Christmas Last Order Dates email template
A Christmas shipping email with no photos: a deep green band, the last order date for each delivery method, a small code and one button.
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<div class="ete-preheader" style="display:none;font-size:1px;line-height:1px;max-height:0;max-width:0;opacity:0;overflow:hidden;mso-hide:all;">Order by December 16 for ground delivery, or December 22 for next day. All the dates inside. ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ </div>
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<tr><td align="center" class="ete-px" style="padding:40px 32px;background-color:#0f3d2e;"><p style="margin:0 0 12px;font-family:'DM Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:16px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:2px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#ffffff;text-align:center;">Fir & Flint Goods</p><h1 class="ete-h1" style="margin:0;font-family:'Playfair Display', Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;font-size:32px;line-height:40px;font-weight:700;color:#ffffff;text-align:center;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;">Order in time for Christmas</h1><p class="" style="margin:0;font-family:'DM Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:17px;line-height:27px;color:#ffffff;padding-top:14px;text-align:center;">Here is the last day to order for each way we ship, so nothing turns up late.</p></td></tr>
<tr><td class="ete-px" style="padding:16px 32px;"><table role="presentation" width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td width="48" valign="top" style="padding-right:16px;padding-bottom:20px;"><img src="https://emailtemplateexamples.com/wp-content/plugins/ete-core/assets/template-images/icon-truck-3f9a6b.png" alt="Delivery truck" width="32" height="32" class="" style="display:block;width:32px;max-width:100%;height:auto;border:0;outline:none;text-decoration:none;"></td><td valign="top" style="padding-top:4px;padding-bottom:20px;"><p class="ete-heading" style="margin:0;font-family:'Playfair Display', Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;font-size:17px;line-height:24px;font-weight:700;color:#12261e;">Ground: December 16</p><p class="ete-text" style="margin:0;font-family:'DM Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:15px;line-height:24px;color:#3c3a30;padding-top:4px;">Free on orders over $60.</p></td></tr><tr><td width="48" valign="top" style="padding-right:16px;padding-bottom:20px;"><img src="https://emailtemplateexamples.com/wp-content/plugins/ete-core/assets/template-images/icon-calendar-3f9a6b.png" alt="Calendar page" width="32" height="32" class="" style="display:block;width:32px;max-width:100%;height:auto;border:0;outline:none;text-decoration:none;"></td><td valign="top" style="padding-top:4px;padding-bottom:20px;"><p class="ete-heading" style="margin:0;font-family:'Playfair Display', Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;font-size:17px;line-height:24px;font-weight:700;color:#12261e;">Express: December 20</p><p class="ete-text" style="margin:0;font-family:'DM Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:15px;line-height:24px;color:#3c3a30;padding-top:4px;">Two working days, $9 flat.</p></td></tr><tr><td width="48" valign="top" style="padding-right:16px;padding-bottom:20px;"><img src="https://emailtemplateexamples.com/wp-content/plugins/ete-core/assets/template-images/icon-bolt-3f9a6b.png" alt="Lightning bolt" width="32" height="32" class="" style="display:block;width:32px;max-width:100%;height:auto;border:0;outline:none;text-decoration:none;"></td><td valign="top" style="padding-top:4px;padding-bottom:20px;"><p class="ete-heading" style="margin:0;font-family:'Playfair Display', Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;font-size:17px;line-height:24px;font-weight:700;color:#12261e;">Next day: December 22</p><p class="ete-text" style="margin:0;font-family:'DM Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:15px;line-height:24px;color:#3c3a30;padding-top:4px;">Order before 1 pm, $18 flat.</p></td></tr><tr><td width="48" valign="top" style="padding-right:16px;"><img src="https://emailtemplateexamples.com/wp-content/plugins/ete-core/assets/template-images/icon-gift-3f9a6b.png" alt="Wrapped gift" width="32" height="32" class="" style="display:block;width:32px;max-width:100%;height:auto;border:0;outline:none;text-decoration:none;"></td><td valign="top" style="padding-top:4px;"><p class="ete-heading" style="margin:0;font-family:'Playfair Display', Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;font-size:17px;line-height:24px;font-weight:700;color:#12261e;">Gift card: December 24</p><p class="ete-text" style="margin:0;font-family:'DM Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:15px;line-height:24px;color:#3c3a30;padding-top:4px;">Sent by email the moment you order.</p></td></tr></table></td></tr>
<tr><td class="ete-px" style="padding:16px 32px;"><table role="presentation" width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td align="center" class="ete-panel" style="padding:24px 20px;background-color:#f8f4ea;border:2px dashed #0f3d2e;border-radius:4px;text-align:center;"><p class="ete-muted" style="margin:0;font-family:'DM Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:16px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:2px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6d6a5b;">For early shoppers</p><p class="ete-code ete-heading" style="margin:0;padding-top:8px;font-family:'Courier New',Courier,monospace;font-size:30px;line-height:38px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:4px;color:#12261e;">FIRST15</p><p class="ete-text" style="margin:0;font-family:'DM Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:15px;line-height:24px;color:#3c3a30;padding-top:8px;">15% off anything you order by December 10.</p><p class="ete-muted" style="margin:0;font-family:'DM Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:19px;color:#6d6a5b;padding-top:6px;">Not valid on gift cards.</p></td></tr></table></td></tr>
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About this template
A useful email for the weeks before Christmas, when customers want one answer: when is too late? A deep green band with a calm, centered headline states the point, and no photo is needed.
The dates follow as a clear list, one row for each delivery method, with a small line icon and the last safe order day. A gift card row covers people who leave it until the very end. A code box and one button then turn the reminder into a reason to order today.
Update the dates to match your carriers, and send it early in December. A second send a few days before the first cutoff also works well.
Use it in your email tool
- Click Copy HTML, or download the .html file.
- In Mailchimp, Brevo, HubSpot or Klaviyo, start a new email with the custom HTML or code editor and paste it in.
- Change the text, links and images. Map merge tags such as {{first_name}} and {{unsubscribe_url}} to the tags of your tool.
- Send a test to yourself on desktop and phone before you send it to your list.
Sections in this email
- Green band headline
- Dated delivery list
- Holiday code
- Shop button
- Footer
Subject line ideas
- Last order dates for Christmas
- {{first_name}}, order by December 16 for ground
- When is too late? Our Christmas dates
Preview text idea
Order by December 16 for ground delivery, or December 22 for next day. All the dates inside.