Nur Aira Rahman

12 hours ago

Deepavali is on 8 November and 11.11 lands three days later: what is the last date you would trust an online order to arrive?

Deepavali falls on Sunday 8 November this year and 11.11 is the following Wednesday. That three-day gap is the part I keep thinking about, because every courier in the country is going to be mid-surge exactly when the last Deepavali parcels are supposed to land. The shops are clearly expecting people to buy late. Harvey Norman's Home Upgrades sale only ends on 2 November, the ALL IT laptop promotion runs 29 October to 5 November, and POPULAR's clearance across 56 stores stays open until 9 November, which is after the festival has already passed. Dunlopillo's year end sale at Mid Valley does not even start until 2 November. So what cutoff do you personally use for something that has to be there by the eighth? I am working on four working days from the order date and treating anything later as a bonus, but I have had a parcel sit still in a hub for four days before, and I would rather hear what has actually worked for other people than guess again. And is there a courier you would avoid entirely in a week like this?