How our pre-order process works:

• We occasionally offer a limited-time pre-order for new designs, fabric/color options, or revived past designs.
• The pre-order window lasts about 2 weeks or until the first batch sells out.
• The product page lists the expected ship date, typically 10-12 weeks after the pre-order window closes.
• Your credit card is charged when you place your pre-order.
• Before shipping, you'll get an email letting you know your bag is on the way (ships within a week after that).
• If you decide to cancel your pre-order, email us at emailus@tombihn.com before the pre-order window closes. 

Can you customize my pre-order bag?

We understand why you'd ask—after all, we're making your bag just for you! However, our Seattle factory is optimized for efficiency, which means we can't accommodate customizations. We hope you understand!

How do you define “pre-order”?

A pre-order means we're making your bag after you place your order! Most of the bags we sell are already made and ready to ship, but we offer pre-orders for specific reasons, such as:

• Launching a brand-new design or colorway and gauging interest.
• Re-releasing a design previously offered for pre-order but not planned for long-term availability.
• Creating a limited batch of a retired design.
• Offering a rare combination of design, fabric, or color.
  

Keep in mind, not all new designs are available for pre-order. For example, new designs released before the holiday season usually skip pre-order to meet shorter timelines, as most people want their orders delivered quickly in December. Check out this blog for more information on how we think through pre-orders vs. regular restock!

When is my credit card charged for a pre-order?

Your credit card is charged the full order total at the time you place your pre-order. This happens before your order ships, which is typically 10-12 weeks after the pre-order window closes.

Rest assured that we see charging in advance of shipment to be a serious responsibility and a matter that calls upon our integrity.

Can I ask you for updates on the progress of my pre-order?

Totally. Of course. Feel free to emailus@tombihn.com

We also might send you an update or two on your pre-order with some insights on the design and manufacturing process.

We will also send you an email about a week before your pre-order is ready to ship!

Can I cancel my pre-order and receive a refund?

We kindly ask that any changes be made during the pre-order period, but we totally understand that plans can change, emailus@tombihn.com or give us a call and we’ll make it happen.

Can I return the bag that I pre-ordered once I receive it?

Yes! Our pre-ordered bags follow the same return and exchange policy as regular orders. You can find the instructions here. 

Can I change the color of the bag I pre-ordered?

We aren’t able to change the color of a pre-ordered item. You’re welcome to emailus@tombihn.com and request that we cancel your existing pre-order. If the pre-order is still open, you can then place a new order for the color you’d like instead. 

Can I place one order that includes both pre-order and in-stock bags?

Yes, you can. Please note that if you do so, we will hold the in-stock bag until the pre-order bag is ready to ship. If you are looking to get the in-stock bag right away, we encourage you to place a separate order from the pre-order.

Can I add a pre-order item to my existing order, even after the pre-order has closed?

We're afraid not: because we order, cut, and sew exactly what folks order, we aren’t able to accommodate additions after the pre-order has closed.

How can I make changes like removing an item or updating my address?

emailus@tombihn.com -- we'd be glad to help.

Can I have my order items shipped to multiple locations?

Here’s the best way to do that: place each order to each different shipping address as its own separate order. Otherwise, our system isn’t set up to split a single order and ship it to multiple locations. Additional shipping charges will apply.

Can I request to have my order shipped on a particular day during the shipping window?

No, sorry! Our shipping crew rallies to get many, many orders shipped in the window, and it’s a bit of a logistical challenge for the crew to track a specific day for a specific order to be shipped. Hope that’s understandable.

Can I request to have my order shipped after the shipping window?

We can usually accommodate that! Feel free to emailus@tombihn.com

Will all new designs be introduced for pre-order?

Some, but not all. Whether we choose to offer a design for pre-order or make it a stock bag depends on a variety of factors — most importantly, production efficiency. We probably won't offer new designs released close to the holiday season for pre-order.

What’s the best way to be notified once a new design is available for pre-order?

Subscribe to our newsletter and follow us on social media!

Can you accept pre-orders (backorders) for out of stock items?

No, not at this time, it is too logistically complex for our size.

Hey, didn’t you used to offer backorders and pre-orders?

We did, so we have a lot of experience doing so. As with anything, there’s pros (for us and for you) and cons (mostly for us in the added complexity). Read our post Pre-Orders: Past, Present, and Future to learn more about that.

Is it possible for a pre-order to “sell out”?

It is possible for a pre-order to “sell out”. If that happens, the product page for the pre-ordered item will be updated to indicate that the pre-order batch has sold out. You will also be able to sign up via email to our newsletter to be notified when the next pre-order batch is available for order.

Our Production department is at its most efficient when we produce a batch of bags that’s not too big and not too small — the “just right” quantity in a batch depends on the design (and, occasionally, other factors, such as the production capacity available at that point in time).

When we offer a bag for pre-order on our website, we will set what is basically a total inventory number that equals the maximum production batch quantity. When that number of pre-orders sells, the first pre-order batch will be "sold out".

Additionally, we promise a specific shipping time frame for each pre-order batch. If we accepted an unlimited number of pre-orders as opposed to constraining the quantity in batches, it is unlikely we could meet the shipping time frame originally promised. We don't want that to happen.

How long will a pre-order be open?

We will take pre-orders for a new design for two weeks or until the first pre-order batch sells out.

If a pre-order sells out, when will you offer the next pre-order?

It is likely that we will offer the next pre-order batch *after* the first pre-order batch has shipped. This gives all of us a chance to catch our breath and make sure we’ve delivered what we’ve already promised. It also allows us some time to make other bags that we are looking to keep in stock. Occasionally, supply chain limitations may delay the timing of a new pre-order, so we encourage you to order while it’s available to avoid missing out!

How, and when, does a pre-order design become a stock design?

That depends on a variety of factors, including but not limited to: the complexity involved in manufacturing the design, its popularity, our production capacity, what other new designs we have waiting in the wings, and, well, whether we want to make it a stock design or not.

When a bag is offered for pre-order, will there be any distinction made between limited run and stock items? That is, will it be clear which items will only be offered for a limited time, vs. those you expect to have on hand for the foreseeable future?

Sometimes we'll know the answer to this from the outset and we'll make that clear. For example, we may have a limited quantity of a particular fabric or color, or may want to try offering a current design in a new configuration without committing ourselves to offering yet another bag on a continual basis -- in those two cases, we will do our best to communicate that we won't be able to make the bag in question on an ongoing basis without hyping the "limited edition" part.

Or, to give another example, we may put a considerable amount of time and effort into a new design and be absolutely in love with it ourselves -- so much so that our plan is to offer it as a stock bag after pre-orders are over. It may be a design you love too from the outset or it may take a few years of being out in the world to catch on.

Will the color options for pre-orders be the same as a regular run? For example, say I really want Bag X in Nebulous Grey/Sangria, but the pre-order colors don't include that combo. Can I find out if the regular run will have it?

We offer a lot of different fabrics and color combinations, and it's possible that down the road we may offer a new color in said bag that we didn't offer at the time of pre-order. When we choose new color combinations, we let our inspiration guide us, your feedback influences us, and we always make room for new colors or fabrics that we've since added to our line up. That means we don't produce a list years in advance of decided-upon color combinations. You're always welcome to ask us about specific color combinations but more often than not, our answer will be: maybe, maybe not.