Well, I suppose it was inevitable, but another email about Fireheart went out from Breyer today - he's been delayed again. He'll now be available for ordering from July 7-14, and again after Breyerfest is over. Astute readers will note that the email says he'll be available to order on those dates, but nothing about whether he'll actually be shipping at that point. Maybe they don't know themselves? Anyway, at least we got an update. This did have me wondering whether the Breyerfest models would also be delayed, if not for a post on Facebook today from someone saying they'd been shipped some of their VIP models - the Stablemate set, Gran Cavallo and Rheverence, but not Pollock (their second special run model). Later on they heard from Breyer that this was a mistake by the warehouse and no further models would be shipped until after Breyerfest. I wonder if this will be the final nail in the coffin, as it were, for the new shipping company? I hope so, especially if more models were shipped to VIP customers and the surprise horse identity gets let out of the bag (not that I'd protest at that since there's still time to change my special run selections). Let's hope we get a new, better shipping company out of this, yeah?
If there’s a contract (most likely) Breyer & hobbyists are probably stuck with the crappy shipping company. I’d say “You get what you pay for” but that’s only true for Breyer. They probably took bids & accepted the cheapest. Unfortunately hobbyists & dealers that order from Breyer definitely aren’t getting the shipping they pay for & haven’t for a long time.
ReplyDeleteWith any luck, any shipping contract they have will be up soon, so they can kick this shipping company to the curb and find a new one.
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