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Post by honeypea on Dec 21, 2020 4:25:02 GMT
I ordered the $5 kit on 12/15 and got a shipping notice 12/19.
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nicolep
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Post by nicolep on Dec 21, 2020 5:47:01 GMT
Any earlier adopters of the $5 code have their kits ship? I thought for sure that they'd go out by Friday, but no such luck. My SBTM didn't even ship out until nearer the end of the week, so maybe they're a bit behind with the special AE kits for the new year? At any rate, I skipped on all of them so I can cancel them after my shipping notice. I think the last time I used a code, I actually canceled immediately and had no issues, so I might just send the messages out now while I'm at my computer and can more easily draft them (I send a cancellation for each kit, but usually only receive a reply to one). I ordered on 12/16 and it's still just showing active.
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Post by peachiceteas on Dec 21, 2020 13:18:11 GMT
Any earlier adopters of the $5 code have their kits ship? I thought for sure that they'd go out by Friday, but no such luck. My SBTM didn't even ship out until nearer the end of the week, so maybe they're a bit behind with the special AE kits for the new year? At any rate, I skipped on all of them so I can cancel them after my shipping notice. I think the last time I used a code, I actually canceled immediately and had no issues, so I might just send the messages out now while I'm at my computer and can more easily draft them (I send a cancellation for each kit, but usually only receive a reply to one). I ordered on 12/16 and it's still just showing active. Oh no! Is this still the case? I was just coming here to tell you to cancel your sub! Mine shipped 12/19.
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nicolep
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Post by nicolep on Dec 21, 2020 13:23:27 GMT
I ordered on 12/16 and it's still just showing active. Oh no! Is this still the case? I was just coming here to tell you to cancel your sub! Mine shipped 12/19. I just checked again and yep, still just active. 😕
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Post by cbscrapper on Dec 21, 2020 13:31:43 GMT
Oh no! Is this still the case? I was just coming here to tell you to cancel your sub! Mine shipped 12/19. I just checked again and yep, still just active. 😕 I also ordered 12/16 and am listed as active.
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Post by kiera on Dec 21, 2020 14:57:41 GMT
It's possible they might have reduced staff due to the pandemic, and/or a huge amount of orders to get through
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Post by julie5 on Dec 21, 2020 16:49:21 GMT
It's possible they might have reduced staff due to the pandemic, and/or a huge amount of orders to get through I always got the impression that there wasn’t a huge warehouse staff to begin with. I’m not sure why I think that.
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Post by peachiceteas on Dec 21, 2020 17:35:19 GMT
It's possible they might have reduced staff due to the pandemic, and/or a huge amount of orders to get through I always got the impression that there wasn’t a huge warehouse staff to begin with. I’m not sure why I think that. I feel like over the years we have seen snippets from inside the warehouse and it wasn't packed full of staff. I agree that it's a small-ish operation.
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Post by kiera on Dec 21, 2020 19:44:07 GMT
Okay that makes sense too then. I admit I don't follow them closely so I wasn't aware of what their warehouse looked like. It's probably just a matter of getting through a ton of orders, then. I'm a bit sensitive because I work in e-commerce and can relate to the struggle lol
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Post by sleepingbooty on Dec 22, 2020 16:56:04 GMT
I always got the impression that there wasn’t a huge warehouse staff to begin with. I’m not sure why I think that. I feel like over the years we have seen snippets from inside the warehouse and it wasn't packed full of staff. I agree that it's a small-ish operation. It's surprisingly small. I think we saw bits where there was ONE staffer at the packing station while two, tops three pickers were filling orders. The warehouse is a decent size but it's a bit of a Montessori pretend-store operation inside...
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Post by nicolep on Dec 22, 2020 20:15:20 GMT
Mine now has its label printed and is in preshipment.
Off to cancel!
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Post by scrapaddict702 on Dec 22, 2020 21:38:22 GMT
Mine now has its label printed and is in preshipment. Off to cancel! I was just about to post the same thing. I already canceled, but received my shipment notification today. Hopefully, save for a few stragglers (because that always happens), the kits will arrive pretty quick since their travel will mostly be after the holidays.
