After the last 'free shipping, just not Jade' hoo-ha, I quickly placed my order this time. Considering a second order, I checked the site just now and in light blue print, no shipping Jades to the US.

While it's frustrating to customers, I'm sure the shop is just grinding their teeth in frustration. Glad I got my order in, and I hope this gets resolved soon, they seem like good people.

There wasn't actually any hoo-hah.

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Heh heh.

I might be wrong, but actual LdF newsletter says:

It's hush hush.

That newsletter was what prompted my order, the text I'm referring to is light blue on white, easy to miss. I don't remember it being there last week, which is why I posted.

Easy to miss indeed.

Funny that.

Kind of tough for me to take it serious.

...

Maybe I'm just being cranky, but I can't tell what the hell is going on in this thread.

I know...should I be all riled up at some douchebag oil mix makin' megacorp for imposing their douchebaggery again, or should I be chuckling at a wink and a nod?

Heh, not to mention, after a break from the forum, don't make knee-jerk posts when you read something on a website. My bad.

Two of the worst film ever made.

what about 'This offer includes the USA,' don't people get?

All the Jades at LdF are indeed labeled "This product not shipped to U.S. residents." Regardless of the font color, you had to know that would cause some confusion.

Not if people were paying attention.

Brian, I get it. I just thought pierreverte's remark was perhaps a trifle more waspish than was warranted.

I found it sarcastic and light hearted.

Well, perhaps this is just one more example of Americans and the British being divided by a common language.

Peter's a merkin American.

no, I'm a Wasperican

funny, you don't look wiccan....

I'm a WASP myself, but from neither Costa nor Puerto.

Ha! You must be a Dr. Strangelove fan.

Speaking of merkins, I recently stumbled across this random posting to The Straight Dope:

Dear Cecil:

What exactly is a "merkin"? Ever since the word was thrust into my consciousness it's been tormenting me.


One cannot help but feel for the querent.