Thank you Walter, this puts my mind at rest. I believe his wording made me believe the printing was done by a subcontractor, which I am fine with. He said something about getting the samples back from the printer or printing. They don't specialize in printing so I imagine it took a few days to send it back and get it back, etc.This type of delay usually results from either a scam, (but I doubt it in this case) or hasty promises made in trying to please. They might have been let down by a subcontractor, but they wouldn't want you to know that they aren't doing all the work themselves.
Samples will usually taker a lot longer to produce than production line versions, and that is made worse when it is not a standard product. He might have sent the sample without taking time to photograph the final step. Maybe I'm just being optimistic, but I don't smell a scam here.
Your question about lead time for a production line quantity was a good idea. That might even result in them actually giving you a faster lead time than the usual 45 days, but I wouldn't bank on it.
Shipping via HK is commonplace, sometimes even under a different name than the one where you placed the order. The fact that the tracking # is showing that it is being shipped via HK almost certainly shows that it has shipped, otherwise it would show shipped ex supplier's city. Couriers are often slow in updating tracking, so check periodically and you might find it has moved before you get a reply from the supplier.
Walter
Good to know that production runs are much faster
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