Unless you have a guaranteed shipping date from Amazon - Thank you for that $20 gift card.
More than the item that was delayed! :thumbsup:
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As I carry on waiting for my set to even be dispatched, I look forward to seeing what other people think of their sets. Please can people post some pictures of their games as they play them over the coming days? I'm surprised how few pictures have been put up since people have received their sets. Pictures and peoples first impressions would be great and help stave off the frustration of not having the game yet.
Cheers guys. :thanks:
Just had a thought and looked up UPS holidays here in the USA, to set up expectations. Apparently New Years Eve is also a holiday for UPS ground. Only Air packages get delivered/moved on December 31. :lame:
So anybody further than 2-days out from Ft. Wayne, gets their ships next year. :sad:
But even taking the holiday USPS ground works and UPS ground doesn't into account, my ships should get here by Thursday if there are only 3 business days left (as shown on my tracking page), not Friday 1/3/2014 - Tomorrow 12/27, Monday 12/30, Thursday 1/2. It's at their Hodgekins, IL hub as of 11:56pm on 12/26. :shrug:
From Hodgkins, I usually get it in 2-3 days. Here's hoping they're using the Scottie method. :pray:
Someone on the KS Update #56 page is claiming their local game dealer is listing SoG products as "In Stock". While I don't believe this is true the reaction from other backers is predictably negative. I hope Ares comments on this asap.
My only reason for going there today was to see if there's any word on our shipping update. Still nothing, and as Bruce has suggested I do wonder if the warehouse is even open this week?
The retailer, if he's one of the lucky ones that has received his boxes, may also be a Kickstarter backer at "Admiral of the fleet", that would explain why he has them in stock. Or he's just lying.....
I was going to say, the retailer could have backed the Kickstarter. I know my local shop did.
Which warehouse? Alliance, or UPS at Hodgekins? Because Alliance got the package out, and UPS website Holiday Page seemed to indicate their only Holidays possibly affecting this KS were the Christmas Eve, Christmas, New Years Eve, & New Years Day.
I love that UPS (and FedEx, who had the same issue) called in extra help for yesterday to get the deliveries which were due the 24th caught up. However, after further research, it appears both are still a day or two behind, and they are artificially inflating the delivery date by said day or two to CYA the problem.
Christmas isn't the only deadline folks had for packages. I'm glad they took action on those, but wish they'd keep pressing on until they get completely caught up. Very frustrated right now, as UPS delivers to our neighborhood around 7pm, and my youngest heads back to university the next morning.
Thanks Jim, I just put a comment on there about it... just my thoughts, but perhaps it will help.
So you were able to select two different pledge levels within the Kickstarter software?
No need. I'm sure Ares accommodated you however you needed. I think Berthier was asking to see how it fit into what pledge levels or pledge dates were being shipped. The former would be based on that pledge level KS spit you out as.
You're welcome, Keith. Another retailer/distributor (William Dettmers) has also commented just a few minutes ago that they've received nothing and offered up some of the same points you did. They don't expect to see anything outside of backer items until well into January.
Yes, his comments line up with the Street Date I got from Ares as well.
Still no email notification or Lieutenant package. Maybe next week.
Apparently mine is enjoying a stopover in Chicago, having been posted on the 23rd. So we will (hopefully) soon know how speedy the overseas service is.
Still no email for me either. Even if the warehouse is working some hours next week, UPS won't be moving anything at all on the 31st and 1st. I'll be lucky if I see anything before January 10th at this rate.
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Brrrr...winter in Chicago.
We have another livid KS backer posting on the comments section claiming his online game supplier has SoG in stock, etc., etc., etc. I think folks who really wanted to play over the holidays are becoming more than a tad emotional.
Now please forgive me while I go to the corner a cry silently. :cry:
FWIW - I didn't get an email either, but my ships set sail yesterday according to, "My UPS" tracking. The shipper's description says, "Captain's Pledge" in the description area. It's the only thing I am expecting from Ft. Wayne. So many who didn't get an email might still have ships shipped. I'm guessing the email batch they sent today only includes those through 12/24. But it's just a guess.
Ugh. Still no tracking information. Just waiting... waiting... waiting... for my EB LT (with a few extras) package.
EB LT with a bunch of extras - no e-mail except for the Ares KS update stating that no news is bad news!
:cry:
Although I am not familiar with "My UPS tracking", especially no having a tracking # ! Maybe I should check the UPS web site...
Well, this just gets stranger and stranger. UPS just dropped off two of the SoG mats that are part of my EB Commodore pledge. No ships, no other extras, just 2 of the 3 mats.
To illustrate how they're shipping them I've got two photos to share. Obviously I would have preferred my ships instead of the mats, but I'll take this indication of movement as a good sign (unless somehow Eric and Sue hijacked my ships as they passed through Illinois?!?). Ack!?!
P.S. Never received any email from anyone. FYI.