Here are UPS and Amazon's holiday shipping deadlines

United Parcel Service Inc. said holiday orders with retail ground shipping should be placed by Thursday in order to arrive in time for the holidays. Amazon.com Inc. says orders with free shipping should be placed by Friday and that Amazon Prime orders should be placed by Dec. 22.This information comes from MarketWatch.com, which has done last-minute shoppers everywhere a favor and put together a list of deadlines for major retailers and package shippers. The site also has tips on avoiding delive