Pre-orders

I am too.

I'm actually thrilled to pieces that ACOT is finally shipping a pre-order I placed in November. They were waiting for a sheet of paper from KaiserCraft that was delayed for unknown reasons. I guess it finally came in.

I have 2 January orders I'm waiting for too, one with Creativation goodies and one I placed just prior to that.

Soon...

If it’s American Crafts stuff, it was leaving the warehouses last week, according to Shimelle. But that doesn’t account for how long it takes to be received and entered into inventory at the store. Shimelle warmed people about issues with pre-orders - it sounds like a lot of people complain when places like ACOT end up getting stuff later than scrapbook dot com even though ACOT usually has the listing earlier. And of course the designers and AC have no control over how long it takes for ACOT to get their orders in and out. I’ve never done a pre-order but it doesn’t sound like a good deal to me, especially having orders held up because AC didn’t ship one item until later.

TFW you realize your pre-order won't ship until everything arrives in the store and some of it isn't expected until March.

I placed one pre-order last year, and I won’t do it again. They still had plenty left when I needed more of something.

The Hip Kit Club Group on FaceBook announcement:

FEBRUARY KIT SHIPPING UPDATE...

We are just beginning to ship our Feb. Kits. However, the shipping of some orders will be delayed. A partial shipment of our Pinkfresh Studio Noteworthy products are stuck in China due to factories being temporarily shut down. We have be told that they expect to re-open next Monday and the delayed products will be shipping directly to use within a couple of days. The transit from China to Washington state is 4 to 5 days via air freight. This is the fastest method possible. We are doing our absolute best to expedite this process. I assure you that this is the last of the delays... as we have already received most of the products for our March Kits... which will be revealed later this month. We will be including an extra goodie in orders that are shipped after the 16th of February in hope of making the extra wait a little less painful for you. We will keep you posted by sharing updates here as we receive them. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for your patience and support with the hiccups we have been experiencing over the past few months. We are at the mercy of manufacturers especially when we are including brand new collections in our Kits.

I ordered some Pinkfresh from ACOT (they posted an expected ship date in January), and I expect that my paper is being held up as well. Probably more lines than just the Pinkfresh. There's very little by way of scrapping supplies that doesn't come from China these days. I don't mind waiting a bit longer; I mean I expect some delays, especially given the circumstances. But if it looks like the Creativation pre-order shipments won't materialize anytime soon though, I do wonder if ACOT will give it's customers the opportunity to change out their orders for something they have in stock.



By the way, as an aside, none of this talk is to say that we're valuing craft supplies over human life, and I hope no one will go there and suggest that this discussion is in bad form. We all understand the scope of the crisis. We're just talking about our orders, that's all.

I posted the gif because I was talking about MY order. I checked for an update today and saw that most of what I ordered are expected in February but two things won’t arrive until March.

I pre-ordered Creativation items but have plenty to play with until they arrive. My problem is deleting my emails; I need to remember what I ordered.

I ordered all the new alcohol inks from Oozak, which were expected early February, and the waiting is KILLING me I keep stalking all the sites that had them to see if anyone is shipping them yet.

I did an order with SSS about 3 weeks ago and the reserve item was GinaK glue with a reserve date of 2/12.  I was willing to wait but I just checked and now the estimated date is 2/21.  I didn't need the glue that badly so now I'm kicking myself for holding up my order just for that.  That's a mistake I won't make again.

I have Amazon Prime, what happened to next day shipping?

My order was for Ricola cough drops for The Queen.  She eats them like candy, the drug store can't keep up.  

You're not the only one. I'm tempted to chuck the box in a corner when I get it, and open it next month.