I'm a little late to the party, but I did finally place my own custom order through BCC for a set of hot stamped solids. My timeline is below:
12/03/07 - Called Mike @ BCC with questions about placing an order for my hot stamped customs.
12/03/07 (just before midnight) - Received 4 emails from Mike with attached pics of all available colors and stock die samples.
12/14/07 -
PLACED ORDER. Made up my mind on colors, quantities, etc and Emailed Mike with order details.
12/19/07 - Received email from Mike with pics of my initials stamped in ink using the small and large TRK fonts.
12/20/07 - Sent reply to Mike to confirm font size. Received payment instructions & paid deposit of 50%.
01/14/08 - Called Mike for an update. He said that the chips were ready and he was just about to email me with balance due.
01/15/08 - Got an email from Mike & paid balance due. He said he'd email me with the UPS tracking number as soon as they shipped.
01/18/08 - Got antsy & called BCC to see if chips shipped. Rep confirmed they shipped on the 17th & she gave me a FedEx tracking #.
01/21/08 - Estimated delivery via FedEx tracking.
Total time from order to delivery: ~5 weeks.
