Darth Tepes
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« Reply #2865 on: June 27, 2016, 11:12:21 AM » |
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It seems like people are ordering lightsabers according more to the hilts that are presently in stock, rather than the hilt they might like better, to avoid having to wait.
I've even read on here more than once, of someone changing their order to an "in-stock" hilt.
Was it always this way? If US has to wait until so many orders get placed, before they can place an order themselves, then perhaps we shouldn't publish lists of available hilts anymore.
As far as I know this is recent. There is a very high demand for Ultrasabers right now. |
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JEStucker
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« Reply #2866 on: June 27, 2016, 11:34:52 AM » |
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The fact that there are Star Wars movies again has fueled the fan base. Several "other" saber manufacturers aren't even accepting orders currently until they can clear their back log. US is doing everything in their power to replenish their stock, but it's also Convention/CosPlay season as well, so I know a lot of their merchandise has to be able to go on the road with the traveling show room.
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Darth Tepes
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« Reply #2867 on: June 27, 2016, 11:37:40 AM » |
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The fact that there are Star Wars movies again has fueled the fan base. Several "other" saber manufacturers aren't even accepting orders currently until they can clear their back log. US is doing everything in their power to replenish their stock, but it's also Convention/CosPlay season as well, so I know a lot of their merchandise has to be able to go on the road with the traveling show room.
Not to mention US is supplying Disney Theme Parks with Sabers |
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Darth Justicar
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« Reply #2868 on: June 27, 2016, 01:01:16 PM » |
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It seems like people are ordering lightsabers according more to the hilts that are presently in stock, rather than the hilt they might like better, to avoid having to wait.
I've even read on here more than once, of someone changing their order to an "in-stock" hilt.
Was it always this way? If US has to wait until so many orders get placed, before they can place an order themselves, then perhaps we shouldn't publish lists of available hilts anymore.
People would get the same information when they went to place an order--that their desired hilt was out of stock--regardless. You might as well ask US to stop showing on their site which hilts are and aren't available...and you can imagine the riots if that weren't displayed on their site. I am not sure that there's some order threshold US has or anything...no one has told us how their current order process works. The only thing that is evident is that their current source can't keep up with the order volume. IMO the only solutions to that are to do something to increase throughput, or to stop taking so many orders. I'm not sure what the plans are in that regard. |
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« Reply #2869 on: June 27, 2016, 03:56:57 PM » |
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i think i have a potential solution to your problem....maybe wear less clothes?  You know, less clothing actually makes the heat WORSE in some instances. It's actually more comfortable to go outside in a gauzy, long-sleeved yoga shirt and loose-fitting pants than it is whilst wearing shorts and a tank top. |
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« Reply #2870 on: June 27, 2016, 04:00:51 PM » |
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You know, less clothing actually makes the heat WORSE in some instances. It's actually more comfortable to go outside in a gauzy, long-sleeved yoga shirt and loose-fitting pants than it is whilst wearing shorts and a tank top.
very true. Although the West Indian in me loves the heat. I'd rather be hot and sweaty than cold. |
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« Reply #2871 on: June 27, 2016, 04:07:27 PM » |
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You know, less clothing actually makes the heat WORSE in some instances. It's actually more comfortable to go outside in a gauzy, long-sleeved yoga shirt and loose-fitting pants than it is whilst wearing shorts and a tank top.
Not to mention sunburn in all sorts of...places. |
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« Reply #2872 on: June 27, 2016, 04:22:51 PM » |
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B-Dubs menu. I went in yesterday for lunch, and it was a damn good thing I wasn't hungry. The only items that came in actual "meal" format, didn't sound appetizing. And what did sound good, you had to order in portions large enough to share. There may have been an easy explanation of how it all worked, but I didn't want an explanation, I wanted food, and I didn't want to end up paying $16 for pub food. Thank the Force I had leftover pizza at home.  This, and man-buns. WTFD? And whatever the F&$( these are  PARACHUTE PANTS DIED WHEN PEOPLE WERE NO LONGER 2 LEGIT 2 QUIT. |
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« Reply #2873 on: June 27, 2016, 04:25:05 PM » |
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Not to mention sunburn in all sorts of...places. what's sunburn? fortunately my lovely chocolate skin has never been afflicted with such a thing  |
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« Reply #2874 on: June 27, 2016, 04:28:29 PM » |
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what's sunburn? fortunately my lovely chocolate skin has never been afflicted with such a thing I've heard that people of an African decent can still get sun burned, it just takes way more than our pasty asses can handle. |
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« Reply #2875 on: June 27, 2016, 04:30:45 PM » |
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I've heard that people of an African decent can still get sun burned, it just takes way more than our pasty asses can handle.
True. black people can get sunburn. not impossible, just VERY VERY VERY hard. hence it never happening to me. I've been on holiday and played football topless for hours in the sun. my friends has sunburned shoulders but i was fine (although i did go a bit darker). |
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Darth Justicar
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« Reply #2876 on: June 27, 2016, 05:08:31 PM » |
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« Reply #2877 on: June 27, 2016, 05:09:31 PM » |
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« Reply #2878 on: June 27, 2016, 08:21:20 PM » |
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You lucky bastich. I'm so pale that if I went outside in shorts and no shirt, someone would yell "THE BEACONS ARE LIT! GONDOR CALLS FOR AID!"
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« Reply #2879 on: June 27, 2016, 08:33:41 PM » |
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You lucky bastich. I'm so pale that if I went outside in shorts and no shirt, someone would yell "THE BEACONS ARE LIT! GONDOR CALLS FOR AID!"
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