I heard Fibby Flint say she couldn't guarantee you'd get the advanced orders for Christmas, in a world of next day delivery I don't know why not. Fashion World (and Simply Be) do a years next day delivery for £10 a year (on offer today for £5) I ordered something at ten o'clock last night and it's just arrived.
I guess the delay is just in getting the stock and maybe manufacturing it. I agree it’s pretty poor, though. It does annoy me when they say things like “We are on the phones right now trying to secure some more stock / negotiate auto delivery”. That was DF last night and it struck me as unlikely at just after midnight (doubt they get the stock from the US when all the jars have YC Europe labels on the bottom). In any case, how do they get their requirements so horrendously wrong? Three of the fragrances in today’s TSV were limited stock or sold out by 12.15am, largely thanks to pre-launch orders. It was the most Christmassy ones which went - surely they should have ordered many more of those in? They’ve had enough years of practice!
Anyway, a couple of other niggles from watching some of the launch show: (1) DF saying you can re-use the small jars for herbs - well, fine if you don’t mind your oregano tasting of Midnight Jasmine or Clean Cotton, but I thought you weren’t supposed to use them for anything edible anyway? (2) The constant, exaggerated, prolonged, loud sniffing sound from Flinty as she stuck her conk in all the jars. You could hear it over Rosa talking.
It reminded me why I hardly ever watch now and why I hardly ever find myself shouting at the telly lately.