Peak Season Alert
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Every company in the world is pushing very hard to get their product made and shipped out of China, from June 1st right through until Christmas. This puts a strain on all
Sketch Stage
You may have
Prototype Stage
At this time of year, our talented prototype designer’s time is at a premium. Their time is so stretched that we see prototypes coming back an extra week or more after our quoted four weeks turn around time. Our designers also have less choice in materials at this time of year, since the choices are being snatched up quickly. What can you do to help? Take an extra day to look over your prototype and make sure you have listed all the changes you want in writing. Make sure that the changes you want are ‘critical’ to the sale of your toy. Think about the first order as a trial run, and make changes in second and future production orders.

Production Stage
This stage means we have more power than at any other stage. Why? Because “money is on the table”! With your production deposit, we can push the material factory to get the material completed, and we can negotiate seriously with our production staff to schedule production time in advance for your toy.
Shipping
This is where things can get tricky. We can guarantee a delivery date when using air shipping, but air shipping is really expensive. Ocean shipping is cheap, but there are a number of potential obstacles in the way. The West Coast can get backed up, customs can hold a shipment for inspection, and shipping space can be limited. Even with all of these obstacles, we deliver dozens of projects on time successfully every month. In general, shipping is complex all year long, but those complexities are exaggerated during this peak season.

What you can do to help!
- Approve artwork for your accessories quickly
- Keep changes to a minimum
- Arrange any shipping details early
- Ask for Air Shipping quotes early
You can always ship a portion by air, and another portion by
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Updated for you September 25, 2023