What does "due by" mean to you?

[disykat]

Personally I would get it there the day before the "due by" date because of the possibility they could be compiling orders on the 1st and wanted them before (by) then. However, if I was the one to set the due by date I would probably attach a time such as: due by 4pm on Dec. 1st, so that there would be no misunderstandings.

 

[jrmasm]

Due by = close of business Dec 1

 

[tvguy]

I'm getting a lot of bills now that say "Due Upon Receipt". That's pretty vague.

Got into a beef with Comcast (shocking, I know) about my payment being late. But my check was cashed the day BEFORE the due date. They were just late crediting it. Many big businesses open payments, verify the check is for the amount of the bill, and immediately deposit the check, but put the bill into a pile to be entered later....and sometimes that can take days.

Talked to one guy who working at a billing center, they have a runner who goes to the bank hourly with checks, about $1 million in each deposit...which is amazing since the majority of their customers pay their bills electronically.

 

[SandrA9810]

Due ON: means you have to bring on Dec 1, not at any time before.

Due BY: means you have up until the close of Dec 1, but it is welcome anytime before.

If I have a paper that's due on Dec 1, then that means every student in the class has to bring their paper on Dec 1.
If the paper is due by Dec 1, then that means I can turn it in any time before Dec 1, but no later than Dec 1.

 

[avgeek81]

Got into a beef with Comcast (shocking, I know) about my payment being late. But my check was cashed the day BEFORE the due date. They were just late crediting it. Many big businesses open payments, verify the check is for the amount of the bill, and immediately deposit the check, but put the bill into a pile to be entered later....and sometimes that can take days.

Off Topic. I got a letter from my mortgage company saying they never got my Nov payment. I checked online and they cashed the check Oct 31 its due Nov 1st but you really have til the 15th before you get charged a late fee.

So I call and they say they never got the payment til Nov 20 I tell them thats the Dec payment and they cashed a check Oct 31. Somehow they applied that payment to the principle and not as a payment.

On topic, I consider due by means due on that day .

 

[The Mystery Machine]

First thing December 1st, or any time before then.

Right. I see "due by" as in the morning of Dec. 1st and not at the end of the business day.

That being said I would have it in on the 30th or before.

 

[DebbieB]

It depends on what it is. If it's something that will be presented in a meeting on December 1, you should have it for the meeting start. If it's not related to something during the day, I would say end of day December 1.

 

[kate_wdw]

Thanks to everyone for weighing in!

 

[amg35]

Right. I see "due by" as in the morning of Dec. 1st and not at the end of the business day.
That being said I would have it in on the 30th or before.

That doesn't make sense.

Either due by is before Dec 1st, or anytime before Dec 1st is over (close of business, midnight)

But the morning of? Never heard of that.

Due by Dec 1st would mean (to me) they need it in their hands no later than December 1st, close of business.

 

[Shugardrawers]

My mortgage is due on the 5th, meaning by the end of business on the 5th of the month. I can go to the credit union at 4:59pm on the 5th and still be on time. So I go with the end of the day on the 1st but I'd like to know what exactly the circumstances are??

 

[Ceila]

Due ON: means you have to bring on Dec 1, not at any time before.

Due BY: means you have up until the close of Dec 1, but it is welcome anytime before.

If I have a paper that's due on Dec 1, then that means every student in the class has to bring their paper on Dec 1.
If the paper is due by Dec 1, then that means I can turn it in any time before Dec 1, but no later than Dec 1.

I have never, ever experienced that in an educational setting. Not one professor that I have ever had refused to accept a paper early that was "due on" a later date.

 

[hidmickey:myantidrug]

I take it to mean that whatever it is needs to be turned in by 11:59pm on December 1st, or by the time the business closes, class has started, etc. The preposition doesn't make any difference, as far as I'm concerned.

 

[Nolcrest]

The last possible time to submit it to receiver would be Dec 1st. If received after the 1st, it's late.

 

[cornflake]

I have never, ever experienced that in an educational setting. Not one professor that I have ever had refused to accept a paper early that was "due on" a later date.

Me either - you could always hand in papers early, either to ask for a quick readover and suggestions or just if you were done.

 

[tvguy]

Gee, just thinking back to the days before kids, when I had money. I paid a bill the day the day it arrived, I didn't wait until the due date.

 

[crashbb]

I have never, ever experienced that in an educational setting. Not one professor that I have ever had refused to accept a paper early that was "due on" a later date.

Neither have I.

Gee, just thinking back to the days before kids, when I had money. I paid a bill the day the day it arrived, I didn't wait until the due date.

I still do. For the most part, even if I were living paycheque-to-paycheque it wouldn't make a difference - most of my bills fall between cycles, so paying it the day I get it or the day before it is due, is within the same pay cycle. Or, if I pay by credit card, it is within the same billing cycle.

 

[The Mystery Machine]

That doesn't make sense.

Either due by is before Dec 1st, or anytime before Dec 1st is over (close of business, midnight)

But the morning of? Never heard of that.

Due by Dec 1st would mean (to me) they need it in their hands no later than December 1st, close of business.

Depends who you are talking to. Let's just say dh went 10 rounds with disability people over that.

Basically if they did not have the paperwork TO THEM BY THAT MORNING of the due date, you were hosed.

Yep.

 

[Scurvy]

I have never, ever experienced that in an educational setting. Not one professor that I have ever had refused to accept a paper early that was "due on" a later date.

I have, a few times in high school and college, and I found it very annoying. It's happened a couple of times to my son (in high school) also. Since he's not super organized we always encourage him to turn things in as soon as they are done so he won't lose them, so he turns things in a day or two early fairly regularly. He hasn't been allowed to a few times. Basically the instructors said it was due on a certain day and they would not take it early or late. In one case, she actually said she didn't want it early because she didn't want to run the risk of misplacing the papers before grading them, and she had no intention of grading them until after the due date. I suspect that was the case with the others, as well.

 

[MrsDuck]

The day before it's due is when I'd submit it.

 

[MoonFaerie]

I have never, ever experienced that in an educational setting. Not one professor that I have ever had refused to accept a paper early that was "due on" a later date.

I have. I've had the pleasure of some exceptionally uptight profs.

But yes, Due by Dec 1 means by X time on Dec 1 in my world. Different profs have different rules, but it usually means by 11:59 PM that day. I had one this semester that had a 5 PM deadline rule.