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Nov 29, 2007 | 1 minute read

Holiday Shipping Cutoff Usability

written by Linda Bustos

The holiday shopping season is now in full swing, and while there's still plenty of time for online shoppers to receive their orders by Christmas (or Hanukkah or Kwanzaa), not receiving an order on time is a concern for consumers. Great online stores ease the fears by providing holiday shipping cutoff dates and making this information easy to find on home pages and product pages. Let's take a look at some examples:

Bed Bath and Beyond

Tagline: "Holiday Shipping Cutoff Dates"

Bed Bath and Beyond dedicates some central home page real estate to its holiday shipping information:

Bed Bath and Beyond Screenshot

And it's not limited to just Christmas, either:

Bed Bath and Beyond Shipping Schedule

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