Death to Pre-orders!

We've decided to make a big change here that will bring a little more peace and harmony to your Wargames Atlantic buying experience: we're kicking pre-orders to the curb! 

Pre-orders are a staple of our little industry and primarily are a way for a company to avoid paying for their production costs upfront. A pre-order is in effect a mini-crowdfunding campaign. Some companies regularly have 3-4 month long pre-order windows!  

Mostly we've stuck to a couple week window for pre-orders. Sometimes with things that were more left field we'd go out a bit further (to help get the word out). But since adding UK manufacturing into the mix last April/May (along with the existing US manufacturing) - and with all the various custom delays, shipping delays, etc. some of those pre-orders have ended up taking longer than we had hoped. For example, the Trench Missionaries will finally be out in the US next week (after a couple mold issues, a delay on box printing in the US, molds getting stuck in customs for three weeks, etc - like we just couldn't win on that one!) 

So going forward we're not going to have pre-orders at all. When a new product goes on sale it means that it's already sitting in both warehouses and ready to ship out as soon as you place your order. No waiting around, no pre-launch delays. 

But don't worry we WILL tell you that something is coming - we'll probably tell you a couple times and do some previews and show off some painted figures and the frame(s) - but when it goes up for order you won't have to guess how long it will be before it ships. 

So now when you part with your hard-earned ducats, you'll know that your goodies are going to be shipping out the door straightaway! 

Death to Pre-Orders! 

PS regarding existing pre-orders (all in the US - the UK is caught up): French Infantry in Greatcoats and Fidwog Command are both en route to the warehouse (from Florida to Erie, PA) and should arrive there on Friday. That means both of those will start shipping from Friday. Trench Missionaries are about to be picked up to move north - so sometime next week we'll have them in stock. Now...what will be coming out next!??!? Wait and see!