Reply from Clean OriginJan 7, 2026
Hi Scott,
We are very sorry for this experience. You are absolutely right, and we take full responsibility for the delay and the missed Christmas delivery.
You placed your order with the reasonable expectation that your item would ship in time for Christmas, and we failed to meet that expectation. The necklace you ordered was part of a holiday promotion that sold through more quickly than anticipated. To fulfill all orders, we immediately began producing additional pieces and did everything we could to expedite production. Unfortunately, despite those efforts, we were not able to complete and ship the order in time for Christmas.
That explanation is not meant as an excuse, rather, it is simply where we fell short. We should not have created an expectation we could not meet, especially for a time-sensitive holiday gift.
We fully understand how disappointing and stressful this was, particularly on Christmas Eve, and we deeply regret that this resulted in your wife having nothing to open on Christmas morning. That is not the experience we ever want to create for our customers or their families.
At your request, the order was canceled on Christmas Eve and a full refund was issued immediately. While that was the correct step, we recognize it does not undo the disappointment caused.
Your feedback is taken seriously, and we are actively reviewing our holiday inventory, production planning, and delivery messaging to ensure this does not happen again.
Again, we are very sorry for letting you down.