Christmas delivery cut-offs

The last day your customer can order and still have it under the tree. We print in Brisbane and post with Australia Post, so these are our dates, not just theirs.

Around Australia

Standard post. Order by the date in the middle column and we will have it printed, packed and lodged on the day in the last one.

Going to	Order by	We lodge it
Queensland	Wed 16 Dec	Tue 22 Dec
NSW, ACT, Victoria, South Australia	Tue 15 Dec	Mon 21 Dec
Tasmania	Mon 14 Dec	Fri 18 Dec
Western Australia	Fri 11 Dec	Thu 17 Dec
Northern Territory	Tue 8 Dec	Mon 14 Dec

Express is Wednesday 16 December wherever it is going. Australia Post would take an express parcel a day later than that, but we stop printing on Tuesday 22 December, so our own last production day is what sets it.

Overseas

Posting overseas takes a lot longer at this time of year, so these dates are much earlier.

Going to	Order by, standard	Order by, express
New Zealand	Thu 3 Dec	Wed 9 Dec
United States, Canada	Tue 1 Dec	Mon 7 Dec
United Kingdom, Europe	Mon 7 Dec	Wed 9 Dec

Worth knowing

These are the dates Australia Post publishes as a guide, with our printing time taken off the front. December is their busiest month and a parcel can still run late, so if something absolutely has to arrive, order earlier than the date here and use express.

An order has to be paid by the cut-off, not just placed. If a card declines and the order sits on hold, the clock does not start until it goes through.