TB Anticipation Syndrome

[BigBadD]

USPS parcels to the UK take FOREVER! I think on average 2 weeks but sometimes 3 weeks. I always start of being all nice and patient but by day 10 it wears off.

Not just UK, same too here in France. USPS takes forever; always arrived eventually after appearing to go back and forwards within USA first. So, for me, not to be used for anything remotely urgent. It’s where I generally weigh up paying noticeably more for UPS than cheaper USPS - and then “justifying” it by buying a few more items for the fixed UPS rate.

[G42]

My UPS box is out for delivery - I'm looking forward to all the Tidal things and I also picked up a Makers Bag for the first time... the pre-orders ship in the next couple of weeks and I want to compare it to the Large Cafe I ordered. Not convinced I'll keep either of them since they seem very large, but I figure this is the last time in a while to directly compare them.

[TorontoSS]

I am anticipating a few more Ghost Whales and other accessories. I had started to think that USPS had lost the parcel (as it somehow went from Seattle to LA before supposedly departing to the UK), but then it popped back up in Seattle the other day and was promptly dispatched to the UK again! Now it's a waiting game...

USPS parcels to the UK take FOREVER! I think on average 2 weeks but sometimes 3 weeks. I always start of being all nice and patient but by day 10 it wears off.

[RosemaryOrchard]

I am anticipating a few more Ghost Whales and other accessories. I had started to think that USPS had lost the parcel (as it somehow went from Seattle to LA before supposedly departing to the UK), but then it popped back up in Seattle the other day and was promptly dispatched to the UK again! Now it's a waiting game...

[PeaceBell]

You know you have a serious case of TBAS when you are stalking the UPS flights that the TB bags take to reach their destination - first 5X981 BFI-SDF, then 5X223 SDF-CGN, 5X14 CGN-SZX, and hopefully tonight the final leg of the journey 5X167 SZX-SIN. It's also probably a sign of desperation for not being able to travel, made worse by the fact that the TB bags get to fly the B747-8 most of the way... But hopefully tomorrow is a happy day!

[PeaceBell]

My S25 and PCSB were finally here a week after they were shipped! So many good things I can say, but I should enjoy the bags first

[G42]

Facepalm. Don’t know how i missed that. Thanks! Guess I might really need to look into getting a cheap stopgap bag to fill the size gap in my lineup.

Totally fine, that's why we're here!

[daaarn]

The pre-orders will ship Late July and Darcy has said in a couple places that it won't be earlier than that. If you ordered anything from that pre-order, it has the 'ships late July' as part of the name of any items you ordered.
HTH

Facepalm. Don’t know how i missed that. Thanks! Guess I might really need to look into getting a cheap stopgap bag to fill the size gap in my lineup.

[G42]

OH looks sharp & it's such a unique fabric you can't find with other bag makers. It a fabric color I fell in love with recently watching old youtube review videos and forum posts. I also wanted some OH items before it gets retired. Speaking of which, is OH still in consideration to be retired? I remember reading that on the forums dating back to 2019...

I believe that Darcy will be posting a blog update within a few weeks with some status updates overall, including on materials - hopefully she will answer your question there or here. I love the original halcyon too

[G42]

Does anyone remember what the expected ship dates were for the most recent Cafe Bag preorder? Has anyone received their preorder yet? Just curious since I honestly cant remember what the quoted ETA was and the website doesn’t show it anymore. Thanks!

The pre-orders will ship Late July and Darcy has said in a couple places that it won't be earlier than that. If you ordered anything from that pre-order, it has the 'ships late July' as part of the name of any items you ordered.
HTH

[daaarn]

Does anyone remember what the expected ship dates were for the most recent Cafe Bag preorder? Has anyone received their preorder yet? Just curious since I honestly cant remember what the quoted ETA was and the website doesn’t show it anymore. Thanks!

[dmoneysong]

I’m really curious to learn your impressions about Original Halcyon, especially in light of how much you liked your Daylight Backpack in 400d Taiga. I use the Side Kick in 400d Black Halcyon/Island; that was the Halcyon option that was first available when the Side Kick debuted. I do have a Side Kick in Original Halcyon — they agreed to do a release in this material while original Halcyon was still available, but it was a few years before that option appeared.

OH looks sharp & it's such a unique fabric you can't find with other bag makers. It a fabric color I fell in love with recently watching old youtube review videos and forum posts. I also wanted some OH items before it gets retired. Speaking of which, is OH still in consideration to be retired? I remember reading that on the forums dating back to 2019...

[Salmanila8]

Shoutout to the TB team for acknowledging TBAS is real and doing same day shipping!

My order shipped out yesterday and arrived this afternoon. Thanks to the amazing TB crew!

[moriond]

Got the Original Halcyon Makers Bag + Side Kick. It'll be my first Original Halcyon bag.

Shoutout to the TB team for acknowledging TBAS is real and doing same day shipping!

I’m really curious to learn your impressions about Original Halcyon, especially in light of how much you liked your Daylight Backpack in 400d Taiga. I use the Side Kick in 400d Black Halcyon/Island; that was the Halcyon option that was first available when the Side Kick debuted. I do have a Side Kick in Original Halcyon — they agreed to do a release in this material while original Halcyon was still available, but it was a few years before that option appeared.

[dmoneysong]

Shoutout to the TB team for acknowledging TBAS is real and doing same day shipping!