I realize I ordered my item from buy.com quite late, but I thought there was still a chance I'd get it by Christmas, if not maybe a day or two later. Here's my tracking:
Manifest ID: 2466579
Status: Delivered
Date Time Description Location
January 3, 2008 10:29 AM Delivered QUAKERTOWN,PA
January 3, 2008 7:44 AM Accept/Pickup QUAKERTOWN,PA
January 3, 2008 5:30 AM USPS Entry QUAKERTOWN, PA
January 3, 2008 4:30 AM Sortation Center Departure POTTSTOWN, PA
January 2, 2008 9:26 PM USPS Electronically Notified QUAKERTOWN,PA
December 29, 2007 12:45 PM Sortation Center Arrival POTTSTOWN, PA
December 29, 2007 10:56 AM Sortation Center Departure MARTINSBURG, WV
December 28, 2007 4:15 PM Sortation Center Arrival MARTINSBURG, WV
December 27, 2007 10:04 AM Sortation Center Departure DALLAS, TX
December 18, 2007 7:01 PM Sortation Center Arrival DALLAS, TX
Apparently my package was in Dallas from 12/18 to 12/27!!! Btw, the other things I ordered from other sites, on the same date 12/15, all arrived by 12/24 with ground shipping!