146 messages · last: Dora Liang, 2026-08-10 21:02
Quiet week on the Tyson 2.0 pouch order (13,500 pcs, in production after the 8/8 deposit clearing). The only movement was a blind-shipping compliance exchange: Andrew formally restated to Dora — now our main contact in place of Liz — that every order requires blind shipping with no supplier, office, business or factory information anywhere on or inside the cartons, and that a breach would end future business. Dora acknowledged the requirement ("we knew all the middle man requested it") but flagged that the order will move via the forwarder and that the forwarder's shipping agent information will appear on the outside of the boxes, which we have not yet accepted or clarified. No production schedule, sea shipping schedule, or tooling/production lead times were provided, and no leadership meeting on supply agreements was scheduled.
The week was dominated by the missing 50% deposit on the Tyson 2.0 pouch order (13,500 pcs). Dora reported non-receipt on 8/3; Andrew sent proof of payment and then the ACH trace # (121145431398721) on 8/5. The factory's bank (an Alibaba agent bank) said ACH funds sit ~7 working days for local clearing before release, and asked that future payments go by bank wire. Dora even offered to have us pay the remaining balance first while waiting. The deposit finally landed Saturday 8/8, and Dora confirmed on 8/9 that the order was already put into production last week. Andrew asked twice (8/6) whether tooling/production had started and for lead times — the lead times and sea shipping schedule are still outstanding, as is confirmation of blind shipping to Hazleton PA ahead of the factory's mid-August move.
The Tyson 2.0 pouch reorder moved from stalled artwork limbo to a placed, paid order this week. Andrew sent revised artwork (7R4K8NA02_8R3XK-5T8K3R02_v1.ai) by chat and email on 7/28 — only the white text on the back panel changed — and confirmed the order quantity at 13,500 pcs. Andrew pushed for $1,050 total landed; Dora came back with $60 off the fixing plate ($1,109), then a further $10, for $70 total in discounts and an explicit "no more bargaining" (she cited material cost increases and commission give-back). We elected sea freight, and Dora agreed that any overrun quantity above 13,500 (cap 2,000 pcs) would be billed at 60% of unit price versus their usual 80% floor. Andrew instructed blind shipping to our facility — Monarch Packaging Ltd, 572 W Broad St, PMB 147, Hazleton, PA 18201 — so we can observe how the client receives the shipment. Dora issued an updated PI/invoice (Invoice-Tyson 2.0 pouch-From Dora.pdf) on 7/29; we agreed 50% deposit (she asked for full, settled on half) and Andrew paid via Mercury Bank ACH the same evening, with Dora confirming she received the transfer email. She is pressing to start production immediately because their factory relocates mid-August.
Quiet week on the Tyson 2.0 pouch [7R4K8N]. Dora checked in on 7/21 asking whether the job would move soon; Andrew replied that final artwork is going through approval on our side. No quantities, pricing, sample or shipping decisions advanced — Dora is now waiting on our news. The two-option shipping quote (air vs sea) remains unselected, updated artwork still hasn't gone out, and there was no further mention of the leadership meeting on supply agreements or the group rename.
Dora (JDY) delivered the production dieline for the Tyson 2.0 pouch (63.5x168, red) plus a quote covering two shipping options (air and sea). Lead times confirmed: 20-25 days production, 5-10 days air, 30-40 days sea after sailing. Our designers initially couldn't open the dieline due to a missing linked asset; Dora's designer resent corrected files in a zip on 7/05 and the issue is resolved. Andrew will meet the end client this week to confirm the expected order date and provide updated artwork. Andrew also raised the idea of a leadership-level meeting to discuss supply agreements as volume grows, and agreed to rename the chat to include the bag name ("TYSON") per Dora's request.