So, it might be good information to know for the future that you can cancel prior to shipment and still receive your order. I'm pretty sure I already knew that, lol, but they offer the code so rarely that I wasn't completely sure I remembered correctly.
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Post by amp on Dec 22, 2020 21:43:15 GMT
Does Ali Edwards' company and Studio Calico share the same warehouse and the same shipping staff? My One Little Word order hasn't shipped yet, so I will likely not get it before January 1, especially if both AE and SC have a bunch of outstanding orders...
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Post by mom on Dec 22, 2020 21:55:43 GMT
Does Ali Edwards' company and Studio Calico share the same warehouse and the same shipping staff? My One Little Word order hasn't shipped yet, so I will likely not get it before January 1, especially if both AE and SC have a bunch of outstanding orders... yep. same.
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Post by anrobe on Dec 23, 2020 0:45:29 GMT
I would love to know how many actual subscribers that SC ends up getting from this $5 promotion? Or do most people jump in and then cancel like I do LOL?
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Post by scrapaddict702 on Dec 23, 2020 0:52:13 GMT
I would love to know how many actual subscribers that SC ends up getting from this $5 promotion? Or do most people jump in and then cancel like I do LOL? I believe the generally accepted idea around the board is that they offer this code at the end of the year to pad their subscription numbers for tax purposes or for marketing purposes (hey you, invest in our company because look at how many people subscribe to us!!). I'm not sure how accurate that is because I think most businesses file taxes quarterly. However, they've offered it in the past where it was only good on 6 or 12 month subscriptions, too. I doubt they expect to retain many people or else they wouldn't offer it on the m2m option. That being said, there have been several people on this board that have forgotten to cancel in time (some have been saved by learning of the skip a month option), so they probably do garner a bit of extra income from the people likely to forget (my BIGGEST hangup with the codes is that I stress out about remembering to cancel in time...I stress the same way with the 30 day/3 month free offers from other companies, too). I've even seen a few people post here about staying on for another month or two because they ended up liking the subsequent kits, but I wouldn't be shocked if the people intentionally sticking around were fewer in number than the number of people that forgot to cancel in time. All speculation on my part, of course.
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Post by ihaveonly1l on Dec 23, 2020 1:50:46 GMT
I was trying to go through the digital kits setting up my PL for next year. The sale is still going, so I thought I could grab a few that may come in handy. Why is it so hard to see enlarged pictures? That little magnifying glass is annoying. Maybe it's me and my computer, but when I click on the image, I want it get larger not give me a magnifying glass off to the side.
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Post by cbscrapper on Dec 23, 2020 3:40:29 GMT
I got my shipping notice today too. Off to cancel!
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Post by peachiceteas on Dec 23, 2020 9:49:10 GMT
I've even seen a few people post here about staying on for another month or two because they ended up liking the subsequent kits I really like the January sneaks I've seen on Instagram but there is really no benefit to being subscribed long term anymore. I'd rather just cancel every month and then resubscribe on the first of the month.
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Post by honeypea on Dec 23, 2020 17:50:21 GMT
I've even seen a few people post here about staying on for another month or two because they ended up liking the subsequent kits I really like the January sneaks I've seen on Instagram but there is really no benefit to being subscribed long term anymore. I'd rather just cancel every month and then resubscribe on the first of the month. I agree there’s no benefit to staying subscribed long term. I have not crunched the numbers, but I kind of think it’s a better benefit to not have an ongoing sub, and just grab the promos. I think I ended up with 10/12 of the 2020 kits and only paid full price on one. The rest were $5 subs, like December, I think there were a couple $10 subs, and then B1G1F.
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Post by quinmm14 on Dec 24, 2020 5:44:03 GMT
I always hate to get sucked in again, but I just ordered the kits on a M2M sub. I swear if I forget to cancel I'm gonna be ticked... Ya'll are enablers for sure.
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Post by scrappydo on Dec 24, 2020 21:24:56 GMT
I always hate to get sucked in again, but I just ordered the kits on a M2M sub. I swear if I forget to cancel I'm gonna be ticked... Ya'll are enablers for sure. I quite like the Jan stamps... and that was not the plan. So not the plan!
