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Christmas order deadlines
Some jobs have a fixed last day to order before Christmas; others depend on stock or on how much work we already have. They're set out below, one service to a line, with the days we close and reopen at 605-607 High Street, Kew East.
Last days to order, service by service
Here is each photo printing Christmas deadline Melbourne customers need to know, along with the other work we take in over December.
- Digital print orders: received by 9.00am on Thursday 24 December, ready to collect at 1.00pm that day.
- Canvas prints: orders close on Thursday 10 December.
- Ready-made frames: it depends on what we have in stock. In the last few days before Christmas, ring to check the one you want is here before you make the trip.
- Tape and film transfers, scanning and restorations: case by case, depending on our workload. Ring us before you plan one around Christmas Day.
- Anything else: ring and ask. We'll tell you how December is looking.
The photo printing Christmas deadline Melbourne families leave till last
Prints from digital files have the latest cut-off on the list: you can still order them on the morning of Thursday 24 December. Get the order to us by 9.00am and the prints are ready to collect at 1.00pm, an hour before we shut.
On an ordinary day, an online print order that reaches us before 11.00am is usually ready a few hours later. Not on the 24th. That morning the cut-off is 9.00am.
We never charge extra for a rush job, though in December how quickly a job comes back depends on how busy we are. If you're still deciding what to make, the Christmas at PhotoQ page goes through the presents we make from your own photos and tapes.
Closing for Christmas and reopening in January
We close at 2.00pm on Thursday 24 December and reopen on Monday 18 January. Until then the shop keeps its usual hours, Monday to Thursday 10.00am to 5.00pm and Friday 10.00am to 4.00pm, and it's closed on weekends.
December brings us so much work that larger jobs handed in that month are usually ready towards the end of January. A full box of slides or a bag of tapes left with us in December will most likely be collected after the break. Bring it in anyway. We'll look at it with you at the counter and give you a time frame.
The Christmas and January trading hours page has the opening hours on their own, if that's all you need.
Ordering online over the break
Online ordering stays open while the shop is shut. Upload your photos and order prints on Boxing Day if you like; we'll do them once we reopen on Monday 18 January.
Posting from outside Melbourne
We take orders Australia-wide by post, and we have many repeat customers interstate. There's no separate posting cut-off on this list. Post your parcel as early in December as you can, and ring us before you send it so we can talk about when it'll be done.
Finished work goes back by post or express post, which we send every day we're open.
Ready when you are
Drop into our Kew East lab, post your order, or start online. Not sure what you need? Give us a call — we're happy to help.