If it's non-life-threatening, the best thing to do is CALL the urgent care center and let them know you have a non-life-threatening but "urgent" medical need, and want to know what the wait time is for a finger injury that isn't bleeding. They'll probably tell you "anywhere from 10 minutes to 3 hours" and you can decide at that point, before you even leave your house, if you want to risk waiting 3 hours for care.
Since you were able to get home without diagnosis or treatment, it was probably slightly less urgent than you thought it was. If frustration of waiting is greater than pain of injury - then stay home. Wrap it tightly with a bandage or splint it with a tongue depressor if you have one, and wait til after the holiday to go to the doctor's office (or another urgent care center).
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