i dont agree with Stanley .... these zone 8 people just have no clue about zone 5 ..... if the plants are budded out ... and tender.. you will have to protect them until late may in zone 5 ..... which is simple.. if you put them in a wagon and pull them in and out of the garage from 4/1 thru 6/1 ... hard frost or freeze can kill tender new growth .. and on most first year grafts.. you may only have one bud .... i really screwed this up this spring.. got an early delivery from SS ... spring was real mild.. and i got so geaked.. i planted them straight into the ground... a few weeks later.. we got a few good frosts.. which destroyed half of my 1500 hosta[they spring back though] .. and it killed 3 of my SS plants ... i am out 50 to 75 bucks .... ouch ... if i was thinking straight.. i would have put them int he wagon ... if you contact SS and ask them when the plants are still COMPLETELY DORMANT .. up/over in the confer god's heaven [oregon] ... and have them ship them to you completely dormant.. they can go straight in the ground when workable in your zone... if zone 5.. that is early april .... unfortunately .... at that time in oregon .. the plants are breaking bud.. no time to ship to a colder zone.. and is it really good to ship tender growth .. it breaks too easily .... anyway ... i vote for shipping when Stanley says the new growth has hardened off ... and you are near your last frost free date .... mid to late may ... which means they may be out of stock of some of the rarer things.. but that is half the fun of collecting.. some dream plants i have ordered 3 to 5 times.. and i am still hoping to get one someday ..... others do other things... and if they mess up and lose the plant.. they understand .... and accept the loss .... as a newbie .. i want you to truly understand that the costs and risks are very high ..... and i wish you all the luck in the world .... ken PS: if you have to hold them over .... water them once at delivery [they tend to ship dry ... no need to pay freight on water] .... and then not again until they are bone dry ... which in spring might not occur until the heat of june .... i have killed more conifers with too much water than i care to admit .. the only exception is if the plant is completely root bound .... and sucks up the water as fast as you can put it on .... when you water the first time ... feel the weight of the pot .. and dont water again until you nearly throw it over your head when trying to lift it.. because it is so dry, and you expected a heavy pot.. lol ... PPS: what are you getting???? have i enabled you????

hedygs, While I'm not to the point of having it installed yet, it did come last week. It was extremely well packed, coming in 3 boxes-the glass counter and mirror was very well protected. They even had a special bag for the faucet. It is absolutely gorgeous! Now, I was unhappy with "curbside delivery" they caught me right after my contractor left and my brother and I had to drag it up my driveway and into the house. That aside, I'm very pleased with it and I cannot wait to see it (and my entire bathroom) installed! I almost forgot, it comes with these short legs for the vanity?!??? It would make it child height. It didn't matter to me, I was going to have them mount it as a floating vanity anyhow. It's just quirky.

I ordered a Bosch HBL8743UC black stainless combination oven on August 2nd, 2020. That is over 18 months ago! Every few weeks they pushed back the delivery date by a few weeks or a few months. Currently, they are giving me a June 2022 date, which - if it actually comes then, which is not likely - will make it an almost 2 year wait for an oven! Just like some of you, I really wanted that particular model to go with my newly renovated kitchen. I was also told that I was on top of the list, which gave me some hope. The appliance store is totally unhelpful and my letters to Bosch customer service have simply gone unanswered. At this point I believe that they simply stopped manufacturing that model and may never resume it. I should probably just give up. Can anyone recommend a 30" black stainless combination oven that they are happy with - and that is readily available? Or does anyone have any other advice?

This bait and switch with promised delivery is now built into Amazon's infrastructure. They promise a nice short 2 day prime delivery date when you order it, they never give you notice that the delivery date changed, and then when you want to complain they blame it on Covid-19. It is complete BS. They've incorporated this excuse into their system. They will say, that the clock on the promised two-day delivery doesn't start till the product is shipped, but it takes them two days or more to ship the product! So they never disclose this before you order! They blame it on Covid-19 and not having enough people to work their warehouses, but Bezo's added more than $70 Billion to wealth during this epidemic! If they offered enough money as pay, they would have the personnel they need to move your product on-time!