So I talked to a manager of a hair replacement company called images International. I asked her what I could do being in a bind for hair as most of my systems are on backorder because of covid. She tells me that after putting time and effort into finding a good Factory that she can order a custom from this company located in Florida and the turnaround time has been 5 to 6 weeks. I find that hard to believe. Any thoughts out there?
Not quite sure if this is true. We will see.
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I think it depends on what base you order. Poly base might have a quicker turn around time. I checked with my supplier the other day, they can get a custom poly unit in about 3 months. I fear that if they try to rush a custom order, quality might be compromised.
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She could be referring to Hollywood Lace, they are the most prominent hairpiece company in Florida and were one of the first to resume accepting custom orders after the pandemic.
I just got a custom piece direct from a Chinese factory, they also quoted a 6 week turnaround time when i placed the order but it took 13-14 weeks.
With the Chinese New Year in a few days, I would expect an order placed today to take longer.
If you go ahead with this I would suggest you anticipate a turnaround of 3+ months with a possibility of being pleasantly surprised if you get it sooner.
I agree with @Rijad that this is not the time to rush order.
I just got a custom piece direct from a Chinese factory, they also quoted a 6 week turnaround time when i placed the order but it took 13-14 weeks.
With the Chinese New Year in a few days, I would expect an order placed today to take longer.
If you go ahead with this I would suggest you anticipate a turnaround of 3+ months with a possibility of being pleasantly surprised if you get it sooner.
I agree with @Rijad that this is not the time to rush order.
They aint no makers I know of in Florida, only sellers you can buy from direct like Hollywood Lace.
I do not know of any truly custom piece in 5 or 6 weeks. It most likely something off the shelf tweaked a bit - that is not custom and shouldn't be sold as such.
I do not know of any truly custom piece in 5 or 6 weeks. It most likely something off the shelf tweaked a bit - that is not custom and shouldn't be sold as such.
Yes I agree. This back order stuff is putting a lot of us in a bind. I feel bad for the guys that are wearing but have no back ups. What do you do go back to being bald or wear a shabby old piece?
The quality of a system can definitely suffer if rushed. I ran into that with Hair Direct. They were sending out some "unacceptable " systems.
The quality of a system can definitely suffer if rushed. I ran into that with Hair Direct. They were sending out some "unacceptable " systems.
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That is also one of the reasons I do not really want to do custom. Wait time is so unpredictable. Maybe I can order a stock and a custom unit at the same time... If custom order cannot get back to me quick enough, at least I still have a stock unit as a backup. For me using an old piece is a big no...
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