Greetings!
Welcome to the December 2021 newsletter...we hope this email finds you healthy and doing very well as we are now in the final month of 2021.
This month's newsletter will be more brief than usual as we've decided to postpone our December new product releases until January. So read on for best sellers in November, shipping updates and more.
As we have mentioned in previous newsletters, our factory continues to run on schedule, shipping 2-3 projects every 3 weeks. However, as you all may already know, not much is changing with the situation in the Port of LA. So we now have new product on 6 of the 80+ ships sitting in the harbor.
We originally planned a very full release schedule for December, but simply can't continue to release new product in good conscience, without any confidence in the efficient movement through LA. It is not our preference to ever release a model (and process payment) without an ability to fill the order within 45 days. We are now out to 90+ days.
Consequently, for the first time in our company's history, we will hit the pause button on our steady, weekly release schedule in order to allow for inbound shipments to catch up and move further through the pipeline.
Rest assured, we follow up daily with our forwarders for updates. We have also become acutely aware of the full picture, including the true reasons for this fiasco...details of which are unfortunately not available on the nightly news. As a small company, we don't have any influence over our containers, the vessels, or the Port of choice, so we can only wait patiently.
So this December, we are focusing on two holiday promotions to make it more affordable to catch up on releases you may have missed. We hope to move some existing inventory to make room for a very busy 2022.Through year end, we are offering 10% savings on in stock scale models, as well as the $50 Holiday Cash that is valid on over 40 replicas.
It seems like a running theme over the past 2 years, but we are still looking forward to things returning to "normal" someday. Until then, I hope your families are happy, healthy and Blessed this Holiday Season.
And as always, thank you for being part of the elite group of Fire Replicas collectors.
Merry Christmas to you and yours! Nicholas
