Free Shipping Day Today

Ordering Christmas gifts online this year? Then you’ll want to make all of your purchases today to take advantage of Free Shipping Day. This is a day when more than 500 retailers are offering shoppers like you and me free shipping and with a guaranteed delivery in time for Christmas. Here is a partial list of participating retailers and websites:

• Bumble Bells bangles and booties are shipped free if you spend $50 or more.
• Accessories company Carol Alexander offers free shipping on any order over $25.
• At ChimneyBalloon, any order ships for free with this coupon code used at checkout: FREEDAY
• Christabelle’s Closet Designer Resale Boutique Shoppers can also receive 20% off their FREE SHIPPING order using the code: LastCall09
• Cute Beltz is offering free shipping on all orders $25 or more.
• Farmstead Wines will offer free 2-day shipping on all orders of 12+ bottles; use offer code: FreeShippingDay. In states where 2-day shipping isn’t available, we will provide free ground shipping.
• Goodtobeyou.com: Spend $30 and get free shipping when you use the code DECFREE (for use at checkout). Also, use the code MERRY10 for $10 off a $35 crystal or rhinestone tee or NOEL15 for 15% off an order at GoodtoBeYou.com
• HudsonGoods.com
• JCPenney offers free shipping on purchases of $25 or more. After Free Shipping Day is over–or from December 18 to December 20–you can get a free upgrade to express delivery, to make sure your gifts arrive by Christmas Eve.
• JulieApple offers sustainable and equitably made bags, including those made from recycled PET bottles. *SUDDENLY FRUGAL EXCLUSIVE: USE THE CODE FRUGAL WHEN CHECKING OUT*
• Here are two codes worth noting for orders at M. Levinson jewelry: “FreeShipping” gets you the obvious, but if you buy something silver and use the code “silver” you will get an additional 15% off.
• MOC (Move Over Cards) are 100% post consumer recycled tag packs that you can use on gifts, as bookmarks or as ornaments.
• NAP, Inc, which makes wearable baby carriers.
• numsi, an online business specializing in wall art and clothing for babies and children, has free shipping along with these deals: Spend $25 and get a free set of three badges; spend $50 and get a free mirror; and spend $100 and get a free desktop calendar.
• In addition to free shipping, Parking Pal Magnets--those fun magnets you can put on your car (we have one for our daughter’s basketball team)–is having a three-for-one deal in December.
• All Preserve products, including mixing bowls, measuring cups, colanders and cutting boards, are made from 100% recycled plastics and 100% post-consumer paper. (I have some of their products and love them!) Orders over $50 get free shipping when you use the code FreeShip09.
• Rosie Hippo will give you free shipping plus a 10% discount on your order if you spend more than $50 (before tax) and enter WINTER2009 in the Coupon Code box at checkout.
• Ross-Simons offers free shipping 365, 24/7 on all items over $250 but will offer free shipping upgrades, if necessary to guarantee Christmas Delivery
• Sculptz legwear and shapewear
• Sears.com is offering free shipping plus $1 back on every item purchased (as long as each item is $10 or more).
• Shopathome.com is actually a shopping portal more than a shopping destination. If you register here, you’ll not only get free shipping codes to use but also ear cash back on your purchases at certain retailers.
• Smiley Cookie!
• Somebody’s Mother’s Chocolate Sauce is offering free shipping on all of its gourmet dessert sauces (chocolate, caramel, and white chocolate). Yum!
• Staples provides free shipping on orders over $50. (I think this is true all year round.) Also, through 12/26, Staples will be offering 100 percent back in Staples Rewards on 20 packs of AA or AAA Duracell batteries. Good to know for any battery-operated toys you might find under the tree.
• Stonehouse 27 makes a line of exotic Indian cooking sauces. Free shipping on 3 or more jars plus $2 off on any jar of sauce for the holidays.
• Taygaaprons.com sells women’s and children’s cooking aprons, and is offering free shipping on orders over $75, plus 20%.
• Turtle Love Committee, a internet-based, eco-friendly artisan jewelry company in Portland, Maine, provides free shipping on all orders, regardless of how much you spend.
• Virtualwordpublishing.com will ship all books for free, plus give you 10% off your book order.
• WiredForWine.com
• WondaWedge
• Wholesale Italian Food specializes in gourmet Italian staples, like olive oil and pasta.
• Pet-products seller Wysong will give you free shipping if you use the code SHIPDAY on your order. Woof!
• Everything in this Etsy store will be eligible for free shipping.

Additionally, you can find out about free shipping deals at these sites:

• Dealio.com, a leading coupons, deals & comparison shopping website, has a special section dedicated to free shipping offers.
• For a roundup of free shipping dates/stores, check out DealNews.
• FatWallet.com deal guides have gathered a Free Shipping Day guide to merchants offering free shipping, as well as a list of shipping deadlines for Christmas Eve delivery.
• RetailMeNot.com aggregates all of the free shipping deals available online plus a live feed of free shipping deals on Twitter.