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Many times w/Summit, they list the 'shipping date' as an expected date. It could be much sooner & sometimes even later that expected as it comes down to the supplier. What frustrates me is they'll indicate "ships tomorrow" w/a date yet it's a drop-shipped item which depends on the source for how quickly it moves out.

That being said, many businesses don't carry as much inventory as 'once upon a time' because they have to pay taxes on inventory annually which can add up.... quickly. Just another method of trimming costs to profit in a business.