To Our Loyal Customers:

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To bring you up to date on some issues that will have an impact on our business going forward as well as you, our customers.  In the apparel world the supply chain involves more manufacturing categories than you would think - that have to work in conjunction with one another simultaneously to keep things in sync.  These are cotton farmers, yarn spinners, textile manufacturers and suppliers & distributors.

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With more restaurants operating at larger capacities, the travel industry opening up (air, ship cruises, & travel resorts), some concerts and with more sporting events & schools reopening, the demand for decorated apparel has surged/increased as these venues have all reopened.  As you may know already, the supply chain (globally) has entered a time of unprecedented disruption for several reasons:  1) Cost of Raw Materials  2) Exchange Rates  3) Tariffs  4) Ocean Transport - Container Availability (Astronomical prices for these containers) & Congestion at Ports receiving goods with associated labor shortages. [Delays continue to be prevalent due to these shortages of containers and Container Ship availability].  Shipping and Fulfillment- Due to the continuing impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, our vendor fulfillment & delivery delays are in constant flux.  We appreciate your patience and understanding during this time.

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So to summarize - production worldwide has been impacted in different places at different times, vendor/suppliers are operating with skeleton crews due to Covid-19 causing delays, shipping logistics are out of balance because of these situations and some prices will be directly affected by all of these global influences.  Therefore, due to price increases from our vendors you may also see cost increases for our products & services as well.  We will try to keep these to a minimum whenever possible.  We know this is not the easiest message to convey to you, our loyal customers, but we wanted to be as transparent & truthful about the current state of affairs plaguing our industry currently.

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As always, we appreciate your continued support of Fancy Stitches as we will strive to keep all of these variables to a minimum going into the 4th quarter of 2021 as well as 2022.  Stay Healthy & Well.  Steve & Cindy