I'm not sure it would make much difference which of those it would be anyway.

Do they mean it will be shipped BEFORE that date for delivery on that date, or will they be shipping on that date? Because if shipped on 30th there are no guarantees of a Saturday delivery so it still might not arrive until the 2nd Nov.

I don't see how the 1st would ever make sense however. Surely even a courier is not going to deliver on a Sunday and even if they did, surely that means you still would get it 3rd at the earliest?

That's still just over 3 weeks away regardless of which option so I can't see a day or two making all that much difference. We all will have gone insane long before then after waiting 3 more weeks. So lets just hope they get stock earlier than expected.