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SHIPPING 411
Hi everyone! Cassie here ~
If you have ordered a Sweetheart LP, we sincerely apologize for the delay.
The records are currently en route to CD-R HQ, with an estimated arrival date SOON.
Shipping will begin AS SOON AS we receive the records.
Thank you for your patience and a very special thank you for supporting SWEETHEART.
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In accordance with my belief in honesty and transparency, here is why your order has been delayed.
This website was launched on June 28th, 2024 - the same date I uploaded Sweetheart onto YouTube.
By my estimations, we would see where we were at with sales by mid-July, and proceed from there in regard to how many records to order. With an estimated 8-week turnaround for the ordering and shipment of LPs, this plan put us in a good place to ship in mid-September: and so I wrote an estimated shipping date as such on the website.
A lot of incredible things have happened since then, and I am very grateful that a colleague from the UK reached out shortly after the YouTube release to do a split release as a “silent partner.”
Although I had both co-owned a small record label and self-released records in the past, Dylan and I have never done a split international release before. With immense gratitude to all involved, we have been able to press 1,000 records for the very first edition of SWEETHEART and the first CD-R Records release, with worldwide distribution!
We had initially planned on doing a much smaller initial run of 100-300 LPs and doing all distribution in-house. Scaling up to these proportions has been both a joyful and eye-opening experience. Our team grew from two to over a dozen, based all over the world.
I did not have experience under my belt with running an operation of this size. In retrospect, there are a lot of things I / we could have done differently to ensure that the records would get to you closer to the estimated shipping date.
We have taken all of your feedback seriously and into account. I hope and believe that next time around, we will be better equipped to handle production and delivery estimates.
This we can promise:
You will receive your shipment as soon as possible ♥︎
The first 100 orders will include the special “liner notes” as promised ( it’s more of a zine than traditional liner notes ) - they were produced by and hand-numbered by myself - so - the longer ago you purchased an LP - the better your chances of getting a good number. :)
[eg. 2/100 vs 98/100] ♥︎
I hope this clears things up, and we cannot wait for you to finally have your own copy of SWEETHEART!
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~~~ Cassie Ramone