Fine Chocolate
Since 1998
Chocosphere® Holiday Season
Ordering Deadlines
An internet-only
chocolate shoppe in
Portland, Oregon USA
(Phone Calls
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E-Mail: customer-service@chocosphere.com
Phone 503-692-3323 / FAX 503-692-1494.

Information Updated Monday, November 28th, 2022.

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Shipping Bulletin (Nov. 28th, 2022):   Our holiday deadlines are set to enable on-time holiday delivery with normal shipping company service. However, our shippers (USPS, UPS, & FedEx) are still experiencing sporadic delays due to staffing shortages related to the COVID 19 pandemic. Because of this, there is still no money-back guarantee for late deliveries.
We at Chocosphere are currently shipping on time. However, given current realities we are not responsible if deliveries are late due to shipping company delays. Thanks for your understanding.

Ordering Deadlines for Holiday Season Delivery:
Orders must be received by 7 PM Pacific Time
Hanukkah Christmas New Year’s
Postal Priority Mail** Sunday, Dec 11th Sunday, Dec 18th Sunday, Dec 25th
2-Day Air Sunday, Dec 11th Sunday, Dec 18th Sunday, Dec 25th
Overnight Monday, Dec 12th Monday, Dec 19th Monday, Dec 26th
Overnight
with Saturday Delivery
Thursday, Dec 15th
Thursday, Dec 22nd
Thursday, Dec 29th
Ground Shipping See the color-coded map and table below
to find the ordering deadline for your area.
International
Delivery to non-USA addresses,
not including APO/FPO
November 29th December 5th December 12th
** If you are shipping to an APO/FPO overseas address, please consult this page (new window) from the US Postal Service for shipping date guidelines, then add at least 3 business days for us to process your order.
Important: Select your shipping method carefully. Chocosphere cannot be responsible for late holiday delivery if you pick a shipping method past its ordering deadline as shown above, if the shipping carrier does not meet it's published commitment, if severe weather delays delivery, or if you do not provide all the information we need to ship your order timely.

As detailed in the “UPS 2022 Year-End Holiday Schedule”, the delivery commitment time for Overnight and UPS 2nd Day Air® packages is extended to the end of the shipping day on selected days.

The UPS Service Guarantee is suspended for all UPS® Ground shipments for delivery between December 2nd through December 24th.


Consistent with the “FedEx 2022 Holiday Money-Back Guarantee Policy” from December 18th through December 24th, the FedEx Money-Back Guarantee for on-time delivery of FedEx Express® shipments is suspended for shipments delivered by the end of the day on the published delivery commitment date for the selected service and destination.

The money-back guarantee for FedEx Ground and FedEx Home Delivery® is suspended for packages shipped between December 2nd through December 24th.

Please select your shipping option with these considerations in mind.

If you are shipping to a rural area or are ordering close to the deadline: Please see the "General Information" section on the Shipping Information (new window) page of our web site before selecting your shipping method.

If you have a special service need, please note it in the "Comments" section at the bottom of the "Checkout" page. We will do our best to accommodate you.


Ground Shipping, see map below for the ordering deadline in your area:

Ground Shipping Zone Map

To find the holiday ordering deadline for ground shipments to your area, find your location on the map above, then match the color at that location with the corresponding row in the table below.

Ground Service Ordering Deadlines
Hanukkah Christmas New Year’s
Tuesday, Dec 13th Monday, Dec 19th Tuesday, Dec 27th
Monday, Dec 12th Sunday, Dec 18th Monday, Dec 26th
Sunday, Dec 11th Thursday, Dec 15th Sunday, Dec 25th
Thursday, Dec 8th Wednesday, Dec 14th Thursday, Dec 22nd
Wednesday, Dec 7th Tuesday, Dec 13th Wednesday, Dec 21st
Orders must be received by 7 PM Pacific Time
Important: Select your shipping method carefully. Chocosphere cannot be responsible for late holiday delivery if you pick a shipping method past its ordering deadline as shown above.

If you are shipping to a rural area or are ordering close to the deadline: Please see the "General Information" section on the Shipping Information (new window) page of our web site before selecting your shipping method.

If you have a special service need, please note it in the "Comments" section at the bottom of the "Checkout" page. We will do our best to accommodate you.

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