checked recently and plan around january rather than hoping. the advice is seasonal and the season is predictable, approved is not available
january is the worst month for anything travelling
Spun off from a message in #anz on 2026-01-11. 9 messages, 4 participants.
- pharmac_pen — summer shipping again january is the worst month for anything travelling in a container or a hold. plan around it, powder, not solution 20:12
buffer stock update january is the month to avoid and everybody who has been here more than a year says the same thing, summer is the variable
several members lost their compounded supply with roughly two months notice. that is the reported experience, not a rule i can quote at you, that was 11 days
heatwave fridge log an australian summer transit is the worst cold chain problem discussed in this channel and it is not close
update from 19 months ago: supply where i am steadied and the price never came back down, summer is the variable
nz side, so my transit was 23 days last month, which is the shortest i have logged, avoid january
australia side, so i keep a spare month in the fridge specifically because summer ordering down here is a gamble, order earlier than you think
from down here telehealth is reasonably normal here now, more so than it was two years ago
anz data point nz members have consistently reported worse availability and higher prices than australia. that is anecdote, but it is repeated anecdote, three phase change packs