So, what about my salsa? I hit “Order Now” at 10:30 AM, and guess what? It arrived by 4 PM that same Monday. But—and this is a big but—I live in a major city with an Amazon delivery station two miles away. If you’re in a rural area or a state where bank holidays are celebrated like religious events, your mileage may vary big time. Amazon prioritizes Prime-eligible items and products in local warehouses during holidays, so a random tube of organic salsa from a third-party seller might not make the cut. You’ve been warned.
Does Amazon Deliver On Bank Holidays at Greg Booth blog
The FedEx and UPS Factor (Spoiler: They Matter)
Here’s a curveball: Amazon doesn’t deliver everything themselves. Many packages still ride with FedEx, UPS, or the U.S. Postal Service. And here’s the kicker: FedEx and UPS don’t operate on most federal bank holidays. So if Amazon hands off your package to them on a Friday before a holiday Monday, you’re basically trusting a chain of disgruntled wharehouse workers to make it happen. I once ordered a phone case on a Thursday, and it got stuck in a FedEx truck over Presidents’ Day weekend. Three days for a piece of plastic. I almost bought a second case out of sheer spite.
