We ship to Amazon somewhere in Indiana (for Vapenow.com). From watching the posts and the timing of our shipments, I think Amazon turns them around in a day or so and they head back out to the customer. Not sure about what approved or any other label means, but, it seems they have them in hand before any changes in status are made.
I wish I could snap fingers or blink and eliminate the waiting period, instead it just takes steady work, and that makes a steady (but limited) flow.
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About the Purple vs. Paisley... I think I have said it before, Vapenow has the waiting list and knows what ratio they need to fulfill orders. They place an order with us for x# Paisley and x# Purple. They are trying to keep them even, as much as possible, and we build them as needed.
So, I suggest you order what you like. Ordering one or the other will never get you a unit quicker, other than pure chance on the week our shipment arrives at Amazon. And since we are all doing our best to keep the list even... why not get what you want?
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Which brings up the 'Either Style' choice. With the above described attempts to keep the list balanced, 'Either Style' just means you didn't make a choice, and the choice will have to be made for you.
As I described, Vapenow places an order with us and gives us a count of Purple and Paisley based on who is next on the wait list and what they prefer. Let's use the number 10 to keep things simple. Vapenow looks at the next 10 orders, say 5 Purple, 3 Paisley, and 2 Either. Since Vapenow doesn't care what the 'either' s want, they say, Tom 5,3,2 .
I have news for you... Since I pay to have the laser logo applied and have to take them to the laser shop and wait on their return before I can proceed, that order is for 5 Purple and 5 Paisley.
In Other Words: All orders for "Either Style" are really just orders for Paisley. Cause if you don't care, why would I?
Either = Paisley