free delivery before Christmas
- Standard Delivery: Order before 11:59pm on Friday 20th December
- Next Day Delivery: Order before 11:59pm on Saturday 21st December
- UK Tracked: 21st December
- UK Next Day: 22nd December (before 11pm)
- Same Day: 23rd December (before 2pm - restrictions apply)
- Click and Collect: 21st December
- tbc
- Standard Delivery: Saturday 21st December.
- Express Delivery: 5pm Monday 23rd December.
- Super Saver Delivery: 2pm 20th December 2019
- Standard Delivery: 2pm 20th December 2019
- Express Delivery 10pm 22nd December 2019
- Saturday Delivery 11am 19th December 2019
- Collect in store 10pm 23rd December 2019
- UK Standard delivery 18th December.
- UK Next Day Delivery 22nd December.
Book Depository* Varies by item and destination, see individual item description for last delivery dates.
- Standard UK delivery: order by midday Fri 20th Dec
- Next Day delivery: order by midday Mon 23rd Dec
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- UK Standard Delivery 3.30pm 20th December.
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- UK Click & Collect: order by 17th December
- UK Tracked Delivery: order by 16th December
- UK Express Delivery: order by 7pm 20th December
- UK Saturday Delivery: order by 4pm 20th December
- Order before 20th December to get your parcel in time for Christmas
- To receive your order by December 24th, you must place your order by December 20th
- Large items: Last order for delivery before Christmas 22nd December 2019 at 7pm
- Small items: Next day delivery available, order by 9pm 22nd December for delivery on Christmas Eve
- Standard UK Delivery 18th December.
- Next & Nominated Day Delivery 9pm 22nd December.
- Click & Collect 7pm 22nd December.
- Standard Delivery 20th December.
- Express Delivery 23rd December.
- Collect From Store Standard 12th December.
- Collect From ParcelShop Express 23rd December.
- Collect From Store Express 23rd December.
- tbc
- Standard Delivery: Before 2pm on Friday 20th December 2019
- Express Delivery: Before 7pm on Monday 23rd December 2019
- Click & Collect: Before midnight on Sunday 22nd December 2019
- Standard UK Delivery 20th December.
Feel Unique* tbc
- UK Standard Delivery 7pm 20th December.
- UK Express Delivery 2pm 22nd December.
- Standard UK delivery: order by 18th December
- Next Day Delivery: order 21st December
- Delivery to store: 18th December
Foot Locker* tba
- UK standard tracked: 2pm 20th Dec
- UK express tracked 2pm 22nd Dec
Funky Pigeon* Varies by item and destination. See here* for full details.
Game* tba
- UK Standard Delivery 21st December.
- Express / Next Day Delivery 22nd December.
- The last order date for guaranteed Christmas delivery for UK mainland is Wednesday 18th December for standard, or Thursday 19th if you opt for express delivery
Halfords* tba
Harrods* tba
Hobbycraft* tba
Hollister* tba
- Standard delivery 2pm 20th December.
- Express delivery 7pm 23rd December.
- Click & Collect 22nd December.
- Order by 6pm Friday 20th December
- Standard delivery to home or pick-up point: Order before 5pm 20th December to receive your order by Christmas Eve.
- Click and collect: Order before 1pm 22nd December to receive your order by Christmas Eve.
- Next day delivery to home or pick-up point: Order before 10pm 22nd December to receive your order by Christmas Eve
- DPD Saturday: Friday 20th December Midday
- DPD Next Working Day & Before 11am: Monday 23rd December Midday
- Royal Mail Standard Tracked & Royal Mail First Class: Thursday 19th December Midday
IWOOT*tba
- UK Standard Delivery 6pm 19th December.
- UK Next Day Delivery 5pm 22nd December.
JD Sports* tbc
Joe Browns* tba
- Standard UK Delivery 7pm 19th December.
- Next Day Delivery 8pm 22nd December.
- Click & Collect Collect + 20th December.
- Click & Collect John Lewis & Partners or Waitrose & Partners stores 22nd December.
- Personalised Items 16th December.
- Standard delivery 18th December.
