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Peak Season Alert<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Details and Information<\/strong><\/h5>\n

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Every company in the\u00a0world is pushing very hard to get their product made and shipped out of China, from June 1st right through until Christmas<\/span>.\u00a0 This puts a strain on all resources<\/g> we need to use.\u00a0 The material factory gets backed up, our designers feel the pressure, and our shippers see deliveries backed up at major points.\u00a0 What does this mean for you at each stage?<\/p>\n

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Sketch Stage<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

You may have changes<\/g><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/g> to your sketch and if so, you should include all of your changes at once.\u00a0 This list will be considered one set of changes.\u00a0 We can take that set to our graphics people, and get them to work on it.\u00a0 If you think of new ideas,<\/g><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/g> or want to undo some changes you made after seeing that sketch, then we have to ‘get in line’ with the graphics people to get your new changes shown, and approved by you.\u00a0 Normally we can turn these changes around in 3 to 5 business days, but at this time of year<\/g><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/g> you should add a day or two to this timeline.\u00a0 That means each set of changes will take a week to get your approval.\u00a0 If you push for 3 or 4 sets of revisions (meaning a set of changes, followed by a new set of changes) that means we are not starting your prototype for another month.\u00a0 Get your ideas organized, and we can get your sketch turned in to a prototype more quickly.<\/p>\n

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Prototype Stage<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

At this time of year, our talented prototype designer’s time is at a premium.\u00a0 Their time is so stretched that we see prototypes coming back an extra week or more after our quoted four weeks turn around time.\u00a0 Our designers also have less choice in materials at this time of year, since the choices are being snatched up quickly.\u00a0 What can you do to help?\u00a0 Take an extra day to look over your prototype and make sure you have listed all the changes you want in writing.\u00a0 Make sure that the changes you want are ‘critical’ to the sale of your toy.\u00a0 Think about the first order as a trial run, and make changes in second and future production orders.<\/p>\n

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Production Stage<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

This stage means we have more power than at any other stage.\u00a0 Why?\u00a0 Because “money is on the table”!\u00a0 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.<\/p>\n

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Shipping<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

This is where things can get tricky.\u00a0 We can guarantee a delivery date when using air shipping, but air shipping is really expensive.\u00a0 Ocean shipping is cheap, but there are a number of potential obstacles in the way.\u00a0 The West Coast can get backed up, customs can hold a shipment for inspection, and shipping space can be limited.\u00a0 Even with all of these obstacles, we deliver dozens of projects on time successfully every month.\u00a0 In general, shipping is complex all year long, but those complexities are exaggerated during this peak season.<\/p>\n

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What you can do to help!<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n