If you have to send something last minute to arrive by Christmas and don't want to pay last minute shipping rates, you might want to check out endless.com and zappos.com. Both offer free shipping (both ways, in the event of a return). The official policy at endless, an amazon.com company, is free overnight shipping. Zappos doesn't promise that it's overnight, but whenever I've ordered from them they have sent it overnight. The catch is that both sites sell mostly shoes, not a big Christmas wish list item. But endless also sells slippers, purses, travel bags, luggage tags, and other small accessories, and Zappos now also sells clothing and accessories.
One advantage of endless is that if you are an amazon customer you can use your amazon password and stored information, making the purchase as quick as the delivery. I've often found Zappos' prices for shoes to be about $5 more than they charge at, say, Nordstrom, so it's a bit of a wash if you're not in a hurry, but if you need it overnight that $5 is a bargain.
Zappos guarantees delivery by Christmas if you order by 1:00 pm on Tuesday December 23. Endless gives you to 5:15 pm on the 23rd. These are policies even the white rabbit can appreciate.
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