I understand what you mean here. That's what I liked about APcages, they were very up front with lead times so I knew what to expect before I ever placed an order. I get frustrated because some companies are using Covid as an excuse for poor customer service and shipping times, when they weren't doing the best job pre-covid. That's a conversation for another time though, I'm glad they finally let you know what was going on! I'm waiting on APcages to ship one out to me as well but I went with Proheat so they just mailed it straight to them to install for me.