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Post by mom on Dec 25, 2020 2:26:34 GMT
I always hate to get sucked in again, but I just ordered the kits on a M2M sub. I swear if I forget to cancel I'm gonna be ticked... Ya'll are enablers for sure. I quite like the Jan stamps... and that was not the plan. So not the plan! Jan-Mar are usually their best kits.
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Post by cbscrapper on Dec 25, 2020 7:01:05 GMT
I always hate to get sucked in again, but I just ordered the kits on a M2M sub. I swear if I forget to cancel I'm gonna be ticked... Ya'll are enablers for sure. I’m pretty sure sure you have to cancel by the 25th. But, you can skip January if you do it before Jan 1 (I think) and then cancel.
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Post by hop2 on Dec 25, 2020 11:57:29 GMT
I always hate to get sucked in again, but I just ordered the kits on a M2M sub. I swear if I forget to cancel I'm gonna be ticked... Ya'll are enablers for sure. I’m pretty sure sure you have to cancel by the 25th. But, you can skip January if you do it before Jan 1 (I think) and then cancel. That’s what I thought but when I cancelled on 12/4 they didn’t charge me or ship out my Dec kit. I guess you can’t bank on that since I’m pretty sure your right with that date, but if you want the current kit just make sure you wait for them to charge you for it. 🤷♀️
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Post by kiera on Dec 25, 2020 13:34:19 GMT
I took advantage of the stamp sale and grabbed the hockey set as well as the Boston set, since I'll be going there for a wedding next fall - if everything goes well with the vaccine and it's safe to attend! I've been wanting to document hockey games I've attended so at least I know for sure I can use that one soon.
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Post by quinmm14 on Dec 27, 2020 1:41:29 GMT
I always hate to get sucked in again, but I just ordered the kits on a M2M sub. I swear if I forget to cancel I'm gonna be ticked... Ya'll are enablers for sure. I’m pretty sure sure you have to cancel by the 25th. But, you can skip January if you do it before Jan 1 (I think) and then cancel. My status is showing as active, I ordered all 4 kits for $5, but I don't see an option to cancel. Can someone help me with this? Cause I sure as crap don't want to get $100 worth of kits, yikes!!! Do I just start a conversation and tell them to cancel all 4 kits?
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Post by mom on Dec 27, 2020 1:45:01 GMT
I’m pretty sure sure you have to cancel by the 25th. But, you can skip January if you do it before Jan 1 (I think) and then cancel. My status is showing as active, I ordered all 4 kits for $5, but I don't see an option to cancel. Can someone help me with this? Cause I sure as crap don't want to get $100 worth of kits, yikes!!! Do I just start a conversation and tell them to cancel all 4 kits? I tried to cancel yesterday --- before my $5 kit shipped -- and they told me I cant cancel til it ships.
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Post by quinmm14 on Dec 27, 2020 1:51:34 GMT
My status is showing as active, I ordered all 4 kits for $5, but I don't see an option to cancel. Can someone help me with this? Cause I sure as crap don't want to get $100 worth of kits, yikes!!! Do I just start a conversation and tell them to cancel all 4 kits? I tried to cancel yesterday --- before my $5 kit shipped -- and they told me I cant cancel til it ships. Thank you. Dang, so I'm going to have to stalk shipping now. Sigh. So if we can't cancel do we skip Jan. kits if these don't ship before long? The first I think was stated up above. I knew this was going to be a pain in the ass just to get a $5 kit.
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Post by mom on Dec 27, 2020 1:54:14 GMT
I tried to cancel yesterday --- before my $5 kit shipped -- and they told me I cant cancel til it ships. Thank you. Dang, so I'm going to have to stalk shipping now. Sigh. So if we can't cancel do we skip Jan. kits if these don't ship before long? The first I think was stated up above. I knew this was going to be a pain in the ass just to get a $5 kit. Yes, thats what I plan to do --- but I really think my kit will ship before the first. Or atleast, I hope so.
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