
It would be very hard to rate an item that has not arrived yet. I ordered this item because the website showed the item available. I also ordered 2 day air shipping as Christmas was coming very soon and I needed time to get it to the person I was gifting it to. I received a notice from Bradford Exchange on November 27 that the item had shipped. I looked up the tracking number, which was with UPS and discovered the shipping label was created by Bradford Exchange on November 26 and UPS was waiting for the item. As of December 3, there has been no change in either website regarding the status of the item. I sent an email to the customer service department of Bradford Exchange on December 2 since the website said this would be the fastest response and later the same day I called their customer service number. I was informed that the item had been backordered but was on hand and I would receive it in two days. When I checked today, December 3, there is still no change in either site and I feel that I have been taken advantage of. I have been doing business with Bradford Exchange for over 20 years, and with only a couple of problems with orders, I felt comfortable with ordering items with them. This year has been a nightmare. I originally ordered another item that was suppose to be in stock and discovered that the item had been backordered. When I discovered that it had been backordered I tried to get it expedited or canceled. After some difficulty, I was able to get the original item canceled and I found this item, which was listed as being in stock. Now I discover that this item was also backordered and when I tried to get a commitment that the item was now in stock, the person I spoke to kept saying I would see it in two days. When I stated that the item was to be a gift and if it was not going to be here I needed to cancel the item and try to get something else. I explained that was the reason I had ordered 2 day air shipping and the person kept saying it would be here in 2 days. To my disappointment, nothing had changed on either website this morning so now I am seriously considering ending my business with Bradford Exchange in the future.