Winter Ordering Deadlines & Turnaround Times
14.11.2018
We’ve listed all our print, processing and framing deadlines below for you to use as a handy guide this Festive Season. And, for those of you last minute Christmas shoppers – don’t worry, we have plenty of Metro Imaging Gift Vouchers and film stocked in our front of house right up until Friday 21st December
CHRISTMAS DEADLINE DATES FOR ORDERS:
Bespoke Service appointments: Tue 18th Dec
Bespoke Service C-type (Matt, Gloss, Velvet under 40″x30″ only): Wed 19th Dec
Bespoke Service B&W (+ Duratrans, metallic, etc): Tue 18th Dec
Bespoke Service Giclée: Tues 18th Dec
Bespoke Service Mounting: Mon 10th Dec (Times may vary for MDF and reverse perspex)
Bespoke Service Framing: Wed 5th Dec (this is due to a high volume of current orders)
Self-Service Orders C-type (Matt, Gloss, Velvet under 40″x30″ only): 2 pm Thurs 20th Dec
Self-service orders B&W (+Duratrans, Metallic, C-type over 40″x30″, etc): Wed 19th Dec
Self-service orders Giclée: Tues 18th December
Self-Service Mounting(with print order): Fri 10th Dec (Times may vary for MDF and reverse perspex)
Self-Service Framing (with print order): Mon 3rd Dec (this is due to a high volume of current orders)
Film processing: 10 am Wed 19th Dec
Film scanning: Thurs 19th December
Retouch Appointments: Thurs 20th December
CHRISTMAS LAST POST DATES
International Last Posting Date Christmas 2018
ROYAL MAIL UK SERVICES
Thursday 20th December
1st Class Royal Mail Signed For® 1st Class
21st December
Royal Mail Special Delivery Guaranteed®
ROYAL MAIL INTERNATIONAL SIGNED FOR
4th December
Africa, Middle East
7th December
Cyprus, Malta, Asia, Far East, Eastern Europe (except Poland, Czech Republic and Slovakia)
8th December
Caribbean, Central and South America
10th December
Greece, Turkey, Australia, New Zealand
14th December
Canada, Czech Republic, Italy, Poland and USA
15th December
Finland, Sweden
17th December
Austria, Denmark, Germany, Iceland, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland
18th December
Belgium, France, Ireland, Luxembourg
Bikes/Vans will be operating a normal service up until 21st December.
Overnight UK will be operating a normal service up until the 20th December (Last deliveries to arrive 21st December)
International Couriers – Please contact Despatch
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