fix entreffend

English translation: fixed date for delivery to the customer's premises

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German term or phrase:fix eintreffend
English translation:fixed date for delivery to the customer's premises
Entered by: David Willett

08:13 Feb 21, 2006
German to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Transport / Transportation / Shipping
German term or phrase: fix entreffend
At the bottom of an order form:

"Liefertermin: ____________ fix eintreffend !"

Does anybody know what "fix eintreffend" means here w.r.t. the delivery date?

TIA, David.
David Willett
United Kingdom
Local time: 01:00
fixed date for delivery to the customer's premises
Explanation:
... as opposed to the date of dispatch which from the customer's point of view is often inacceptable since he doesn't know how long the package or whatever will be in transit and when it will actually arrive.

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Note added at 56 mins (2006-02-21 09:10:30 GMT)
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Since this is an order form how about:
To be delivered on: ____________
Selected response from:

Bob Kerns (X)
Germany
Local time: 02:00
Grading comment
Thanks Bob - most helpful!
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3fixed date for delivery to the customer's premises
Bob Kerns (X)
3to arrive on schedule
Raghunathan Rajagopalan


Discussion entries: 2





  

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23 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
fixed date for delivery to the customer's premises


Explanation:
... as opposed to the date of dispatch which from the customer's point of view is often inacceptable since he doesn't know how long the package or whatever will be in transit and when it will actually arrive.

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Note added at 56 mins (2006-02-21 09:10:30 GMT)
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Since this is an order form how about:
To be delivered on: ____________


    Reference: http://www.suesse-werbung.de/unternehmen/inh_d.html
Bob Kerns (X)
Germany
Local time: 02:00
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 11
Grading comment
Thanks Bob - most helpful!
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks Bob - that's what I thought it might be. Any thoughts on how to express it more concisely?


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  BrigitteHilgner: The date guaranteed for the delivery.
18 mins
  -> Only the supplier can provide/offer a guaranteed delivery date; since the context is an order form the term "guarantee" doesn't apply. Thanks nonetheless for the agree :-)

agree  CMJ_Trans (X): but it means "delivery deadline xxx (and no messing about!) i.e. and no margins
41 mins

agree  jccantrell: I might say 'firm arrival date' as another option.
7 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
to arrive on schedule


Explanation:
Delivery schedule to be strictly adhered to

Raghunathan Rajagopalan
Local time: 05:30
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8
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