Poorly Planned!

I placed my third Erin Condren order during the last week of December, having received a gift card over the Holidays.  I'm incredibly torn with EC.  I love the planner I got and I adore the aesthetic, but they have chosen a ridiculously poor shipping solution for their company, one that defies logic considering they're a company about living life... not waiting weeks for things to happen.  While I am completely aware it takes longer for personalized items to be created, that's not it.

My order arrived yesterday, March 18th and it had been shipped the middle of January.  Being in Europe does not mean extra shipping time to the tune of two months.  It means, typically with USPS, a couple of days, at most a week.  They ship via 'Smart Post' which is such an oxymoron.

I ordered things I'd seen, having followed a few planning accounts on IG.  I tend to find so many inspiring artists.

One of the reasons this has me as bothered as it does is I ordered a new planner cover and a carrier.  I am out and around all day sometimes and my planner is in and out of my bag so having the carrier for it was essential, but since it took so long to get here I had two options; allow the planner to be destroyed... or move on to a new system which is ultimately what I did... which rendered most of the order (the new cover and the carrier) useless.

The cover itself is the standard laminated cover with the coiling clipped out of it.  It's super easy to pop the old cover off and pop a new one on, making it easy to switch through the seasons, that if IF your order arrives before the holiday has passed.  

The carrier is exactly what I was hoping for. It's very sleek and sturdy, make of what I think is neoprene and the zipper is nice and strong.

Of the order, I can totally say that I love the desk pad!  It'll be a great place to jot notes down randomly.  I'm just rather sad that in an order of over 100$us that that was the highlight!

This will be my last order.  I've since found several other companies that sell similar items, but in a much more expedient manner.  I really wish I could sit here and write a more thorough review but I'm really not comfortable promoting a company I'll never use again,

With Glitter and Gratitude,