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Production Time for Diplomas

* When figuring when your diploma will be shipped, do not count the day you place your order. *

 

 
  • To calculate the production time on a diploma, begin by counting 3 business days for the basic production (not counting the day it is placed), and then add:

  • One additional business day if you have selected hand calligraphy for the student name.

  • One additional business day if the diploma has any 23kt gold

  • One additional business day if the diploma has any personalization on the diploma cover.

  • SUBTRACT two business days from this total if you have selected the RUSH option on the diploma. The RUSH option is offered on the diploma order forms, and costs $10.

  • After calculating the production time, you will know the day that the order will leave our office. This does not include shipping time. The time-in-transit is determined by the shipping method you select when you check out. Our shopping cart offers a wide variety of shipping methods.

Example: A "RUSH" diploma order that does not have calligraphy, gold, or personalization on the cover is placed on Wednesday. Since the RUSH options subtracts two days from the normal 3 days of production, this order would go out on Thursday. If overnight shipping is selected, it would arrive on Friday. If 2-day shipping is selected, it would arrive on Monday.

Another Example: A RUSH diploma order with a personalized diploma cover is placed on Saturday.( All weekend orders are counted as though they were placed on Monday.) With the RUSH, this order would ship on Wednesday. Without the personalized cover, it would be shipped on Tuesday.

Try this one: An Exclusive diploma is ordered on Friday with no calligraphy, gilding or cover personalization. The RUSH option is added, and Priority Mail is selected as the shipping option. The customer says they need it on the following Wednesday.Will they have it in timet? Answer: It will leave our office on Monday. BUT... we don't know when the customer will get it, since Priority mail is not a date-definite service. If a specific delivery date is needed, choose one of the date-definite services, such as 3-day express saver.

 


Please read this important information about RUSH Orders:

 

bullet The RUSH option refers to how quickly we ship your order.  It does not include shipping time.  Our shopping cart offers Priority Mail as well as a number of date-definite services from Fed Ex. When calculating the shipping time, do not count the day the order goes out.

 

bullet If you place a RUSH order for a Personalized Diploma, we will begin working on it immediately.  For this reason, we do not accept changes to the text on RUSH orders for Personalized Diplomas. 

 

bullet The RUSH applies to the diploma order and any stock items that can ship with it from our office, such as caps and gowns, accessories, and semi-personalized (pre-printed) announcements. It does not change the production time on items such as name cards, address labels, or personal notes. If you are placing a RUSH on your diploma, any items that require more production days than your diploma should be placed as a separate order, or they will delay the diploma order!


 The RUSH option adds $10 to the order. It is offered on the bottom of the diploma order forms.

 

 
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