I'm looking to place an order (most likely) going from the West Coast to the East via USPS Priority, that's ideally shipped on Monday. Given and despite the holiday season, am I likely to receive it by Friday? The concern is because I'm vacating my current address by that time, and would have no way to retrieve the order until much later otherwise.
So to rephrase the question, if you were me, would you go ahead and place the order, despite the potential risk?
I wouldn't unless it is being shipped express/priority, it is possible to receive it by friday but unlikely. I didnt see you said priority.. you should receive it assuming you are both near metro areas and not in the sticks.
I would place the order if I were familiar with the vendor and there normal priority shipping times.