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October and November Prints Shipping Update 2! (Aghhh)
🕑 Added 2022-12-15 01:07:19 +0000 UTCHello all!
Matt here, with another update about the October (and by extension, November) art prints.
They've been delayed even more than they were before due to several external factors out of our control:
- The prints arrived very late to us, due to loads of delays by the courier.
- After initial packaging and signing, prints were finally shipped from Daniel's to mine (We have to forward them for logistical reasons), and during transit the package got heavily damaged and broke open, and we lost about 50 of the prints. We still have just enough to fulfill everyone, but no spares for now (We do have other spares though, so we can still do replacements).
- I need to affix stamps to each envelope. Due to the sheer number of stamps needed, we can only get them from the Royal Mail online store. I ordered all the stamps three weeks ago, and they have still not arrived. They're not likely to arrive for at least another 5 days due to the continuing regular Royal Mail strikes.
- Further to that, there are also several Royal Mail strikes, causing delays, backups, and a lot of periods in which we simply can't ship things. This is on top of an already huge amount of backups in the UKs various postal systems due to the Christmas period.
All of those elements have coalesced together into a perfect storm of delays. I know it's incredibly frustrating for these to be taking so long to even ship (a frustration we share), but I hope you can all appreciate how out of our control all of this is. This is an issue facing most UK businesses and just everyone generally.
I'm working very hard to get these October prints out ASAP (they even include a Christmas card as a bonus!), however at this point they might not even get shipped until January if the stamps for them don't arrive in the next 5 days. However even if I were able to ship them today, it's quite likely they wouldn't arrive for 90% of you until after Christmas due to all the postal backlogs.
The november prints are also delayed for similar reasons, and will likely ship not long after the October prints. We should be back on schedule by February (Assuming the UK doesn't implode), but AGHHHHH.
I'll make a post on here when the October prints ship (and another when the November prints go out), but I just wanted you all to know why they're taking so long, and what to expect.
- Matt
Comments
Gary McCoy
I'm sorry to hear things are so stressful for you guys right now, I hope they ease up soon. Thanks for keeping us informed.
Luke Cordell
Shit happens, don't worry yourself about it mate
Damn, I get how stressful this all is for all of you, but at least for me, I'm not worried about it. The prints will get here when they do and I'm looking forward to them.
Emma Goodall
I am with everyone here, it is totally out of your hands and I know you don't want to let us down but it can't be helped. The prints are worth the wait. We appreciate everything that you, Dan and Rebecca do Matt so don't worry. I hope you all have an amazing Christmas. Looking forward to more nerdcubed content in the new year!
Phil
We know we'll get them eventually, and we know it's not your fault. Please none of you stress, you all do an amazing job with them
PBKitKat
any sane person, especially within the uk, can appreciate this is out of your hands. as stressful as it may be please try not too feel too much pressure from the customer side of things, I'm happy to wait as long as it takes.
FluoroNinja
How can they be so useless and still be the only option? Oh, that's why. At least we we still have you actually making an effort. <3
Kensepi
Sure I speak for most of the Patreon’s here when I say, it doesn’t matter! Take your time, don’t stress about it! I usually get them a bit later because I’m in Australia but regardless of how long I wait, it always puts a smile on my face when I open the letterbox and see the Nerd3 sticker on a letter.
Michael Duntz
Thank you Matt for letting us know and all of your hard work!
Ethan PT7
No problem at all Matt. Thank you for all the hard work you do for us patrons and everything else you do with the channel. I hope you have a lovely Holiday!
Connor (MegaGamin073) Fielder
Don’t stress it Matt (and Dan, and Rebecca) we get it. I’m excited to get them, but I understand the wait.
Keiran McQueen
Thanks for keeping us updated Matt, it's much appreciated, take your time we know it's not your fault and we'll get them when we can
