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How to get Christmas gifts delivered on Christmas Eve
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If you’ve waited just a tad too long to pick out your Christmas gifts, have no fear. There are still options for you on Christmas Eve, Dec. 24. Instead of braving the stores, you can have reviewer-loved last-minute gifts delivered, or you can order them for pickup. How? Read on for more information on services that can get Christmas gifts in your hands same-day.
Below, the breakdown on Walmart+, Instacart, Shipt, same-day store pickup and more. These options can save you time on Christmas Eve.
Walmart+
Walmart
Walmart+ members can get same-day delivery of purchases from their local store (where available). Just be sure to sign up as soon as possible, as spots will fill up quickly on this popular day.
A Walmart+ membership normally costs $98. However, you can test it out for free for 30 days right now to get free shipping and same-day delivery.
These are some of our bestselling Walmart git picks to consider:
Instacart
Instacart
Instacart delivers from a variety of grocery stores (it depends, as always, on where you’re located) and in some areas, also delivers from liquor stores, pet stores and pharmacies. You can even order from Costco, Sam’s Club and BJ’s Wholesale through Instacart without needing to have a membership to those warehouse stores (though the same items will cost you more than they would in-store).
Shipt
Shipt
With Shipt, you basically have a personal shopper whom you can text with specific instructions and requests, so you get exactly what you want. You can even order items that aren’t listed in the app but that you know the store carries. They deliver from Target, Kroger and Meijer grocery stores as well as CVS. There’s no surge pricing and no delivery charge on orders over $35 for Shipt members.
Shipt is similar to Instacart, but it has a less widespread range of grocery stores and requires that you purchase a membership to use the app. Until Dec. 30, Shipt is offering 50% off annual memberships, making them only $49 a year. College students can sign up for only $4.99 a month.
Get a 14-day free trial when you sign up now.
Same-day store pickup
There’s always same-day store pickup at major retailers near you if all delivery slots have filled up. You may not even need to leave the comfort of your car.
- Walmart: Place an order online, choose a timeslot and an employee will gather your items. When they’re done, you’ll receive a ready-for-pickup email, and they will bring your order to your car.
- Target: The retailer has a drive-up option that you can select in the Target app, where you can share what car you’re in and tap “I’m here” when you’re ready for an employee to load up your car for you.
- Best Buy: The electronics big-box store shows you an estimated pickup date during checkout. If this suits you, go in the store to pick up your order when you receive a ready-for-pickup email.
Amazon e-gift card
Amazon
If all else fails, an Amazon e-gift card can be delivered immediately.
An Amazon gift card is a safe bet for just about anyone on your list, as the recipient can order whatever they want with it. The e-commerce giant sells groceries, clothing, beauty items, home essentials, tech and basically anything else you could think of. It’s a great gift when you’re not quite sure what to get someone.
You can send a digital gift card, or Amazon even has print-at-home gift cards with festive Christmas designs if you don’t want to do email delivery but need to get the card right away. Load $10 to $2,000 onto this gift card and let the recipient treat themselves to a little online shopping.
NEW YORK — Former New York Gov. David Paterson and his stepson were attacked in New York City on Friday night, authorities said.
The incident occurred just before 9 p.m. on Second Avenue near East 96th Street on the Upper East Side, according to the New York City Police Department.
Police said officers were sent to the scene after an assault was reported. When officers arrived, police say they found a 20-year-old man suffering from facial injuries and a 70-year-old man who had head pain. Both victims were taken to a local hospital in stable condition.
In a statement, a spokesperson for the former governor said the two were attacked while “taking a walk around the block near their home by some individuals that had a previous interaction with his stepson.”
The spokesperson said that they were injured “but were able to fight off their attackers.”
Both were taken to Cornell Hospital “as a precaution,” he added.
Police said no arrests have been made and the investigation is ongoing.
The 70-year-old Paterson, a Democrat, served as governor from 2008 to 2010, stepping into the post after the resignation of Eliot Spitzer following his prostitution scandal. He made history at the time as the state’s first-ever Black and legally blind governor.
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A 17-year-old boy was critically injured and a person is in custody after a gunman opened fire on a SEPTA bus in North Philadelphia Friday evening, police said.
At around 6:15 p.m., Philadelphia police were notified about a shooting on a SEPTA bus traveling on Allegheny Avenue near 3rd and 4th streets in North Philadelphia, Inspector D F Pace told CBS News Philadelphia.
There were an estimated 30 people on the bus at the time of the shooting, Pace said, but only the 17-year-old boy was believed to have been shot. Investigators said they believe it was a targeted attack on the teenager and that he was shot in the back of the bus at close range.
According to Pace, the SEPTA bus driver alerted a control center about the shooting, which then relayed the message to Philadelphia police, who responded to the scene shortly.
Officers arrived at the scene and found at least one spent shell casing and blood on the bus, but no shooting victim, Pace said. Investigators later discovered the 17-year-old had been taken to Temple University Hospital where he is said to be in critical condition, according to police.
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Through their preliminary investigation, police learned those involved in the SEPTA shooting may have fled in a silver-colored Kia.
Authorities then found a car matching the description of the Kia speeding in the area and a pursuit began, Pace said. Police got help from a PPD helicopter as they followed the Kia, which ended up crashing at 5th and Greenwood streets in East Mount Airy. Pace said the Kia crashed into a parked car.
The driver of the crashed car ran away but police were still able to take them into custody, Pace said.
Investigators believe there was a second person involved in the shooting who ran from the car before it crashed. Police said they believe this person escaped near Allegheny Avenue and 4th Street, leaving a coat behind.
According to Pace, police also found a gun and a group of spent shell casings believed to be involved in the shooting in the same area.
“It’s very possible that there may have been a shooting inside the bus and also shots fired from outside of the bus toward the bus,” Pace said, “We’re still trying to piece all that together at this time.”
This is an active investigation and police are reviewing surveillance footage from the SEPTA bus.