Amici Veloci Buff Update 12/30/06

[SadieKate]

Due to the US holidays, my health, the Europeans insisting on even more holidays, huge time zone differences, and then some translation challenges with Spain, we're a bit behind schedule. I figure though that it is better to get it right than get pushy. Good thing is, we've been bumped up the food chain.

So, here are the designs so far. Red is finished and ready to go to press. Black has a few tweaks but veddy, veddy close.

Due to the above challenges, orders through midnight on January 1st. Go ride, watch your parades and bowl games, and then finish up your orders. This will be a one time order with no extras available.

Links to orders as of 12/30/06 - alpha by first name and separated by A-K and L-Z

Price
$18.50 per Buff -- includes uninsured USPS postage to US locations
Australia, New Zealand and UK orders-- add $3.20 per Buff
Canada -- add $2.20 per Buff
All others -- add me to your buddy list and we'll figure it out.

Ordering
PayPal only to sarahandbubba at sbcglobal dot net.
A note about our friends at PayPal - if they send you an email stating that I have to approve receipt of the payment, double-check the email address you entered as it is wrong. Your order will be off in an accessible void.

Include in order info: name (real and forum), address, email, quantity of each color (black and red available)

Here's a link for all of you saying "whassa buff?"
www.buffusa.com

DON'T FORGET TO TELL ME HOW MANY OF EACH COLOR!

Let me say that again, "DON'T FORGET TO TELL ME HOW MANY OF EACH COLOR!"

[LBTC]

includes uninsured USPS postage to US locations
Canada -- add $2.20 per Buff

All sounds cool, but I *beg* you, please please please send to Canada using USPS, and not UPS or Fedex! I actually want to receive the buffs I ordered at some point, and those last two guys just can't seem to deliver to Canada!!

Thank you thank you thank you! Thanks for organizing, for keeping us posted, for doing all this work!! Hopefully we can show you some good riding up here someday!

Hugs and butterflies,
~T~

[SadieKate]

Ms Trekhawk is in charge of international shipments, being of far greater knowledge in this area than provincial little me.

[wannaduacentury]

Hi all, I was curious what the Amici Veloci stood for?? I went to the buff site was very impressed. I've seen these, just never knew how cool they were. How many of you use them? Jennifer

[Veronica]

Fast friends.

Started by a group of CA TE'ers to raise money for an MS ride. Blossomed into much more.

V.

[Bikingmomof3]

Thank You SK for organizing this and doing such a wonderful job.

[SadieKate]

You're very welcome. I can't tell you what it means to me to think of all of you sporting the colors -- and hoping they get worn in some kind of fundraising event.

[LBTC]

I'll be in my AV colours for the Crohn's heel n wheel athon, whenever the heck it is!

Hugs and butterflies,
~T~

[wannaduacentury]

That's really cool. Let me know when you order next time since the Jan deadline has passed, now that I've done my HW on these a little I'dlike one. Great idea for charity and inspiration. esp the tortoise bit. Jennifer

[DirtDiva]

So, when do they ship?

(I'd almost forgotten about them completely , but then I was paying my credit card bill... )

[SadieKate]

They'll probably ship from Spain near the end of the month and then Miss Yellow will need to dispurse.

Word to the wise, anytime you deal with a custom item where the actual WORK is being down in another country plan 48 hrs for each and every topic interaction.

SK - Hello, Buff, I've got your answering machine once again and as usual. I need to know X.
24 hrs later, Buff calls - OK, let me get this clear, blah-blah-blah.
Another 24 hrs later, Buff calls/emails back - Spain said blah-blah-blah.

Payment was delayed 4 days because I couldn't get anyone on the phone and even told the answering machine (as usual) that I needed to talk to them ASAP because I was going to be gone for 2 days and could not take any calls nor was I going to give them a credit card number over a cell phone on the off chance we could talk. They, of course, proceeded to call my cell phone during these 2 days multiple times (thank goodness for silent mode). Only time they really put pedal to the metal. OK, rant off. AG listened to most of it already. The Buffs are in production as we speak.

[DirtDiva]

Cool. I'll be patient for another month then. Thanks for the hard work!

[yellow]

Buffs have arrived!

They are so puuuuuurty...hubby says the red one makes me look very fast and that the black one looks a little...bovine.

Lifesgreat and I are planning to package this weekend and I'll ship Monday or Tuesday. International orders will be shipped via the Sierra Nevada AV HQ (Trekhawk).

And be warned: my dogs are shedding like crazy right now, so you could get a little black Lab and yellow Lab hair in your envelope with your order. They're clean dogs, so the shed fur is clean and won't contaminate your Buffs.

Respectfully Submitted,
Rocky Mtn Regional Manager of Amici Veloci

PS I really like "Amici Veloci" spelled backwards... Icolev Icima. That may be the name of my next bicycle.

[Trekhawk]

Yipee.

[maillotpois]

OOooohh! This is fun! New clothes!