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Diddi said:
Call me impatient but 5 days to dispatch (not even too courier) is pretty ***** for a company these days.
Rock +Run I won't be using you again in a rush, because you don't 😖
Let's hope they arrive before 🎄🎅🤭
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I mentioned something like this last year…

UK suppliers show items ‘out of stock’ when they don’t have them. EU suppliers show them ‘in stock’ when they’re not actually.

Maybe UK suppliers are catching on and relying on manufacturers’ deliveries to fulfil orders?

It would explain a lot of those delays in shipping
 
Diddi said:
Call me impatient but 5 days to dispatch (not even too courier) is pretty ***** for a company these days.
Rock +Run I won't be using you again in a rush, because you don't 😖
Let's hope they arrive before 🎄🎅🤭
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To be fair to them their website does state

FLASH SALE: Please note that items in a flash sale are competitively priced as they are sold on a pre-order basis. This Flash Sale ends on Tuesday, 2nd December, 9 am. All orders will be processed and dispatched within 1-5 working days from the closing date. Any items ordered alongside the Flash Sale products will be dispatched together with the Flash Sale products between the specified dates.
 
BogTrotter said:
I mentioned something like this last year…

UK suppliers show items ‘out of stock’ when they don’t have them. EU suppliers show them ‘in stock’ when they’re not actually.

Maybe UK suppliers are catching on and relying on manufacturers’ deliveries to fulfil orders?

It would explain a lot of those delays in shipping
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I wouldn't mind so much but I've not had a single communication in the 5 days since purchase, just DPd saying they are expecting (not got) my parcel 🤔.
I ordered 2 other items wenesday from two seperate companies and they are here!
 
Diddi said:
I wouldn't mind so much but I've not had a single communication in the 5 days since purchase, just DPd saying they are expecting (not got) my parcel 🤔.
I ordered 2 other items wenesday from two seperate companies and they are here!
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Yeah, it’s really annoying.

I suppose this is one of the downsides of remote shopping. At least if you were in the shop and they didn’t have your size you’d just give it a miss. Once you’ve paid you just need to wait. ☹️
 
fresh drop of stuff on sportpursuit. x bionic in all sizes 50-60 off, etc. plenty of local european brands also arrives, though sizing is a bit weird at times.
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My guess is that it was a glitch in the recent website update and just doesn't appear in the 'sleeps 1' section, where the sidecar does! Tents recently discontinued (Protrail, Aeon) have been announced by Tarptent so I'd be fairly confident the StratoSpire 1 is still in the lineup.
[Correction, see below, StratoSpire 1 not being restocked]
 
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I see it in the Sleeps 1 group, right after the Scarp 1, last entry in the Sleeps 1 group.
Robert P said:
My guess is that it was a glitch in the recent website update and just doesn't appear in the 'sleeps 1' section, where the sidecar does! Tents recently discontinued (Protrail, Aeon) have been announced by Tarptent so I'd be fairly confident the StratoSpire 1 is still in the lineup.
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Johnny3000 said:
I see it in the Sleeps 1 group, right after the Scarp 1, last entry in the Sleeps 1 group.
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When I look at the page I see the Sidecar after the Scarp 1, though the picture is a StratoSpire (as the sidecar fits in a StratoSpire vestibule).

Mole said:
From Tarptents Reddit page:

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That is a surprise. To be fair I replaced my StratoSpire 1 with Dipole 1 DW for backpacking, but many really like the StratoSpire 1 for its large vestibules. I wonder if the StratoSpire 2 is going to be continued (I get the impression it was more popular than the 1P anyway).
 
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Robert P said:
When I look at the page I see the Sidecar after the Scarp 1, though the picture is a StratoSpire (as the sidecar fits in a StratoSpire vestibule).


That is a surprise. To be fair I replaced my StratoSpire 1 with Dipole 1 DW for backpacking, but many really like the StratoSpire 1 for its large vestibules. I wonder if the StratoSpire 2 is going to be continued (I get the impression it was more popular than the 1P anyway).
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I understand SS2 is to be continued. 👍

I recall Henry writing that the SS1 was his favorite shelter. It was certainly ground breaking - in my opinion.
 
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