Christmas Deadline Dates 2014

The countdown to Christmas has already begun at Folio HQ. In order to make sure that your albums are shipped in time, here are those all important deadline dates that you need to know…

Please note: For the below deadlines, we need print-ready files. Any delays in getting print-ready files to us could affect the order shipping in time for Christmas.

Key Dates 

(The times shown below are all GMT)

Albums

“Uploading your own design”


UK

Files by Midday 21st November

UK REMOTE LOCATION ORDERS [Inc’ N.I]


Files by Midday 19th November

EU or INTERNATIONAL CUSTOMERS


Files by Midday 14th November

“Bespoke/Simple design by Folio Albums”

UK

Files by Midday 7th November/Final approval by Midday 21st November

UK REMOTE LOCATION ORDERS [Inc’ N.I]


Files by Midday 5th November/Final approval by 19th November

EU or INTERNATIONAL CUSTOMERS


Files by Midday 3rd November/Final approval by Midday 14th November

 

 Frames, Portfolios, DVD Cases and Fine Art Prints

 Below are the turnaround times and cut off dates for Frames, Portfolios, DVD Cases and Fine Art Prints during the busy Christmas period, please take these into consideration so you receive your order on time.

 (If you are ordering Portfolios or DVD cases closer to the cut off dates please consider choosing DPD for delivery otherwise they will be delivered by Royal Mail as normal.)

Frames, Portfolios and DVD Cases

(10 day turnaround time)

UK

Orders and Files by Midday 5th December

 REMOTE LOCATION [INC N.I]:

Orders and Files by Midday 28th November

INTERNATIONAL

Orders and Files by Midday 28th November

Fine Art Prints

(4 day turnaround time)

UK

Orders and Files by Midday 15th December

 REMOTE LOCATION [INC N.I]

Orders and Files by Midday 8th December

 INTERNATIONAL

Orders and Files by Midday 8th December

 

FOLIO ALBUMS CHRISTMAS SHUTDOWN:

December 25th 2014 until January 5th 2015

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 21st. If you are submitting your own layouts, we will need to receive the print-ready files by midday on the 21st 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 Design” Albums: Files by midday on November 7th and final approval by midday on November 21st

If you are using our design service, we will need to receive your individual jpg image files by midday on the 7th of November. The design will then need the final approval by the 21st 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.

UK REMOTE LOCATION DELIVERIES [Inc’ N.I]:

If UPS/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 19th

Where remote deliveries are concerned, we are sadly at the mercy of UPS/DPD. We need all designs uploaded or approved by midday on Monday the 19th of November so we can ship your albums before the Christmas shutdown. This allows UPS/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.

EU/INTERNATIONAL DEADLINE DATES:

Please note: we will ship taking into account the delivery dates provided by UPS/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 UPS/DPD provided dates as our guide.

“Uploading your own design” Albums: Midday on November 14th

If you are an EU, or International customer, we will need your files by midday on the 14th 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 design” Albums: Files by midday on November 3rd and the final approval by midday on November 14th

If you are an EU, or International customer, we will need to receive your individual jpg image files by midday on the 3rd of November and get the designs final approval by the 14th 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.