Many of you have reached out to say you’re looking forward to the 2026 calendars. My plan this week was to announce they were in the store and ready to purchase. But they’re not here yet. And even if they were, that announcement can’t happen.
As I mentioned in a recent post, the reason I refused to take pre-orders for tote bags or calendars, despite plenty of requests, was because I wasn’t about to gamble on Canada Post still being operational when the orders arrived. Turns out I actually know what I’m doing once in a while.
Now, between the U.S. government removing the de minimis exemption (making U.S. shipping too expensive and tied up in red tape) and Canada Post going on strike, I’ve had to close my online store yet again.
For locals waiting on calendars, I’ll let you know when they’re available and will do my best to deliver in person. For everyone else, I’m just as frustrated as every other Canadian business whose customers can’t order anything until this current round of nonsense ends.
The one saving grace is that couriers are still moving. I’m expecting a large shipment from my Victoria printer tomorrow, prints for the Banff Christmas Market and a Calgary Zoo order I’ll deliver next week.
I’ll keep you posted (pun intended, through clenched teeth).
Cheers,
Patrick
Already got my 2026 calendar in a store in BC. !!!?????????
Oh, that’s great..and not surprising. The calendar is produced by a company on Vancouver Island called Pacific Music & Art. They have the license on my artwork and supply a lot of stores, especially in BC. So some of those stores will have received their order even before I did. Thanks for buying it, Janis!