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2008 year-end holiday schedule

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THANKSGIVING


Tuesday, Nov. 25
Normal pickup and delivery service for air, international and ground packages. UPS 2nd Day Air® packages picked up today will be delivered on Friday, Nov. 28.

Wednesday, Nov. 26
Normal pickup and delivery service. UPS Next Day Air® packages picked up today will be delivered on Friday, Nov. 28. UPS 2nd Day Air packages picked up today will be delivered on Monday, Dec. 1 (except those processed and labeled for delivery on Saturday, Nov. 29).

Thursday, Nov. 27, Thanksgiving Day
No UPS pickup or delivery service. (UPS Express CriticalSM service is available for urgent packages. Call 1-800-714-8779 or visit upsexpresscritical.com.)

Friday, Nov. 28
Delivery of UPS air and international packages only. No UPS Ground pickups or deliveries today. Pickup service provided for air and international shipments if prearranged by Wednesday, Nov. 26, via UPS On-Call Pickup® service or at all UPS Drop Boxes.

Saturday, Nov. 29
Delivery of UPS Worldwide Express®,Next Day Air and 2nd Day Air packages pro­cessed and labeled for Saturday Delivery.Pickup of air and international packages for regular Saturday pickup customers or via UPS On-Call Pickup service.

CHRISTMAS

Tuesday, Dec. 23
Normal pickup and delivery service for air, international and ground packages. Next Day Air packages picked up today will arrive on Wednesday, Dec. 24. 2nd Day Air packages picked up today will arrive on Friday, Dec. 26.


Wednesday, Dec. 24, Christmas Eve
Normal delivery service for air, international and ground packages. No UPS Ground pickup service today. Pickup service provided for air and international shipments if prearranged by Tuesday, Dec. 23, via UPS On-Call Pickup service or at all UPS Drop Boxes. (Next Day Air packages picked up today will be delivered on Friday, Dec. 26. 2nd Day Air packages picked up today will be delivered on Monday, Dec. 29.)


Thursday, Dec. 25, Christmas
No UPS pickup or delivery. (UPS Express Critical service is available for urgent packages. Call 1-800-714-8779 or visit upsexpresscritical.com.)


Friday, Dec. 26
Normal pickup and delivery service for air, international and ground packages.


NEW YEAR'S

Tuesday, Dec. 30
Normal pickup and delivery service for air, international and ground packages. (Next Day Air packages picked up today will arrive on Wednesday, Dec. 31. 2nd Day Air packages picked up today will be delivered on Friday, Jan. 2.)


Wednesday, Dec. 31, New Year's Eve
Delivery of air and international packages only. No UPS Ground pickups or deliveries today. Pickup available for air and international shipments if prearranged by Tuesday, Dec. 30, or via UPS On-Call Pickup service and at all UPS Drop Boxes. (Next Day Air packages picked up today will be delivered on Friday, Jan. 2.)


Thursday, Jan. 1, 2009, New Year's Day
No UPS pickup or delivery. (UPS Express Critical service is available for urgent packages. Call 1-800-714-8779 or visit upsexpresscritical.com.)


Friday, Jan. 2, 2009
Normal pickup and delivery service for air, international and ground packages.


 
References to "UPS air and international packages" in the schedule above refer to the following UPS service options: UPS Next Day Air® Early A.M.®, UPS Next Day Air®, UPS Next Day Air Saver®, UPS 2nd Day Air A.M. ®, UPS 2nd Day Air®, UPS Worldwide Express Plus®, UPS Worldwide Express®, UPS Worldwide SaverSM and UPS Worldwide Expedited®.

Time-in-transit notes: On UPS holidays – Nov. 27, Dec. 25 and Jan. 1 – there is no movement of any packages tendered to UPS. Also, Nov. 28, Dec. 24 and Dec. 31 are transit days for "UPS air and international packages" only.

The UPS Service Guarantee is in effect throughout the holiday season with the following exceptions: The delivery commitment time for all International Services and Air Services shipments to be delivered within the U.S. and Puerto Rico will be extended by 90 minutes on Nov. 28, on Dec. 18 through Dec. 26, and on Dec. 31. Refunds or credits will not be issued for UPS Ground and UPS Standard to Canada shipments picked up or scheduled to be delivered on Dec. 1 through Dec. 31; and for Air Services shipments, including UPS 3 Day Select® shipments, picked up in the U.S. and Puerto Rico on Dec. 22 through Dec. 24. For further details on the UPS Service Guarantee, visit ups.com for UPS Tariff/Terms and Conditions.