Here's a link to the retired list.
This is a list of products from the current Core Catalog that will retire at the end of August. All available items are WHILE SUPPLIES LAST. A few things are already sold out. As more items become unavailable, I will update the list.
Sometime an items is on the retired list because the packaging is being changed, not necessarily that the product is being discontinued. Sometimes the manufacturer changes, that's also a new item number. If you have a question, or are in a panic, just ask me.
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For the two-month long Seasonal Catalogs, products are featured for those two months and many are not intended to be in stock for longer. Stamps are being kept current longer than they initially were. Anything that is available, that is not in the Core Catalog or current Seasonal Catalog, can be found on my website under the Online Only section.
You already know one of the new colors...Mulberry! This was included in the May Special - You Are Enough.
Any guesses on the new Color of the Year??
What will sell out first?
Wait a minute while I get my crystal ball...oh right, I don't have one. But, here are my educated guesses (and I've been wrong before!).- More than once, demand has exceeded supply and we've surprised the corporate office wizards who study trends, buying habits, etc. You Are Enough and Stars and Sparklers flew off the shelves the last couple days of June!!
- Paper collections are promoted in same order as they are in the catalog. They may sell out in the same order.
- Items for the retiring colors usually sell out fast as consultants rush to fill existing orders, buy supplies for upcoming workshops, complete collections and get back ups for their favorites.
- It is easier to control items made "in house" than those we carry from other manufacturers. That is why sometime a product is just gone forever with no warning. When we attempted to re-order from the supplier, they had discontinued the product, or moved on to a new model. Stamp sets are made by CTMH, so if a quantity is low, they make more.
The following colors are retiring (watch for updates!):
- Color of the Year - Blue Belle
You already know one of the new colors...Mulberry! This was included in the May Special - You Are Enough.
Any guesses on the new Color of the Year??
Can't find an item on my website?
What do the banners mean?
Is it sold out?
- Back Order/Delayed Shipping
- More are on the way.
- Item may cause order shipping to be delayed (up to 6 days) until it becomes available.
- We know they'll be here soon so we're going to wait X days and ship everything together.
- If you don't want to wait, remove the delayed items from your order before submitting. You can always ask me if I have something in stock (especially cardstock).
- Low Quantity
- Is is almost gone forever?
- current items-not necessarily
- clearance and going soon items-likely
- Is it going on back order?
- current items- maybe.
- clearance and going soon items-unlikely
- Will they be gone in 5 minutes or 5 months? Yes.
- there might be 100, or 1000
- ASK ME TO CHECK
- Out of Stock
- Is it gone forever?
- Apparently not. This seems to be code for "be back soon." Example: Sugarplum reinker in the Summer of 2020, I would not have been surprised if it was gone forever, but more stock was coming within a week.
- Is it during a Flash Sale?
- The "quantity set aside for the sale" is probably gone. Look for the item (especially current products) to return to stock (at regular price) after the sale.
- ASK ME TO CHECK
- Where did it go?!?!
- During a flash sale, I had something in my cart, and then it disappeared! Now I can't find it online!!
- The item probably sold out. If it is a regular, current item, it will probably be back at regular price after the sale.
- If it was a retired item, it is probably out of stock and gone forever.
- It's only 3 weeks into the new catalog and I can't find a new product online.
- Sometimes it's glitch.
- I can tell you if the item actually sold out.
- It may be temporarily unavailable to order. More are coming, but it will be too long to hold on back order. The items is "gone" temporarily until more are back in stock. (Example: the happened with Thin Cuts once)
- It was in Going Soon or Clearance forever, now it's gone, along with several similar items.
- They may have been pulled for an upcoming sale. (I saw this before Stamptacular.)
- They may be gone, especially if they are really old and not selling.
- It sold out. - These are generally a guess, unless I happen to catch it right after it goes. Retired items don't get placed on the list I receive.
