Christmas Deadlines 2018

It’s nearly that time again, so here are our all important Christmas cut off dates if you wish to have any products delivered before our Christmas break. After working really hard throughout the year to create faster turn around times on some of our products, we are are so excited to reveal later Christmas deadlines than usual! :)

Important:

ALL deadlines are at MIDDAY GMT.

ALL deadline dates are based on DHL or DPD shipments. If you wish to select Airmail services please add an additional 10 working days onto the deadline date to ensure you receive your order in time.

 

 

THE SMALL PRINT

Please read the relevant section below to ensure that your albums are shipped to you before the Christmas holidays – the times shown below are all GMT.

UK DEADLINE DATES:

“Uploading your own design” Albums: Midday on November 28th. If you are submitting your own layouts, we will need to receive the print-ready files by midday on the 28th of November in order to ship your order before the Christmas shutdown.

Please note: If you need to re-upload files due to issues spotted during the file checking stage this could affect your ship date.

“Bespoke/Simple/Free Designs” Albums: Initial files and design requests by midday on November 21st and final approval and export by midday on November 28th.

If you are using our design service, we will need to receive your individual jpg image files by midday on the 21st of November. The design will then need the final approval by the 28th of November in order to get your order shipped before the Christmas shutdown.

Please note: Any delays with requesting changes/approving the design could affect your ship date.

REMOTE UK AND NORTHERN IRELAND DATES:

If DHL/DPD consider your address to be a remote location, or if you are based in Northern Ireland, we need print-ready files by: Midday on November 26th.

Where remote deliveries are concerned, we are sadly at the mercy of DHL/DPD. We need all designs uploaded or approved by midday on November 26th so we can ship your albums before the Christmas shutdown. This allows DHL/DPD to have the package in time for their next delivery to your location.

Please note: When you are submitting your own designs, if you need to re-upload files due to issues spotted during the file checking stage this could affect your ship date.

For any orders using our design service: Any delays with requesting changes/approving the design could affect your ship date.

EUROPE AND INTERNATIONAL DEADLINE DATES:

Please note: we will ship taking into account the delivery dates provided by DHL/DPD at the time of shipping. Any hold ups at customs clearance could affect your delivery, however this is something that we cannot predict or control. We will ship with DHL/DPD provided dates as our guide.

“Uploading your own design” Albums: Midday on November 23rd.

If you are a customer based in Europe or the rest of the world, we will need your files by midday on the 23rd of November if you are submitting your own designs.

Please note: If you need to re-upload files due to issues spotted during the file checking stage this could affect your ship date.

“Bespoke/Simple/Free design” Albums: Files by midday on November 16th and the final approval by midday on November 23rd

If you are a customer based in Europe or the rest of the world, we will need to receive your individual jpg image files by midday on the 16th of November and get the designs final approval by the 23rd of November to get your order shipped before the Christmas shutdown.

Please note: Any delays with requesting changes/approving the design could affect your ship date.

For any international shipments with the option of Airmail, we would highly recommend you opt for DHL shipping to guarantee your order will be delivered before the Christmas shut down. If you wish to select Airmail please add an additional 10 working days on to the deadline date.