I ordered my tie when it was announced on the 24th, but have yet not received it nor any of the other bits of kit I'm awaiting since that time. I'm betting some bean counter (nothing against bean counters, I have friends who are bean counters) somewhere is being made to justify her/his position by meticulously calculating duties (love that new Harmonised Sales Tax) on everything.

I was hoping to have it for our gathering in Victoria this weekend, but I doubt that will happen at this point.