[General] "Delivery not before September 1st", what dose this sentence present?

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PhyllisWen87

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"Delivery not before September 1st", I am wondering if delivery should be before September 1st or after September 1st? I hope I can make sure it. It just confused me.
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I take 'not before September 1st' to mean 'after August 31st'.

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One could also say "on or after September 1st".
 

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Please correct the information in your profile, PhyllisWen87.
 

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What about my profile? Any problem? Please tell me, thank you
 

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Please don't blame me for this inconrrect filling. I only can find "nation choice“ in ”current location“ column, so I can not choose "city" from "current location" column.
Please kindly check. Thanks
 

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Please don't blame me for this inconrrect filling. I only can find "nation choice“ in ”current location“ column, so I can not choose "city" from "current location" column.
Please kindly check. Thanks

Enter the name of the country (nation) where you are currently.
 

PhyllisWen87

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OK, I really live in China currently.
 

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It could be attributable to this.
(To be honest, I don't know.)
 
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