- Next Day Delivery 5pm 19th December.
- UK Standard delivery 19th December.
- UK Standard Delivery & Standard Click & Collect – order on or before Wednesday 18th of December
- UK Next Day Delivery & Next Day Click & Collect – order on or before Sunday 22nd of December
- Standard 18th December
- Click & Collect 20th December
- UK Mainland Next Working Day midday 23rd December
La Redoute* tba
Laura Ashley* tba
- Standard shipping 18th December
- Express shipping 23rd December
Lisa Angel* tba
Littlewoods* tba
- Standard delivery 3pm 18th December.
- Standard delivery - order by 3pm on Thursday 19th December
- For delivery Saturday 21st December - order by 3pm on Friday 20th December
- Next Day delivery - order by 12pm on Sunday 22nd December for delivery Monday 23rd December
- For delivery Sunday 22nd December - order by 3pm on Saturday 21st December
- Guaranteed Christmas Delivery order by 5pm 22nd December.
MandMDirect* tba
- Standard delivery: 4pm 19th December
- Click & collect: 4pm 20th December
- Next day delivery: 20th December
- Clothing, Home & Beauty: Standard delivery 8pm 18th December, Store collection / Nominated Day Delivery 6pm 23rd December.
- Wine & Hampers: Standard delivery 18th December, Nominated Day Delivery 12pm 22nd December.
- Furniture: last order date has passed
- Christmas & New Year Food To Order: last order date has passed
- Standard Home Delivery: Order by 12pm midnight on Thursday 19th December to receive your order in time for Christmas.
- Standard Click & Collect: Order online by 12 midnight on Friday 20th December to collect in store on Monday 23rd December.
Millets* tba
- UK Standard delivery: order before 18th December
- UK Next day delivery: order before 12pm on 23rd December
- UK Click & collect: order before 12pm on 23rd December
- Standard delivery: Order before 11:59pm, 20th December
- Next day: Order before 6pm, 22nd December
- Click & Collect (UK MAINLAND): Order before 6pm, 20th December
- Standard Delivery Friday 20th 8pm
- Next Working Day Sunday 22nd 12pm
- Click and Collect Friday 20th 3pm
- Order from Store Friday 20th 8pm
- Delivery To Home: Place your order online before 12pm 22nd December
- Delivery To Store: Place your order online before 6pm 23rd December
- Collect In Store Ready Within 1 Hour: Place your order online before 6pm 23rd December for collection in store within 1 hour.
- Standard Delivery 20th December.
- Next Day DPD 23rd December.
- Standard Delivery: Order by 23:59:59 on 21/12
- Click & Collect: Order by 23:59:59 on 17/12
- Standard UK delivery Yodel: 3pm 18th Dec
- Standard UK Delivery 2pm 20th December.
- Express UK Delivery 9m 22nd December.
- order dates have passed
- UK standard 20th Dec
- FREE Standard Delivery - Order before Midnight on 19th December
- Express Delivery - Order before 5pm on 20th December
- Next Day Delivery - Order before 9pm 22nd December
- UK Standard Delivery 12pm 20th December.
- UK Express Delivery 21st December.
- Standard delivery 17th December.
- Express delivery 2pm 19th December.
- 5pm Friday 20th December
- Standard order & collect: 17th Dec
- Standard delivery: 17th Dec
- Next day order & collect: currently not available
- Next day delivery: currently not available
- Standard delivery 18th December
- Express delivery 20th December
- Click & Collect order before noon Monday 24th December
The Works* tba
- Standard Delivery 19th December.
- Premium Home Delivery / Next Day Click & Collect 6pm 21st December.
- Standard: 3pm 19th Dec
- For goods delivered in time for Christmas, order up to 10pm on Monday 23rd December 2019. Delivery message applies to most small in stock items.
- Standard delivery: 18th Dec
- Next Day delivery: 20th Dec
- Friday 20th December
- Standard UK Delivery 21st December.
- Next Day Delivery 5pm 23rd December.
- all orders will be upgraded to 1st Class at no extra cost to you. Order by 11am on Friday 20th December to get your goodies in time for Christmas.
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