This year many more are expected to shop online for Christmas due to COVID-19, causing the potential for delivery dates to blow out. Last month Apple started to advise to shop early. But now they have shared ‘order by’ dates for the most popular products. In other words, when you need to make an order to get it delivered in time for Christmas.
The ‘order by’ dates are set for standard configurations and don’t apply to customised Macs, or engraved products. And if the date has already passed there are other options potentially available including:
- Three-hour, same-day delivery (most metro areas)
- In-store pickup
During the checkout process on Apple’s online store, exact delivery dates for your location can be viewed.
Delivery Dates
Christmas delivery cutoff dates for Apple’s online store is as follows:
| Products | Order By |
|---|---|
| iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max | December 2nd |
| iPhone 12, iPhone 12 mini, iPhone SE, iPhone 11, and iPhone XR | December 23rd |
| Apple Watch Series 6, Apple Watch SE, Apple Watch Series 3 | December 23rd |
| iPad Pro, iPad Air | December 9th |
| iPad | November 25th |
| iPad Mini | December 16th |
| MacBook Air, MacBook Pro (13 & 16-inch), iMac, iMac Pro | December 9th |
| Mac mini | December 23rd |
| AirPods and AirPods Pro | December 22nd |
| HomePod | December 22nd |
| HomePod mini | November 11th |
| Apple TV 4K and Apple TV HD | December 22nd |
| iPod touch | December 22nd |
All orders that are received by December 25th are also eligible for extended returns. And can be returned free until January 8th, 2021. The offer only applies to Apple online (or Apple Retail) and includes products delivered since November 10th.
