PMB147 Shipments (INBOUND) their message unanswered for 7h

Quiet week in the inbound-shipments chat — one update only. On Aug 20 Andrew Lee sent a photo of an emailed invoice identifying an inbound sample package: tea leaf pre-roll cone samples from THE CONES FACTORY (supplier code TRG), 300 pcs total — 100 x 109/26 tea leaf cones and 200 x 84/26 tea leaf cones at $0.415 each, $124.50 total, 100% upfront, due on receipt, shipped via air. No other tracking numbers, deliveries, or QC results were reported this week: Futurola, HAMILTON FARMS glass tubes, PLK and XBS pop-tops all remain in transit/pending inspection with no news, and the unlabeled FedEx 2Day shipment 0201 8753 4656 5001 is still unattributed (possibly this TRG tea leaf shipment, but not confirmed).

• [Cones Factory cone samples] Andrew Lee identified an inbound package as tea leaf pre-roll cone samples from THE CONES FACTORY (supplier code TRG), 300 pcs total
• [Cones Factory cone samples] Invoice photo shows two SKUs: 100 x '109/26 Tea Leaf Cones' and 200 x '84/26 Tea Leaf Cones' at $0.415 each — subtotal/total $124.50, 100% upfront, terms due on receipt, ship via air
• [General] No movement reported on Futurola, HAMILTON FARMS glass tubes, PLK [R5X8N2] or XBS pop-top shipments this week

• Unlabeled FedEx 2Day shipment 0201 8753 4656 5001 still unattributed — the TRG tea leaf cone invoice is a likely but unconfirmed match
• No delivery or QC confirmations this week on five in-transit sample shipments (Futurola, HAMILTON FARMS, PLK, XBS, Cones Factory FedEx 383279365536) — inspections are backing up

• we owe Confirm receipt and evaluate the TRG tea leaf cone samples (300 pcs) and reply to Andrew on what the package contained/where it belongs
• we owe QC results still outstanding on Futurola, HAMILTON FARMS, PLK and XBS sample shipments

Quiet week operationally — no quotes or POs moved, but five inbound sample shipments were announced to the Hazleton PMB147 address, so next week is mostly a receiving/QC week. Futurola (via Brandon) shipped blunt cone samples (FedEx 875422612782) to serve as the benchmark for Franklin's current cone spec — all other sourced cones are to be compared against these, and Futurola also threw in their new KING PALM co-branded Blunt Cone Leaf SKU with the Dutch Crown closing device. LRP sent round-2 samples for the HAMILTON FARMS glass tubes via UPS Express (1Z 0RY 413 66 0072 3189), incorporating fixes for the round-1 defective samples plus a new spot-UV artwork version. PLK (POC: Jack) shipped new-mold pop-top tubes with tamper-evident ring under case family R5X8N2 (FedEx 383076458760, ref SC608041J) after one tamper-evident ring item from their first full-catalog sample round failed our QC. XBS sent a second shipment of tamper-evident-ring pop tops from a new mold for the catalog and GO2 SKU. And Cones Factory (Michelle Wong) confirmed FedEx 383279365536 with sample photos after Andrew sent payment via ACH on Aug 12. Andrew also formalized the mailing address: MONARCH PACKAGING Ltd, 572 W Broad St, PMB147, Hazleton, PA 18201 — a UPS Store #5937 PMB shared with MENTUM SUPPLY CORP.

• [Futurola cone benchmark] Brandon shipped blunt cone samples, FedEx 875422612782, plus the new KING PALM co-branded Blunt Cone Leaf SKU with Dutch Crown closing device; purpose is to benchmark Franklin's current cone spec against other sourced cones
• [Admin] Address standardized for all Monarch correspondence: MONARCH PACKAGING Ltd, 572 W Broad St, PMB147, Hazleton, PA 18201 — a UPS Store #5937 PMB (store5937@theupsstore.com) shared with MENTUM SUPPLY CORP
• [HAMILTON FARMS glass tubes] LRP shipped 2nd-round samples via UPS Express 1Z 0RY 413 66 0072 3189, including revisions to the round-1 defective samples and a new spot-UV artwork version
• [R5X8N2 pop-top tubes] PLK (POC: Jack) shipped new-mold pop-top tubes with tamper-evident ring, FedEx 383076458760, ref SC608041J, after one tamper-evident item failed QC in round 1
• [XBS pop-top tubes] XBS sent a second shipment of new-mold tamper-evident-ring pop tops for the catalog and GO2 SKU
• [Cones Factory] ACH payment sent Aug 12; Michelle Wong provided FedEx tracking 383279365536 and photos of the cone samples in carton
• [Unattributed] A FedEx 2Day label (TRK 0201 8753 4656 5001, ref 101297, PO MCN0000027462960EX, picked up Tue 11 Aug) was posted without a named sender or case

• All Monarch correspondence and inbound samples go to MONARCH PACKAGING Ltd, 572 W Broad St, PMB147, Hazleton, PA 18201 (UPS Store #5937), shared with MENTUM SUPPLY CORP
• Futurola's blunt cones are adopted as the reference spec (Franklin's current spec) for comparing all other sourced cones
• Payment to Cones Factory was released via ACH on Aug 12

• Quality history on two lines: HAMILTON FARMS round-1 glass tubes were defective and one PLK tamper-evident ring pop top failed QC — round-2 samples must be verified before any tooling/production commitment
• Five separate inbound shipments landing at the same PMB in the same window; risk of mixing up samples if not logged and labeled by case on arrival
• Delivery address is a UPS Store PMB — FedEx/UPS handoffs to a mailbox service can delay or refuse packages, and the box is shared with MENTUM SUPPLY CORP
• One FedEx 2Day shipment (ref 101297) has no identified sender or case attribution
• No dates committed for QC feedback to any of the four suppliers, so sampling cycles could stall on our side

• we owe Feedback to Brandon/Futurola on the blunt cone samples and the new KING PALM blunt cone leaf SKU once received
• we owe QC verdict to LRP on HAMILTON FARMS round-2 glass tube samples and the spot-UV art version
• we owe QC verdict to Jack at PLK on the new-mold tamper-evident ring pop tops (R5X8N2)
• we owe QC verdict to XBS on the second-round catalog/GO2 pop-top samples
• we owe Confirmation to Michelle Wong at Cones Factory that the samples arrived and how they evaluated
• they owe Physical delivery of all five inbound sample shipments to PMB147